Game Thread- Boston Red Sox (21-14) vs Seattle Mariners (14-21)

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Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners


Wade Miller (0-0, 3.60) vs. Ryan Franklin (2-4, 4.50)

Recap of Yesterday: The Seattle bats erupted for 14 runs in a 14-7 Victory. 15 hits by 8 players (NO STICK didnt get a HIT). Sexson and Beltre homer for the 1st time in a long time. Julio Mateo goes 3.1 Innings of 1 hit ball to earn the win (1-0), lowering his already microscopic ERA to 0.41. Joel Pineiro got tagged again yesterday. The Bullpen out pitched the Red Sox Bullpen to earn the win.

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Voted for No Stick. We really should've tied No Stick and No Stick Jr. together, slapped some "No Return" stamps on them, and mailed their asses to Tacoma.

[Porter]

Mariners Lose 6-3

SEATTLE (AP) -- Trot Nixon showed he's just as comfortable hitting fifth as second in Boston's batting order.

Dropped in the order before Saturday's game, Nixon hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning as Boston rallied for a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners.

After Seattle's J.J. Putz struck out Manny Ramirez on a 97-mph fastball, Nixon hit an 0-1 pitch for his eighth career grand slam, his first since Sept. 1, 2003.

``You're still going to have to go to the plate and swing no matter where you are in the lineup,'' Nixon said.

Boston put together a five-run seventh inning to improve to 10-3 in May. Trailing 3-1, the Red Sox got an RBI double from Mark Bellhorn off Ron Villone (0-2). Edgar Renteria -- who replaced Nixon in the No. 2 spot -- singled one out later and David Ortiz was hit by a pitch.

Villone was pulled, and after Ramirez struck out, Nixon sent a fastball from Putz an estimated 398 feet to right-center field.

We really need to get our bullpen a rest for the M's Rotation went less than 6 innings in their last 4 starts, and Franklin went the longest by 2 INNINGS. It was nice to see Franklin Battle for what he had despite the control issues. 110 pitches but only went 5 and a third.