Friday, April 8, 2011

Nine Red Sox Runs Propel First Victory Over Yankees, 9 to 6


Teams1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thRunsHitsErrors
Yankees211110000682
Red Sox15001020X9120


Yankees highlight: Alex Rodriguez's homerun
Yankees lowlight: Phil Hughes' pitching
Red Sox highlight: Scored five runs in the second
Red Sox lowlight: Left six men on base

My Comment: Welcome to Fenway and to victory! Home is sweet!! The Red Sox had the lead at the end of the seventh and kept it for their first win of 2011.

MLB News: Former Boston Red Sox leftfielder, Manny Ramirez (Tampa Bay Rays), has abruptly retired after nineteen years playing professional baseball. MLB issued the following statement:

Major League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program. Rather than continue with the process under the program, Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring as an active player. If Ramirez seeks reinstatement in the future, the process under the drug program will be completed. MLB will not have any further comment on this matter.

I am as surprised as anyone at this announcement, but for all he did while a member of the Red Sox, I wish Manny well for the future.

YANKEES: Starting Pitcher: Phil Hughes; Losing Pitcher: Bartolo Colon
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (1)
BOSTON: Save: Jonathan Papelbon (1)
YANKEES: Homerun: Alex Rodriguez
BOSTON: Homerun: Dustin Pedroia (1)

RED SOX: Wins 1, Losses 6, Percentage .143

Next game: Saturday 9 April 2011, 10:10 a.m.PT/1:10 p.m.ET, New York Yankees, Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz

Boston Red Sox logo from the website mlb.com

2 comments:

  1. Congratulations to the Red Sox on finally winning a game in the 2011 season! When you score 9 runs, have a batting average of .333, and go 6-for-10 with runners in scoring position, you have a good chance of winning the game. In their prior six games (all losses), the Red Sox averaged 2.7 runs per game, had a batting average of .181, and were 7-for-44 with runners in scoring position, so Friday’s game was a huge improvement.

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  2. I anticipate more games like Friday's from the Red Sox this season, rather than the dismal showing of the first six games. The only place to go is up!

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