Ryan Dempster deserved a better
fate in last night’s game as he pitched his fifth straight quality start at Fenway Park
Every year there’s one pitcher
that seems to not get the run support or wins he deserves and it seems like
this year in the Sox rotation it’s Dempster.
His record fell to a very misleading 4-8 and the Sox are 6-9 in his 15
starts this year even though he’s been pitching pretty well all year.
Last night, Dempster went 6
innings giving up 3 runs on 8 hits. He
walked 2 and struck out 3 while throwing 108 pitches. After a rough first inning in which he
allowed 2 runs he settled in nicely to keep the Sox in the game. When he left in the 6th, the game
was 3-2 in favor of the Rays.
The usually dependable Craig
Breslow and Alex Wilson came out of the pen and did not do their job. Breslow came in and gave up a single to
Desmond Jennings and then an RBI single to Evan Longoria. James Loney then followed with a double to
put runners on second and third.
Alex Wilson was summoned to put
out the fire but Wil Myers hammered a 0-2 pitch for a 2 run double that put the
game out of reach with the bats cold on Wednesday night. Wilson
Breslow was charged with all the
runs and his line was ugly with just 2/3 of an inning pitched, giving up 3 runs
on 3 hits. It was his worst outing of
the season and Alex Wilson could not put out the fire that he started.
Franklin Morales pitched the 8th
and gave up one hit and no runs while striking out 2. Pedro Beato pitched the ninth and worked
around 2 hits and struck out 1.
But the damage was done in the 7th
and the bats could not recover.
The Sox only left 5 men on base
and were a decent 2 for 6 with runners in scoring position but the problem was
that they didn’t have many runners in scoring position. They managed just 7 hits on the night and
only 2 went for extra bases (doubles, one by Ortiz and one by Salty). They struck out 9 times as a team and couldn’t
string anything together.
Jacoby Ellsbury had 2 hits and
Jonny Gomes also had 2 hits and chipped in 2 RBI as well. Jarrod Saltalamacchia and David Ortiz both
went 1 for 4 with a run scored but Salty also struck out 3 times on the night. Stephen Drew had the only other Red Sox
hit. Jose Iglesias walked once but did
not get a hit and his hitting streak of 18 games comes to an end.
The Sox go on the road for a 4
game set to the tiger den at Comerica
Park Baltimore
He’ll be opposed by rookie Jose
Alvarez (1-0, 1.50) who’s fresh off his first start of his career against the
Cleveland Indians. He’s a tough lefty
who went 6 innings in his debut giving up only 3 hits and 1 earned run while
striking out 7. The Red Sox have hit
rookies very well this year but do struggle against lefties. It will be interesting to see what happens
tonight.
Hopefully they can get a win
tonight because they’ll face the Tigers best pitchers on Saturday and Sunday in
Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander to close out the series. They’ve been lights out this year so the Sox
need to get wins tonight and tomorrow night.
SHAVING CREAM PIE TO THE FACE –
GAME MVP
Jonny Gomes. Gomes was the entire offense on the night for
the Red Sox. He followed up his walk-off
the night before with a 2 for 4 outing and 2 RBI.
ELBOW TO THE FACE – GAME LVP
Craig Breslow. Breslow wasn’t able to keep the game close
for the Sox and ended up putting the game out of reach. He went just 2/3 of an inning and gave up 3
earned runs.
PLAY OF THE GAME
Young Wil Myers back-breaking
2-run double in the top of the 7th that put the game at 6-2.
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