APRIL 11TH, 2007 GAME THREAD
Felix Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0, 1.29)
Seattle Mariners (2-2) @ Boston Red Sox (4-3)
7:05 PM EDT in Boston, Massachusetts (Fenway Park)
TV: ESPN2/NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850
TODAY’S AL EAST GAMES: NYY @ MIN | DET @ BAL l TB @ TEX l KC @ TOR
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PRIOR GAME VS. SEA: Red Sox 14, Mariners 3 on 4/10/07 DECISION: W: Josh Beckett | L: Jeff Weaver STAR OF THE GAME: Jason Varitek: 4 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 3 RBI, 4 TB RED SOX’S PREVIOUS GAME: Red Sox 14, Mariners 3 on 4/10/07 |
GAME NOTES: Can’t ask for much more than what we saw Tuesday. Home opener, ’67 ceremony, beautiful yet nippy day at the Pahk, wonderful Beckett performance, offensive explosion from the lot, near bench clearing brawl….just a perfect day all around. Jason Varitek is apparently functioning with a pulse after breaking out with 3 hits, 3 RBI and even a double. Julio Lugo reached base all 4 times he strolled to the plate. Hell, even Mr. Crisp delivered with a nice ground rule double that could have been a triple if not for fan interference. I hope we didn’t waste it all Tuesday because the real test comes today. Felix Hernandez, who absolutely dominated the A’s in his first start, will face Daisuke Matsuzaka in what could be the most exciting April games in history…including the Ichiro-Matsuzaka angle. Tonight will be cold again and we saw Dice-K can handle that, so I’m not concerned. Keep the bats hot and let’s put up 14 more, hey! (I’ll take 3 and a W).