After the pitching we got yesterday, it was hard to watch the display put on tonight in Arlington. Wakefield couldn't get past the 4th inning, allowing 7 runs off 7 hits and 3 walks. He got behind early in counts with the knuckler and was forced to resort to his fastball, which was crushed by Texas hitters, frequently over the wall.
The Red Sox offense was just as disappointing as Wakefield. Manny looked absolutely dreadful at the plate, going 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts and 6 LOB. He looked bad on a lot of swings, which is very rare for Manny. The Red Sox had a scoring opportunity in the 1st and didn't get anything from it. That was essentially the game.
Only Ortiz and Crisp really impressed. Crisp went 3 for 5, Ortiz went 1 for 3 with 2 walks and an RBI. Other than that, the Red Sox had a few sporadic hits but couldn't come up with anything significant.
The Man of the Game is Phil Nevin who went 2 for 4 with a homer, 5 RBI, and a walk.
Here is the first B*tch-Goat of the season. In case you're new to the blog, the B*tch-Goat, or B-G is my division of responsibility for the loss. Each loss is 1.0 full B-G and it gets divided, then added up during the season and we see who was the most responsible for losses. Anyway, here it is:
Wakefield: 0.7 - 3.2 IP, 7 ER
Ramirez: 0.2 - 0 for 4, 3 Ks, 6 LOB
Bard: 0.1 - 0 for 3, 3 passed balls
In the rubber game, the Red Sox send Josh Beckett to the mound to face off against rookie Kameron Loe. I think the Sox will fair much better.
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