5/26: Papi dropped, will he respond?
Let's see how David Ortiz and the rest of the offense responds to the lineup changes tonight.
Wakefield has notched his second straight complete-gamer. The nightcap brings Jeff Bailey at first base and Kevin Youkilis seeing third for the first time this season. Penny takes the mound hoping to go back to what his season debut was (6 IP, 3 ER). He started out last game strong but it deteriorated into a three inning, seven run effort.
A doubleheader is in effect today. Wonder how many empty seats we'll see at the park -- see Sean O's comment on how the Red Sox bent over fans that were supposed to be at the game.
The Twins come to town in advance of the accursed Yankees. Without Joe Mauer, this is a shell of the team they could be, but they've been resilient so far.
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Until the bottom of the eighth inning, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Scott Baker kept both offenses at bay.
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Even with an early lead the Boston Red Sox managed to let one slip away as the starting pitching woes…