4/6: Red Sox (2-1) @ Orioles (2-1)

[Fishercat]

C. Crisp cf
M. Loretta 2b
D. Ortiz dh
M. Ramirez lf
T. Nixon rf
J. Varitek c
M. Lowell 3b
K. Youkilis 1b
A. Gonzalez ss

M. Clement (P)


B. Roberts 2b
N. Markakis cf
M. Mora 3b
M. Tejada ss
J. Gibbons rf
K. Millar 1b
J. Lopez dh
J. Conine lf
R. Hernandez

D. Cabrera (P)

Can Manny heat up against more familiar pitching? Well Millar, Gibbons, Varitek, and Hernandez continue their hot starts? Can Matt Clement have less than 100 pitches through 3 innings?

[Fishercat]

Heh, Coco laid down a bunt for a base-hit...usually, only Ortiz can do that with the shift

[Fishercat]

Crisp: Single
Loretta: Walk
Ortiz: Walk
Ramirez: Walk
Nixon: Strikout
Varitek: Walk
Lowell: Walk
Youkilis: Sac Fly
Gonzalez: Walk
Crisp: Pop-Out

4 runs, 1 hit, 6 walks, 10 batters

[Fishercat]

And it's now 7-0 with Youk, Lowell, and Ramirez singles scoring runs and an inning-ending DP induced by Dubose against Gonzalez

[BoSoxForever]

This has got to be plenty of runs for Clement.

Probably we'll be able to get some work for Foulke in this game. He needs it.

[BoSoxForever]

Gonna try to go to the Sunday game.

[Fishercat]

Good luck with that, has to be easier getting tickets in Baltimore than in Boston at this point.

Two quick half-innings with Dubose and Clement getting the job done. O's coming up

[BoSoxForever]

There are tickets available. I won't be behind the plate or anything.

[BoSoxForever]

Clement is looking good.

[Fishercat]

Nice to see. He is typically a hot starter, so I'm not surprised, just happy. Get through 5 or 6 and then bring in a Riske/Dinardo is the lead is still big, maybe give Foulke an inning

[Fishercat]

And Nixon hits an apology blast for striking out to Cabrera in the first. I'll take it.

[BoSoxForever]

This lineup is looking all right. I thouht our offense might drop off a lot.

But it hasn't. So far.

[Fishercat]

I still have concerns. Basically, what happens when one of the core bats goes cold (I know Manny has been early)? I mean, if Crisp goes cold, there could be up to five cold bats in a row based on the time if Bard plays. It's scary...but so far, so good.

[Fishercat]

Lowell's hitting, Youk's hitting

[Fishercat]

Well, that was a cheap DP, but smart smart move on Roberts (?) part letting it drop for a DP instead of one out.

Sox are in double digits