6/23 @ Detroit

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (45-32)

Ellsbury CF

Victorino RF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Napoli 1B

Gomes LF

Drew SS

Lavarnway C

Iglesias 3B

Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (4-3, 4.38).

 

TIGERS (41-32)

Jackson CF

Hunter RF

Cabrera 3B

Fielder 1B

Martinez DH

Peralta SS

Infante 2B

Garcia LF

Holaday C

Pitching: RHP Justin Verlander (8-5, 3.72).

 

Game time: 1:08 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.

 

Red Sox vs. Verlander: Ortiz 8-24 (2 HR), Napoli 6-20 (1 HR), Ellsbury 4-20, Pedroia 0-16, Salty 2-15, Drew 2-13, Gomes 0-6, Carp 0-5, Nava 1-3, Victorino 0-2, Middlebrooks 1-2.

 

Tigers vs. Doubront: Infante 2-6, Cabrera 0-3, Fielder 0-3, Pena 1-3, Dirks 0-2, Peralta 0-1, Hunter 1-1.

 

Stat of the Day: The Tigers have won 58 of their last 82 games at Comerica Park. That's a .707 winning percentage.

 

Notes: The Sox have dropped two of three in the series and now face Verlander. He is 3-4, 3.38 in 10 career starts against the Sox and was 0-2, 3.79 in three starts last season. ... Doubront has a 2.81 ERA in his last seven starts and one victory to show for it. He is coming off eight shutout innings against Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Doubront has faced the Tigers once in his career, that coming last May 28 at Fenway. He allowed two runs over six innings. ... The Sox are off Monday then start a nine-game homestand on Tuesday. ... The Sox are 15-7 in day games, the best record in the majors. ... Iglesias has reached base safely in 25 consecutive game. For the season, he has reached in 57 of 117 plate appearances and is 46 of 105. He has a .500 batting average on balls in play. ... Ellsbury home run watch: 270 at-bats since April 7. He hit 32 home runs in 660 at-bats in 2011 and has five in 600 at-bats since. On the positive side, he has hit safely in 18 of his last 21 games at 35 of 93 (.376) with 19 runs, 12 extra-base hits, nine RBIs and 17 stolen bases. ... Ortiz is 9 of 23 in his last six games with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs. ... Sox pitchers have allowed 20 runs on 34 hits (five home runs) in 25 innings in the series.

[Station 13]

Cougar mojo in full effect.

[wyo-sox]

Nothing wrong with a little cougar

[wyo-sox]

My entire family is gone for the weekend so I am looking forward to a quiet viewing of the game. But I was out to late so the challenge will be staying awake.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Painful to watch

[wyo-sox]

Feels like a little league game. JUST THROW STRIKES!

[SoxFanForsyth]

And, turning this piece of s*** game off.

[VA Sox Fan]

Cougar mojo in full effect.

 

Nothing wrong with a little cougar

 

[Station 13]

f*** this f***ing pitching staff.

[VA Sox Fan]

My entire family is gone for the weekend so I am looking forward to a quiet viewing of the game. But I was out to late so the challenge will be staying awake.

 

That's hard to do when Doubront pitches whether he is pitching well or not, he works SO slowly.

[wyo-sox]

Sweet play Ig

[wyo-sox]

That's hard to do when Doubront pitches whether he is pitching well or not, he works SO slowly.

 

Huh, what? I'm awake!

[jung]

Thank God for speed in CF. That said this is not the start we would have hoped for.

[VA Sox Fan]

Sweet play Ig

 

And nice catch by Jacoby!

[SoxFanForsyth]

Walks for pitchers and strikeouts for hitters are beyond infuriating.

 

The Sox pitchers have the most walks in the MLB, and the Sox hitters have the 3rd most K's in the MLB.

 

This team is winning and that's all fine and good but this team is infuriating to watch a lot of times.

[wyo-sox]

Walks for pitchers and strikeouts for hitters are beyond infuriating.

 

The Sox pitchers have the most walks in the MLB, and the Sox hitters have the 3rd most K's in the MLB.

 

This team is winning and that's all fine and good but this team is infuriating to watch a lot of times.

 

We've been doing lots of winning so I feel like a brat to complain about anything but I sure agree with you.

[wyo-sox]

We got a ballgame.

[wyo-sox]

V looks a little mentally shaken on the mound.

[Station 13]

Walks are tough to watch. But dear God, it's unacceptable to walk this much. Boston leads in walking batters.

[SoxFanForsyth]

You got lucky Doubront. You better settle in

[wyo-sox]

Dubs getting a break here. He better bear down when he takes the mound again.

[wyo-sox]

You got lucky Doubront. You better settle in

 

I knew you wouldn't turn the game off, lol.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Hey Felix just make sure you get through 4 today, don't kill yourself here. Try to average 25 an inning. You're doing great.

 

Oh, and whatever you do, make sure you always face the best hitter on the planet with two on.

 

Excellent work.

[SoxFanForsyth]

Just disgusting!!!! Good Lord, I mean this is little league s***

[Station 13]

f*** this s***.

[Jasonbay44]

Smh... This is ugly

[SoxFanForsyth]

This team is resembling the 2012 version more and more everyday.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Just disgusting!!!! Good Lord, I mean this is little league s***

 

Watching a game with you at the bar/resturant/game is probably he best and worst thing for a Red Sox fan haha. When things go bad, I can see you turning into hulk You wouldn't be happening to be going to the Yankees series at Fenway in July are you?

[Jasonbay44]

Good start to the inning.

[Jasonbay44]

Game tied again. I'll take it.