Arizona Diamondbacks (40-38) @ Boston Red Sox (48-32) GAME NOTES: The Red Sox and D'Backs finish off a fiercely contested three-game set at the Fens with Randy Johnson taking on Tim Wakefield, two pitchers with extensive resumes and a combined age of 216. Johnson has been severely roughed up in his last two starts against weak offensive teams: 8 IP, 7 ER vs. the Twins and 3.2 IP, 7 ER vs. the Royals. What will happen when Randy faces a top-ranked lineup? Well, if I know anything about baseball, he'll toss a gem.
Prev. Gm:
Randy Johnson (4-5, 5.09) @ Tim Wakefield (4-5, 4.17)
7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
TV: NESN/ESPN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150
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According to Extra Bases, Papi believes he’s 2-3 weeks from returning to the lineup, so he should be back soon after the All-Star Break.
JD Drew gets the day off today with Johnson on the hill, and with Varitek also out because Wakefield is catching, we’ve got Coco batting 6th and Cash batting 7th. Yech.
Anyway, here are the full lineups for the rubber match:
Arizona Diamondbacks
1. Eric Byrnes, LF
2. Stephen Drew, SS
3. Orlando Hudson, 2B
4. Conor Jackson, 1B
5. Chad Tracy, DH
6. Mark Reynolds, 3B
7. Chris Young, CF
8. Miguel Montero, C
9. Justin Upton, RF
Randy Johnson, SP
Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
4. Manny Ramirez, DH
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Coco Crisp, CF
7. Kevin Cash, C
8. Brandon Moss, RF
9. Julio Lugo, SS
Tim Wakefield, SP
That is a horrifying lineup.
Yeesh. This lineup + the Sox’ traditional lack of run support for Wakefield = ugh. Good to see Youk hitting 3rd, but if it was at all possible, I’d expect the Sox to score a negative number of runs tonight.
Prove me wrong (again), boys.
I don’t understand batting coco 6th, why not moss?
Wow, and Johnson’s a lefty. That lineup and his lefty-ness = doomsday for the Sox.
Daniel—Wakefield’s going to pitch to himself? ;) (/smart@$$)—Jeff
Heh. Good “catch” there, Jeff. ;)
Lugo’s going to take one to the head pretty soon for that ticky tack step out at the last second stuff.
Nice game so far, eh? Tough battle.
Yep, Evan
evreybody should enjoy watching MDC right now, he’s so dominant , it’s just riiculous!
Always believed in the guy!
Wow. Maybe Coco should hit in the six spot more often!
And Cash is beginning to grow on me, too!
Gerry win seat has cancelled the negative effects of DR going to the ball game!!
Keep that seat Gerry! GO SOX!
And now all of a sudden the tying run is on deck. Nothing is simple with this team.
Thank you, Paps. Good night, all.
The AARP flamethrower versus the Social Security junkballer. Together they were the oldest pair of pitchers to start a game since Satchel Paige and Bill Monbouquette in 1965.
And the junkballer leads a shutout. Even if Chris Hansen just had to make things a little too interesting in the ninth, before Little Papi came in to swish Chad Tracy to nail it.
“we
What the heck? The Sox won with me at the ballpark?!?!?!
And Cash hit a 3-run homer? What?!
That snaps a seven-game losing streak with me at the ballpark!
Of course, the A’s laid a stinker, 4-0.