4/24 vs Oakland Beards

[User Name]

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Brett Anderson, LHP

1-3, 5.95 ERA

 

Vs

 

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Jon Lester, LHP

3-0, 1.73 ERA

 

Time for some extra-special User Name? mojo. Expect Lester to bring the goods tomorrow and the Red Sox to win 5-3 with all of the RBI's coming off the mighty bats of Mike "Thor" Napoli and David "This is our f***ing city" Ortiz.

 

WIN!

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Now THIS is a game thread. Finally someone did it before me.

[crazydiamond]

Daniel Bard called up. o_O

 

Bard started out shakily in Portland, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk over his first three appearances. But he has not allowed a run in his past five outings, spanning six innings, walking three and striking out three.

[Thunder]

Sox just need to win. Should be warmer today at Fenway, so balls should carry better.

[iortiz]

There's no way we L this one.

[iortiz]

BOS -170

OAK +155

 

O/U 8

[Station 13]

Daniel Bard called up. o_O

 

Bard started out shakily in Portland, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk over his first three appearances. But he has not allowed a run in his past five outings, spanning six innings, walking three and striking out three.

 

What is Miller, Wilson, Aceves, Mortensen doing better than Bard?

[jung]

Won't know what they might be doing better than Bard until Bard is pitching to ML hitters again. Your mistakes at AA and even at AAA don't get hit as often or as hard as they do once you are throwing to big league hitters. The Sox are short arms at this point. Wright gave no indication that he was ready to pitch to ML hitters and he wasn't. He was just the guy that looked like he had the best shot at surviving up here at the time, that is after Wilson. Wilson has not been a complete FAIL as he was and is clearly more capable at this point than Wright. That both got here ahead of Bard is not particularly comforting.

 

However the Sox still need arms as they very quickly ran out of them once the season started. That did not take much did it? The 5 going down in the rotation is all it took in our case. So Bard will get a shot...he will either fail or not. I expect he would have been better served moving from AA to AAA to see if he could survive there. But the Sox cannot afford to go that way right now.

[BornToRun]

Just win the game and take the series and then destroy Houston when they role into town. Anything less than 3 of 4 from the Astros and ill be very upset.

[a700hitter]

Daniel Bard called up. o_O

 

Bard started out shakily in Portland, allowing four runs on three hits and a walk over his first three appearances. But he has not allowed a run in his past five outings, spanning six innings, walking three and striking out three.

He no longer has the big time gas. He'll be toast unless his command is perfect.

[jung]

Bard and "perfect command" are not likely to be seen in the same sentence too often if at all.

[a700hitter]

Bard and "perfect command" are not likely to be seen in the same sentence too often if at all.

Command has always been an issue for him.

[redsoxbeatz]

Now THIS is a game thread. Finally someone did it before me.

whats that supposed to mean!? you dont like my game threads!?!?

 

[redsoxbeatz]

5-3?

 

How about 6-1

[User Name]

I stand by my 5-3 prediction.

[redsoxfan3]

Forget the predictions, let's just get the W and we can all be happy. Whether we win 1-0 or 18-15, I don't care, just as long as we win.

[RedSoxNC84]

What is Miller, Wilson, Aceves, Mortensen doing better than Bard?

 

I guess you have a good point there.

 

I just hope that Farrell doesn't put him in during a high pressure situation and he doesn't decide to do his best Miller impression and give oakland the win by walking everyone.

[crazydiamond]

Mortensen was solid up until his last outing, where he ruined everything.

 

if Bard can't pitch a couple of shutout innings against Astros, then there's no place for him in the majors.

[VA Sox Fan]

ATHLETICS (13-8)

Coco Crisp CF

Derek Norris C

Seth Smith LF

Jed Lowrie SS

Josh Donaldson 3B

Brandon Moss 1B

Chris Young RF

Nate Freiman DH

Andy Parrino 2B

Pitching: LHP Brett Anderson (1-3, 5.95).

 

RED SOX (13-7)

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Shane Victorino RF

Dustin Pedroia 2B

David Ortiz DH

Mike Napoli 1B

Jonny Gomes LF

Will Middlebrooks 3B

Stephen Drew SS

David Ross C

Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (3-0, 1.73).

[VA Sox Fan]

Game time: 4:05 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.

 

Red Sox vs. Anderson: Pedroia 5-14, Salty 3-15, Napoli 4-10, Ellsbury 0-11, Ortiz 4-13, Ciriaco 1-3.

 

Athletics vs. Lester: Crisp 2-5, Reddick 0-3, Young 1-2.

 

Stat of the Day: Alfredo Aceves and Steven Wright threw 162 pitches in seven innings on Tuesday. That's an average of 23.1 per inning.

 

Notes: The Sox have lost three of four but have Lester on the mound. He has allowed five earned runs over 26 innings. The lefty is 3-3, 4.15 in 10 career starts against Oakland. He held the A's to one run over 6.2 innings last July 3. ... Anderson is 5-2, 2.70 in eight starts against the Sox. He is coming off two rough outings. Anderson allowed 11 runs on 12 hits over 6.2 innings against the Tigers and Rays. He lasted only one inning against the Rays in his last start, giving up four runs and throwing 36 pitches before coming out with a sprained ankle. ... The Red Sox are 4-2 in series this season. ... After making two errors in the first 15 games, the Sox have four in the last five. ... Middlebrooks is 5 of his last 50 with 20 strikeouts. ... Of Pedroia's 22 hits, 20 are singles. ... The Sox have lost nine of their last 11 games against Oakland.

 

Song of the Day: "Into the Next Sun" by The Soundtrack of Our Lives.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

whats that supposed to mean!? you dont like my game threads!?!?

 

 

Haha, no I just like them to be with pictures.

[MJantomaso]

Ugh, Jonny Gomes...

[SoxSport]

What is Miller, Wilson, Aceves, Mortensen doing better than Bard?

 

well enough stated.

[VA Sox Fan]

Ugh, Jonny Gomes...

 

He got one of their 3 hits last night.

[Bellhorn04]

Today is Gomes' day to do something.

[a700hitter]

Gomes is very inconsistent from year to year. He can have some stinky seasons.

[italstallianion]

I always like his chances in Fenway vs. a lefty, even if it is Anderson.

[mvp 78]

Once in a while, Gomes may not hit a HR for even 3 weeks! Especially if he's used as a part time player! Amazing!

[mvp 78]

31 AB's = season over, amirite?

[Youk Of The Nation]

You're ridiculous. No one responds to you being a douche within thirty seconds, so you make another stupid sardonic comment about the same thing less than a minute later?