Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Spring Training DoubleHeader: Opponents Boston College Eagles, Minnesota Twins

The Boston Red Sox started their 2009 pre-season with a seven to one win over the Boston College Eagles in a seven-inning exhibition game held at Fort Myers. The Eagles' single run was scored in the top of the fourth inning and the Sox finally scored runs (six of them) in the bottom of the fifth inning. The seventh Red Sox run was scored in the bottom of the sixth inning.


EAGLES: one run, five hits, no errors.
RED SOX: seven runs, eight hits, no errors.
EAGLES: Starting Pitcher: Geoff Oxley, Losing Pitcher: Kyle Prohovich.
RED SOX: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Junichi Tazawa
RED SOX: Homerun: Yamaico Navarro


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Well, this second game of the doubleheader (and their first official Grapefruit League game) was over for the Sox in the second inning at Hammond Stadium - the pre-season ball park for the Minnesota Twins. The Twins scored three runs in the bottom of the second and that was all they needed to eventually beat the Red Sox five to two. The Sox managed to put up single runs in the top of the fourth and sixth innings. The Twins' final two runs came in the bottom of the eighth.


BOSTON: two runs, nine hits, one error.
MINNESOTA: five runs, eleven hits, no errors.
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Tim Wakefield
MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Glen Perkins, Winning Pitcher: Glen Perkins
MINNESOTA: Save: Sean Henn


RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 1, Spring Training Losses: 1

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