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The Spectacle Blog
It was a crazy day at Yawkey Way.
Today’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox lasted over six hours and went 17 innings with the O’s winning 9-6.
The winning pitcher was the DH Chris Davis. He went 0 for 8 at the plate with five strikeouts and hit into a double play. Davis came very close to being the losing pitcher. After retiring the first two hitters in the top of the 16th, Marlon Byrd reached base on an error by third baseman Wilson Betemit. Red Sox shortstop Mike Aviles hit a double off the center field wall but J.J. Hardy threw a perfect strike to home plate and Matt Wieters tagged out Byrd.
Darnell McDonald, the Red Sox DH turned pitcher, wasn’t so fortunate. He struggled with his control and when he did a get a pitch near the strike zone Adam Jones slammed it into the Monster Seats to give the O’s a 9-6 lead. To add insult to injury, McDonald hit into a double play to end the game.
I am watching the post-game press conference with Sox manager Bobby Valentine. He looks like he’s about to burst into tears. After winning six in a row, the Red Sox got swept by the Orioles (including a 13-inning loss on Friday night) and have lost five in a row. It’s going to be a long flight to Kansas City.
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Richard M| 5.7.12 @ 9:43AM
I never thought Bobby Valentine was a good choice to lead the Sox back to the promised land. (Of course, it's fairly obvious that he wasn't their first choice.)
But even if he were, the Sox have far too many problems to be fixed in one season. Their pitching is a shambles. They'll be lucky to be a .500 team. The Orioles, on the other hand, are starting to look like the real deal. They may not win the division, but they almost certainly will win a lot more than 69 games this year.
P.S. I'm not sure you give David enough credit, Aaron. He had good velocity and remarkably good control. Hell, he looked better than almost anyone the Red Sox have in their pen right now.
Richard M| 5.7.12 @ 9:44AM
Typo: I meant "Davis," not David, of course.
Bill| 5.7.12 @ 11:01AM
RedSox are losing 'cause they got no pithers.
Bill| 5.7.12 @ 10:21AM
RedSox become ShameSox, while my team Rays are rising.
Bob S| 5.7.12 @ 9:37PM
They're not rising. Don't call it a comeback, the Rays have been here for years.
Bob S| 5.7.12 @ 9:36PM
Alright Goldstein, NOW I believe the Orioles will finish ahead of the Red Sox.
Cris | 5.8.12 @ 7:09AM
I enjoy and admire Aaron's enthusiasm for baseball, even though the Yankees are my team. I'd like to know how he feels about ex- RedSox Paplebon? I happened to catch the end of last night's Met's v Phillies game, where with the scored tied 2-2 going into the 9th, Philly took out Halladay and sent in Paplebon who gave up a 3 run blast to a no-name rookie sending, Philly home with a 5-3 lose. Although, I'm an American league fan, it was quite joyous to see Paplebon get bombed.