VA Sox Fan

So true! Lovin' it!

:lol:

And Cobb's pitching and the Rays defense!

Me too! It's nice to like the manager again after last year's dolt!

Game time: 1:35 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, TBS / WEEI-FM. Red Sox vs. Cobb: Pedroia 0-6, Saltalamacchia 0-3, Ciriaco 0-6, Drew 2-3, Nava 1-4, Carp 1-3, Ellsbury 1-3, Napoli 1-2. Rays vs. Buchholz: Zobrist 4-32, Longoria 7-29, Joyce 6-18, Molina 7-17, Escobar 3-12, Jennings 2-11, Rodriguez 3-10, Johnson 0-7, Duncan 0-3, Loney 0-2, Fuld 1-2, Roberts 0-1. Stat of the Day: Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara has faced 15 batters and retired 13 of them while throwing only 43 pitches, 31 of them strikes. That's only 2.86 pitchers per batter. Notes: Buchholz is 5-5 with a 2.76 ERA in 14 career starts against the Rays. He was 1-3, 3.99 in six starts last season. Buchholz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 10 of his 14 starts against the Rays.... Cobb is 2-1, 2.81 in three career starts against the Sox. The Boston native is 2-0 in two starts at Fenway, allowing two earned runs over 10 innings. Cobb is pitching on extended rest, having last started on April 6 against Cleveland. ... The Rays have been struggling at the plate all season. They have scored 33 runs in 10 games while hitting .221 with a .601 OPS. They are hitless in their last 17 at-bats with runners in scoring position and are hitting .169 in the last five games with eight runs. They are 3 of 36 (.083) with runners in scoring position in those games and have been outscored 26-8. ... The Sox haven't been bashing the ball lately, either. They are hitting .197 (25 of 127) in the last four games with 12 runs scored. ... Red Sox starters are 4-2 with a 2.35 in 10 games and have yet to allow more than three runs in a game. ... Pedroia has reached base safely in all 10 games this season and 20 straight dating back to 2012. ... The Sox were 111-58 (.656) against the Rays from 1998-2007. They are 40-51 (.439) since but have won 10 of the last 19. ... Sox closer Joel Hanrahan's first three appearances: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 HR. Hanrahan's last 3 appearances: 1.2 IP, 5 H (2 HR), 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 2 K. He has thrown only 31 of 59 pitches for strikes this season. ... The Sox have committed two errors this season, both in the outfield. ... Drew is 1 for 10 since coming off the disabled list.

RAYS (4-6) Jennings CF Zobrist 2B Longoria 3B Joyce DH Escobar SS Loney 1B Molina C Johnson LF Fuld RF Pitching: RHP Alex Cobb (1-0, 0.00). RED SOX (6-4) Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Napoli 1B Nava DH Middlebrooks 3B Drew SS Saltalamacchia C Bradley Jr. LF Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (2-0, 0.64).

He did! “We had a real good opportunity to steal a base. Not just because of Jake’s base-stealing ability. But it felt like the combination there was something we might be able to take advantage of,” Farrell said.

Game time: 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: FOX / WEEI-FM. Red Sox vs. Price: Pedroia 10-31, Ellsbury 6-22, Napoli 5-17, Nava 1-15, Ciriaco 1-10, Salty 1-8, Gomes 3-9, Victorino 1-5, Middlebrooks 3-6, Ross 1-3. Rays vs. Lester: Longoria 11-44, Zobrist 8-35, Escobar 7-23, Rodriguez 2-16, Molina 5-15, Duncan 4-13, Jennings 3-12, Johnson 0-8, Lobaton 0-7, Fuld 1-6, Joyce 2-3, Roberts 0-2. Stat of the Day: Price is 4-1 with a 2.22 ERA in seven career starts at Fenway Park. He dominated the then-beleaguered Red Sox at Fenway last Sept. 25, going nine innings in a 5-2 victory and allowing two runs with 13 strikeouts and no walks. Notes: Two of the best lefties in the league meet up in a nationally televised game. ... Lester (12 innings, 2 ER) is off to an excellent start. Price (11 IP, 10 ER) not so much. Price allowed eight earned runs in five innings against the Guardians last Sunday. Lester also pitched that day and threw seven shutout innings against the Blue Jays. ... Lester is 10-8, 4.30 in 22 career against against Tampa Bay. He was hit hard last season, going 0-2, 9.00 in two starts. Lester went 10 innings in two games allowed 10 earned runs on 10 hits. ... Price is 8-4, 3.08 in 15 career starts against the Sox. ... Lefthanders have hit .199/.258/.289 against Price in his career. Lester has held lefties to a .243/.303/.377 line. ... Pedroia has reached base safely in all nine games this season and 19 straight dating back to last season. ... Middlebrooks (0 for 12) and Bradley (0 for 14) are slumping for the Sox. ... The Sox and Rays split 18 games last season. ... The Rays are playing for the first time since Wednesday afternoon in Texas. They were off on Thursday and Friday's game was rained out. ... The Sox are 5-0 when scoring first, 0-4 when they don't.

RAYS (4-5) Jennings CF Rodriguez 1B Longoria 3B Zobrist RF Duncan DH Escobar SS Roberts 2B Molina C Joyce LF Pitching: LHP David Price (0-1, 8.18). RED SOX (5-4) Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Napoli 1B Middlebrooks 3B Nava LF Gomes DH Drew SS Ross C Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (2-0, 1.50).

Love to hear JIm Joyce behind the plate!!! My fav!!!

No doubt. Win the series. This game shouldn't have been lost, but it's history. New game tomorrow! WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JFC! Hanrahan sucks. UNREAL!

What'd you do/say now?????

It's such a shame that Nava isn't a MLB caliber player......sigh..... Too bad Salty sucks so bad.....sigh..... AWESOME!!!!!!! YAY!!! 5-3

So, you know exactly what I mean. Ugh!

Time for my annual bitching and moaning post about the game being blacked out on the Baseball Package b/c I live in the Orioles broadcast area (Baltimore is 2 hours away). So I'm forced to watch the game on MASN. At least Jim Palmer isn't in the booth which I hope he will never be again. He's a homer/douche. :thumbdown At least I still get the game, but hate the MASN guys. Waahhhh and booo hooo. :angry Done and done with the whining. Sorry, not my style. But you know..... Way to go Jacoby!! Rain coming down. May be tough to get through 6 innings. 2-1 Sox! YAY!!!

So far, I do.

I predict that Aceves will start Thursday...... Red Sox will start Aceves on Thursday Posted by Peter Abraham, Globe Staff April 10, 2013 12:06 PM The Red Sox announced today that Alfredo Aceves will start against the Orioles on Thursday night, not Felix Doubront. Aceves has a 2.31 ERA in 25 career appearances against the Orioles, all in relief. He also has good statistics against their hitters. Doubront will presumably be pushed back to face the Rays on Friday night in place of John Lackey. Doubront is 2-1, 3.91 in seven career appearances against the Rays, four of them starts. He was 2-0, 4.32 in three starts last season. So for now, the rotation likely looks like this: Wednesday vs. Baltimore: Ryan Dempster Thursday vs. Baltimore: Alfredo Aceves Friday vs. Tampa Bay: Felix Doubront Saturday vs. Tampa Bay: Jon Lester Sunday vs. Tampa Bay: Clay Buchholz Monday vs. Tampa Bay: Dempster -------------------- ..................see, I told you so!

That is funny!

Not sure.

Why? People are off topic all the time in all kinds of threads.

Me too. Always will!

All is well here. Just so psyched about baseball being back and The Sox having a nice start. New team, new season!! Why don't you follow baseball much anymore? :dunno:

NAVA!!! Too bad he's such a scrub!

5/29 & 5/30 2 game series in Philly. Then not until 8/19-8/21 in SF and 8/23-8/25 in LA. Finally 9/24 & 9/25 2 game series in Colorado.