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No doubt. But alternative was losing somebody // RT @Anthony_4010 : @PeteAbe Horrible decision, makes the team worseby Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 2:16:57 AM -
LIVE UPDATES: RANGERS at RED SOXGood evening from Fenway Park, where a so-far sparse crowd is on hand for tonight's game against the Rangers. It's around 60 degrees at the ballpark and the press box windows are open for the first time this season. Yes, we're a bunch of babies.We'll have updates throughout the game. No comments section yet, but we're working on that. Thanks for your patience.MDDLE OF THE 2ND: RANGERS 0, RED SOX 0: Good start for Felix Doubront, who has faced seven hitters in two innings and thrown 21 pitches. The lefty has been attacking the Rangers, much as John Lackey did Monday night. Doubront was a little shaky in his first start but is in a good groove so far tonight.MIDDLE OF THE 3RD: RANGERS 5, RED SOX 0: So much for that. Doubront faced 10 batters in the third inning and eight of them reached base as he threw 38 pitches. Chirinos led off with his second career home run, the first since 2011. With two outs and a runner on first, Field dropped a ball down the right field line that rolled into the corner. One run scored and Fielder went to third on the throw. Then came a single (Beltre), single (Rios), double (Murphy), walk (Choice) and walk (Chirinos). Badenhop came in and finally ended the inning.With Brandon Workman likely go to AAA Pawtucket tomorrow, he could get 2-3 innings tonight, maybe more.TOP OF THE 6TH: RANGERS 9, RED SOX 1: Badenhop allowed four runs on five hits and threw 39 pitches over 2.1 innings. He was hung our to dry and now Workman is in for what could be a few innings. Ugly night at Fenway.TOP OF THE 8TH: RANGERS 9, RED SOX 4: The crowd at Fenway has stayed in the game and they saw me good at-bats in the seventh inning. Napoli, Sizemore and Pierzynski had singles to account for a run. That knocked Perez out of the game. Jason Frasor walked Roberts before Bradley hammered a two-run double off the all.Bradley worked the count full then hammered a pitch the other way. He is making a case to stick around.MIDDLE OF THE 9TH: RANGERS 10, RED SOX 4: Crowd has all but vanished at Fenway. Texas had 13 hits, seven for extra bases, and has Joaquin Soria in for the ninth inning.GAME OVER: RANGERS 10, RED SOX 7: The Sox scored three runs in the ninth inning against Texas closer Joaquin Soria. Gomes had an RBI single and Ortiz a two-run double before Napoli struck out to end the game.Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 4/9/2014 4:11:51 AM -
WRAPPING IT UP FROM FENWAY PARKThe Red Sox are 3-5 with losses in four of their last five games. They're not off to a very good start but the same is true of the rest of the American League East.“I don’t think we’re scuffling. I just don’t think we’ve started,” left fielder Jonny Gomes said. “It’s too early in the season — offensively, defensively, pitching — to say we’re scuffling. … We're not in reverse. We're just in neutral.”Felix Doubront has allowed eight earned runs on 12 hits and four walks over eight innings in two starts. The lefty arrived at spring training full of confidence but that has translated to the field so far.Doubront looked good for two innings tonight then couldn't escape the third inning, a 38-pitch debacle that saw Texas score five runs on six hits.“I don’t know what happened because I’ve been feeling great, amazing really,” Doubront said. “I can’t let myself get negative because there’s a long season to go.”John Farrell, as he's supposed to, defended Doubront and it only has been two starts. But It seems telling that Brandon Workman pitched four innings in relief tonight then was optioned to Triple A Pawtucket to continue working as a starter. He could easily be put on roughly the same schedule as Doubront and groomed as replacement if the lefty does not improve.Workman is clearly one of the best 12 pitchers on the roster, maybe even one of the best six or seven, and deserves to be in the majors. But this is a case of roster management. He has minor league options and others do not. To activate Craig Breslow off the disabled list, the alternative was either option Workman or, quite likely, lose a pitcher off the roster to another team. That's not a good idea on April 8.A few notes:* Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre, who was the
designated hitter on Tuesday, was 2 for 3 before leaving the game with a tight
left quadriceps. He will be sent back to Texas for an examination and
will not be with the Rangers for the final game of the series.* The Sox are 15-30 against
Texas since 2009, their worst record against any American League opponent in
that time.* Jackie Bradley Jr. is 8 of 20 this season with two doubles. His two-run double off the wall in the seventh inning was evidence of his learning the majors. Bradley worked the count full and hammered a fastball away to the opposite field. That's the Bradley the Red Sox saw in the minors. He also made a nice running catch in right field.Bradley is on the team at least until Shane Victorino returns. But once Victorino comes back, that decision could be a difficult one. The best outfield could ultimately be Grady Sizemore in left, Bradley in center and Victorino in right field.* A.J. Pierzynski is 6 of his last 10. Early season stats are amusing sometimes. He went from .125 to .333 in 48 hours.* Mike Napoli is 9 of his last 19.* Burke Badenhop has allowed nine hits in five innings. That bears watching as he adjusts to his return to the American League.* Finally, we're trying a new blog format here on BostonGlobe.com. The idea eventually will be to have one page where you can go for this blog and links to all our Red Sox stories. There are some formatting issues we're working through and eventually there will be a comments section.This format allows for easy video posts, photos, polls, etc. There's a lot of potential that can enhance our coverage of the team.If you have any ideas, please pass them along via email. peter.abraham@globe.com. Thanks for your patience.Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 4/9/2014 4:12:38 AM -
Wrapping it up from Fenway tonight (as we’re trying out a new blog format): bostonglobe.scribblelive.com/Event/Red_Sox_… #redsoxby Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 4:13:48 AM
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Changes will be made, but here’s a working version of the new #RedSox blog on BostonGlobe.com: bostonglobe.scribblelive.com/Event/Red_Sox_…by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 4:14:53 AM
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How about some "ask nick" questions?by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/9/2014 12:31:51 PM -
Good morning from Fenway. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkyiquvIIAAo7M9.jpg
by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 3:25:06 PM -
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MLB to honor top relievers in each lg:Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Yr, Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year...by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 4:18:00 PM
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...Voters on reliever awards: Mariano, Hoffman, Eck, Fingers, Goosage, Sutter, Lee Smith, John Franco, Billy Wagner.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 4:19:24 PM
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GAME 9: RANGERS AT RED SOX
RED SOX (3-5)
Gomes LF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Napoli 1B
Bogaerts SS
Nava RF
Roberts 3B
Ross C
Bradley Jr. CF
Pitching: RHP Jake Peavy (0-0, 3.00)
RANGERS (4-4)
Choo LF
Andrus SS
Fielder DH
Rios RF
Moreland 1B
Murphy 2B
Martin CF
Chirinos C
Wilson 3B
Pitching: LHP Robert Ross (0-0, 3.60 ERA)
Game time: 4:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI
Red Sox vs. Ross: Gomes 1-2, Pedroia 1-2, Bradley 0-1, Carp 0-1, Herrera 0-1, Nava 0-1, Ortiz 0-0, Pierzynski 0-1.
Rangers vs. Peavy: Beltre 8-36, Fielder 10-38, Choo 9-21, Andrus 4-12, Arencibia 1-6, Moreland 3-6, Wilson 0-2.
Stat of the Day: After grounding into five double plays Tuesday night against the Rangers, the Red Sox have been doubled up a major-league high 15 times this season. The Kansas City Royals are the only other team in double digits with 10.
Cooling down: After starting the season 6 for his first 10, Dustin Pedroia has gone 5 for 28 (.179) in his past six games with as many doubles as double-play balls (2).
Notes: The Sox have lost four of their last five games. Texas has had their number in recent years, going 30-15 against the Sox since 2009 … In four career starts against the Rangers, Peavy is 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA, his highest against any club. He hasn’t pitched against them since he was with the White Sox back in April 2012, when he gave up three runs on eight hits over six innings in a 4-3 win … Ross is making his second career start, after striking out a career-high seven a week ago against the Phillies. He’s faced the Red Sox five times in relief duty, giving up just one earned run in 3 1/3 innings of work … The Sox are second in the American League with 82 hits, but ninth in runs scored with 31 … Only two teams have left more runners on base than the Sox’s 62 — the Rays and the Yankees, who’ve both stranded 68 … A.J. Pierzynski is 6 for his last 8 after starting 2 for 16. He had easily his longest at-bat of the season, working Rangers starter Martin Perez for nine pitches before shooting an RBI single to second.
Song of the day: “That’s The Way Of The World,” by Earth, Wind and Fire.
-- By Julian Benbow, Globe StaffMatt Pepin, Sports Editor 4/9/2014 4:58:45 PM -
Wrote last night a Sizemore-Bradley-Victorino OF might suit #RedSox . bostonglobe.scribblelive.com/Event/Red_Sox_… @alexspeier expands: weei.com/sports/boston/…by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 5:26:35 PM
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Peavy sticking with 'Badlands.' 2/5 of #RedSox rotation entering to @springsteen songs. My plot is working.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 8:05:50 PM
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Red Sox have hit into a MLB high 16 double playsby Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/9/2014 8:44:19 PM
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Xander Bogaerts overslides bag on SB attempt and called out in 4th.by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/9/2014 9:19:28 PM
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Red Sox are 5-for-32 (.156) from the leadoff spot this season.by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/9/2014 9:20:27 PM
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After Bogaerts caught stealing, Sox have attempted four and have been successful once.by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/9/2014 9:30:47 PM
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Good news, Scott // RT @ScottMillerBbl : Greetings from my new @BleacherReport home! Column: bleacherreport.com/articles/20222…by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 9:34:54 PM
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Maybe. Umps going for the replay.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 10:55:14 PM
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Ortiz HR stands. Prior to that 3-R HR off Cotts, Ortiz had been 0x5, 5K, 1BB v Cotts.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/9/2014 10:56:32 PM
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If you want to be amazed, go to Koji’s baseball-reference.com page and check out his game-by-games since last July: baseball-reference.com/players/u/ueha…by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/9/2014 11:07:49 PM
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A little chilly but a sunny day in the Bronx. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bk4VQ_IIMAEIRJb.jpg
by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 6:24:16 PM -
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GAME 10: RED SOX at YANKEESGood afternoon from Yankee Stadium. Here are the lineups:RED SOX (4-5)Sizemore LFPedroia 2BOrtiz DHNapoli 1BNava RFBogaerts SSPierzynski CBradley Jr. CFHerrera 3BPitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0, 12.46).YANKEES (4-5)Gardner LFJeter SSEllsbury CFBeltran RFMcCann CSoriano DHJohnson 1BSolarte 3BAnna 2BPitching:RHP Michael Pineda (0-1, 1.50).Game time: 7:05 p.m.TV/Radio: NESN, YES, MLB Network / WEEI, WFAN.Red Sox vs. Pineda: Napoli 0-2, Pedroia 0-3, Pierzynski 1-3, Ortiz 1-2.Yankees vs. Buchholz: Roberts 10-25, Jeter 6-23, Gardner 2-17, Suzuki 3-14, Johnson 1-10, Cervelli 3-6, Soriano 1-2, Beltran 1-2, Romine 1-1.Stat of the Day: Counting the postseason, the series between the teams is 118-118 since the start of the 2002 season with the Sox scoring 1,271 runs and the Yankees 1,247. So the average score is Red Sox 5.38, Yankees 5.23.No walks this way: Counting the postseason, Red Sox closer Koji Uehara has gone 40 games and 42.2 innings without issuing a walk. In his last 55 games, again counting the postseason, Uehara has a 0.30 ERA and 0.42 WHIP.On the other side: Jacoby Ellsbury will be facing the Sox for the first time since he left Boston for a seven-year, $153 million deal. Ellsbury signed with the Yankees 44 days after the World Series. Ellsbury is 12 for 33 (.364) with the Yankees so far with four runs, three doubles, two RBIs and four stolen bases. He has hit third the last four games.Farewell tour: Jeter has played 267 games against the Red Sox in his career and collected 322 hits against the Sox. That is tied for 16th in history against the Sox, one behind Joe DiMaggio. The record is 423 hits by Sam Rice. Jeter’s last regular season game could be Sept. 28 at Fenway Park. Jeter played only three games against the Sox last season, going 1 for 11.Notes: The Sox have won two of three and the Yankees have lost two straight. … Buchholz had a terrible first start of the season, giving up six runs on 13 hits in 4.1 innings against Milwaukee. He has since said his side work was much improved and he expects his velocity to be up from the 88-90 mph fastball he had against the Brewers. … Pineda’s one career start against the Red Sox came on July 23, 2011 at Fenway Park when he was with the Mariners. He allowed seven runs on eight hits over 4.1 innings that day. … Bradley is 6 of his last 14 with two doubles, three runs, three walks and four RBIs. … Bogaerts has been on base 15 times in 37 plate appearances. … Pedroia has hit safely in eight of nine games but is 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and has one RBI. His on-base percentage is .286. … Pierzynski is 7 of his last 9. … The Sox are 17 of 79 (.215) with runners in scoring position.Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 4/10/2014 11:05:34 PM
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Plenty of seats available behind the plate if you have a spare fortune laying around. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bk5YZQeIcAAAEUy.jpg
by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 11:17:34 PM -
Buchholz hit 92 with his second pitch. Didn’t see that last time. Good sign early.by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 11:18:38 PM
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And Pedroia steals a hit away from his buddy Ellsbury.by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 11:21:58 PM
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And JBJ with a “here’s why I should be in CF” running catch in the gap to end the inningby Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 11:23:28 PM
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That’s a bad look for Soriano, ducking out of the way of a curveball that was called a third strike.by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/10/2014 11:37:09 PM
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Nava strikes out to end the 4th inning. He has fanned 5 straight times. Pineda hasn’t allowed a hit. 2 walks and 5 K’s.by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/11/2014 12:12:20 AM
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Here’s the goop on Pineda’s hand: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bk5mAnvCEAAo9Bf.jpg
by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/11/2014 12:17:03 AM