July 11, 2008 at 10:57 PM

BAL 7, BOS 3: Baltimore snaps five game losing streak

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By Shawn Medeiros

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Clay Buchholz return in a Red Sox uniform only lasted five innings giving up four runs in the process.  He had some problems with his command walking five batters but did strikeout six.

Brian Roberts was a home run short of the cycle.

Goat of the Game: Wasted chance

A bases loaded situation in the ninth was all for not as Kevin Youkilis struck out on three pitches in the at-bat.

Next Game: Take two

It would be nice for Boston to try and take two games going into the All-Star break.  Boston sends Tim Wakefield to the mound tomorrow.

Categories: Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Clay Buchholz, Kevin Youkilis, Shawn Medeiros, Tim Wakefield

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3 Comments on "BAL 7, BOS 3: Baltimore snaps five game losing streak"

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Posted by jvwalt, July 12, 2008 9:25 AM

Seems a bit of a stretch to make the 9th inning the goat of the game when the Sox lost by 4. Buchholz is fresh up from the minors and it may not be fair to criticize him overmuch, he was clearly the single biggest contributor to the loss. He allowed four runs and ran up his pitch count, which put a greater burden on the bullpen. If you want to name a goat for this game, it's obviously Buchholz.

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Posted by Jc, July 12, 2008 10:04 AM

How about DelCarmen, the game was 4-3 when he came in, and the suddenly it's 6-3 and we are out of it.

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Posted by TC, July 13, 2008 10:48 AM

The correct phrase is "all for naught" ("nought" is also correct as a variant) rather than "all for not." "Naught" means "nothing," so it is another way of saying that something was all for nothing.

I enjoy your Red Sox musings. Please excuse the correction.

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