8/29 vs Dan Douchette & The Whorioles

[BornToRun]

A sweep of this easily despised band of *******s would just make my week. So please, Jon, go out tonight and destroy these pretenders so thoroughly that the level of overkill is worse than hunting birds with buckshot. Edited August 29, 2013 by BornToRun

[Thunder]

LHP Jon Lester (12-7, 3.97).

VS

RHP Chris Tillman (14-4, 3.66).

 

Game time: 7:10 p.m.

 

TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI.

 

Red Sox vs. Tillman: Pedroia 6-20, Ellsbury 3-15, Nava 2-11, Salty 1-13, Ortiz 0-7, Napoli 3-8, Victorino 2-8, Carp 1-5, Drew 0-3, Middlebrooks 0-5, Ross 0-2.

 

Orioles vs. Lester: Markakis 14-60, Jones 14-48, Roberts 9-41, Wieters 14-39, Hardy 6-21, Davis 2-19, Valencia 2-11, Casilla 0-8, Machado 2-9, Pearce 0-6, Teagarden 1-7, Betemit 1-5, McLouth 0-4.

 

Stat of the Day: The Red Sox have allowed 14 runs in their last eight games. Their starters have a 1.64 earned run average in that stretch.

 

Notes: The Sox have won four straight and five of their last six. At 24 games over .500, they have matched their high-water mark for the season and they start the day with a 2.5-game lead in the division. The Sox also have the best record in the American League in the chase for home field advantage throughout the postseason. ... Baltimore has lost three of four and is 23-25 since the All-Star break. ... Lester is 15-2, 2.72 in 23 career starts against Baltimore. In two starts this season he has allowed five earned runs over 12 innings. Lester is 4-1, 2.31 in his last seven starts. ... Tillman has owned the Sox this season, giving up two earned runs on 11 hits over 18.1 innings. He is 3-1, 2.08 in his last six starts against the Sox. ... Ortiz is hitless in his last 18 at-bats with six strikeouts. His last hit came on Aug. 18. ... Pedroia has hit in nine straight at 15 of 35 (.429) with seven extra-base hits, six RBIs and seven runs. ... Ellsbury needs one steal for 50 this season. He would become the 24th player since 1901 with at least three 50-steal seasons. ... Salty is 17 of his last 49 (.347) with eight extra-base hits and nine RBIs.

 

Song of the Day: "Killer Parties" by The Hold Steady.

[VA Sox Fan]

RED SOX (79-55)

Ellsbury CF

Victorino RF

Pedroia 2B

Ortiz DH

Nava 1B

Gomes LF

Saltalamacchia C

Drew SS

Middlebrooks 3B

Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (12-7, 3.97).

[VA Sox Fan]

ORIOLES (70-61)

McLouth LF

Machado 3B

Jones CF

Davis 1B

Wieters C

Hardy SS

Markakis RF

Valencia DH

Roberts 2B

Pitching: RHP Chris Tillman (14-4, 3.66).

[VA Sox Fan]

Like Station13 posted in another thread. This game is on the MLB Network for a lot of you. I'm banished to MASN. Boooo!

[SeanJohn93]

anyone know where I can listen to the game online?

[Station 13]

anyone know where I can listen to the game online?

 

Watch it here

 

http://www.vipboxonline.eu/baseball/172570/1/boston-red-sox-vs-baltimore-orioles-live-stream-online.html

 

turn on pop up blockers and adblock to use that site.

[Station 13]

Too many pitches Lester.

[Station 13]

WTF was that Shane?

[Thunder]

Here we go Pedey, keep it going from last night.

[Station 13]

Two terrible AB and Ells has not advance.

[Thunder]

Two terrible AB and Ells has not advance.

 

Well he was already in scoring position.

[Thunder]

Tough AB Papi. We need you to break out of this slump.

[Station 13]

Holy crap what a s***** start.

[jung]

Ortiz did himself in with that swing at Strike 2. He is too good at pitch recognition for me to believe he thought that was a FB. Thought he would like the location and ended up setting himself up for strike 3. He is really frustrated right now.

[Thunder]

Let me get some homework mojo going. Worked last night.

[BigPapi]

Under, under, under, under. He keeps swinging way too under the ball. It looks like he is trying to hit a hr everytime. He can't do that.

[BigPapi]

Nice catch ells.

[Thunder]

Red Sox game on the TV, Talksox GT open, and UConn football on the radio in another room. Life is good.

[Station 13]

Lester need an offspeed pitch because these hitters are fouling off a lot of fastballs.

[jung]

David's real issue is what he is swinging at.....I don't think I have ever seen him swing at so many good breaking balls before. Swinging at a hung slider is one thing. Swinging at pitchers pitches...good breaking stuff..... is entirely another thing. He just is not getting good pitches to hit and it has at least for now really gotten to him. That is also why it looks like he is swinging under the ball so much. By the time he does get a decent pitch to swing at, he has set himself up so badly that he can't hit that either.

[Station 13]

Let's not waste a lead off 2b

[BornToRun]

I love watching Daniel Nava hit.

[Station 13]

wow lay off the high cheese.

[Station 13]

Already 0-5 RISP

[BornToRun]

f*** you MLBN and your s***** camera work. I thought that was gone.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

He has got to get f***ed up sooner or later. He can't keep getting this lucky.

[Station 13]

Why is Drew batting so low vs a RHP? Farrell?

[BornToRun]

Why is Drew batting so low vs a RHP? Farrell?

Someone has to. Is there anyone he's clearly better than above him?

[VA Sox Fan]

Why is Drew batting so low vs a RHP? Farrell?

 

That's why. Good job Drew! 1-0