Baltimore Barrages Boston

BOSTON: 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 - 9 12 1

BALTIMORE: 1 0 0 0 6 4 1 0 x - 12 12 0

Not a quite the welcome back to starting that the Boston Red Sox was anticipating from Matsuzaka. Nor what he was expecting from himself. Pitching, pitching, pitching - how does Boston get it to work? This second game against the Baltimore Orioles was homerun intense on both sides and in every inning a run was scored except the ninth. Good to have Ortiz belt two out of Oriole Park. And it looks like the Red Sox are going to have to depend on hitting to get them wins - the balance of pitching, defense, and hitting seems to hard for Boston to obtain. This lack of balance could cause even more of a fall for the Red Sox.

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Losing Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1)

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Brad Bergesen, Winning Pitcher: Brad Bergesen

BALTIMORE: Save: Alfredo Simon

BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (2, 3), Jonathan Van Every (1), Kevin Youkilis (4)

BALTIMORE: Homeruns: Ty Wigginton, Matt Wieters, Nick Markakis, Luke Scott

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RED SOX: Wins: 11, Losses: 13, AL East Standings: Tampa Bay, New York, Toronto, Boston, Baltimore

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Next game: Sunday 2 May 2010, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park, Josh Beckett

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