April 17 @ Fenway Park
Ubaldo Jimenez vs Joe Kelly
Baltimore wins 4-3
WP: Jason Garcia (1-0)
LP: Anthony Varvaro (0-1)
SV: Zach Britton (4)
HR: Jonathan Schoop (3), Adam Jones (2), Ryan Hanigan (1), Allen Craig (1)
Game MVP: Jonathan Schoop (1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R)
The Red Sox got a very good start by Joe Kelly (6IP, 6 h, 0 ER, 7 K) but Anthony Varvaro and the Red Sox bullpen quickly threw it away against the AL East leading Baltimore Orioles. Staked to a 2-1 lead thanks to a 2nd inning RYan Hanigan HR, Varvaro entered to start the 7th inning with Kelly at 112 pitches. A leadoff single by Evereth Cabrera and a HR by Schoop quickly erased that lead and put the O's out in front 3-2. Varvaro was then replaced by Craig Breslow who got through the 7th but when Breslow gave way to Alexei Ogando in the 8th, the O's bats struck again. Adam Jones drove his 2nd HR of the year to lead off the 8th and give the O's a 4-2 cushion. That run would prove huge as Allen Craig hit a pinch hit solo HR off Baltimore closer Britton in the 9th. Britton was able to settle down though and close it out by retiring Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz with the tying run, Mookie Betts, at first. The Baltimore bullpen was HUGE in this game. Starter Jimenez (4IP, 7 H, 2 R, 9 K)was pulled after 4 due to a high pitch count, but Jason Garcia, Darren O'Day and Tommie Hunter gave up just 2 hits over the next 4 innings to get the game to closer Britton leading 4-2.April 18 @ Fenway Park
Chris Tillman vs Clay Buchholz
Boston wins 4-2
WP: Clay Buccholz (1-1)
LP: Chril Tillman (1-2)
SV: Koji Uehara (1)
HR: none
MVP: Koji Uehara (1.2 IP, 0 H, 4 K, SV)
Boston once again staked its starter (Buchholz 7IP, 8 H, 2 R, 7 K), to an early lead
thanks to a 3 run 3rd inning highlighted by a 2 run double off the Green Monster by Hanley Ramirez. In the 5th Inning, the Orioles made it a 1 run game, but Boston responded in the bottom of that same inning with an insurance run when Xander Boagaerts singled home Ramirez. Unlike the previous night, the Sox bullpen was up to the task if holding on to the slim lead it was given. Although it got off to a rocky start when Junichi Tazawa was ejected 2 batters into his appearance. Tazawa struck out lead off batter Steve Pearce to begin the 8th but then was tossed by the home plate umpire sfter arguing a tight full count pitch to Chris Davis. Boston rolled the dice by turning to closer Koji Uehara to get the last 5 outs of the game. Koji was up to the task with an impressive 39 pitch outing, retiring 5 of the 6 batters he faced. Evereth Cabrera was the only better to put the ball in play with a weak grounder to 2nd to end the game and even the series.
thanks to a 3 run 3rd inning highlighted by a 2 run double off the Green Monster by Hanley Ramirez. In the 5th Inning, the Orioles made it a 1 run game, but Boston responded in the bottom of that same inning with an insurance run when Xander Boagaerts singled home Ramirez. Unlike the previous night, the Sox bullpen was up to the task if holding on to the slim lead it was given. Although it got off to a rocky start when Junichi Tazawa was ejected 2 batters into his appearance. Tazawa struck out lead off batter Steve Pearce to begin the 8th but then was tossed by the home plate umpire sfter arguing a tight full count pitch to Chris Davis. Boston rolled the dice by turning to closer Koji Uehara to get the last 5 outs of the game. Koji was up to the task with an impressive 39 pitch outing, retiring 5 of the 6 batters he faced. Evereth Cabrera was the only better to put the ball in play with a weak grounder to 2nd to end the game and even the series.April 19 @ Fenway Park
Miguel Gonzalez vs Rick Porcello
Baltimore wins 7-5
WP: Darren O'Day (1-0)
LP: Alexei Ogando (0-2)
SV: Zach Britton (5)
HR; none
MVP: Chris Davis (2-5, 2 2B, 2 Rbi, 1 R)
Both teams had been pretty much kept in check offensively in the first 2 games of the series, but they combined for 27 hits in this back and forth matchup. Baltimore jumped out to another early lead with 2 in the 1st and another in the 3rd thanks to extra base RBI hits by Chris Davis and Adam Jones. The Sox fought back to take the lead with 4 runs in the 4th. Boston put 3 doubles (Betts,Ramirez and Bogaerts) together off of starter Miguel Gonzalez. Unfortuantely the lead was short lived for Boston, as Baltimore ties it up in the 5th when Davis hit his 2nd RBI double of the game to score Jimmy Paredes. RBI hits by David Ortiz in the bottom of the 5th and Evereth Cabrera in the top of the 6th had the game ties once again at 5 as both starters hit the showers without a chance to claim a victory. FOr the 2nd time in the series, the O's bullpen got the best of their counterparts by blanking the Sox bats over the last 2 1/3 innings. Alexei Ogando once again struggled to retire Oriole hitters. In the 8th, Ogando gave up a single to Travis Snider and then a triple to Manny Machado to give Baltimore a 1 run lead. Machado would score on a Sac Fly by Ryan Flaherty to make it a 7-5 game. That was more than enough for Zach Britton as he closed out the win for his 5th save of the season. Mookie Betts (4-5, 2 R)) and Xander Boagaerts (3-4, 2 RBI) had big games in a losing cause for Boston. Baltimore was led by Evereth Cabrera (3-5, 1 RBI) and 4 batters (Paredes,Jones,Davis and Snider) with 2 hits apiece.April 20 @ Fenway Park
Wei-Yen Chin vs Justin Masterson
Boston wins 11-3
WP: Justin Masterson (1-2)
LP: Hei-Yen Chen (2-1)
SV: none
HR: Mike Napoli (1)
MVP: Dustin Pedroia (2-5, 3 Rbi, 2 R, 2 2B)
Boston was able to work a split in this series with the first blowout of the 4 game set. Red
Sox hitters jumped all over starter Chen with 2 runs in the 1st and 5 in the 2nd. Once again doubles were a key part of the Boston attack. Betts, Hanigan, and Pedroia, twice, each had key doubles to drive in key runs early for Boston. Justin Masterson was able to pitch well enough to keep the O's from mounting a comeback. Masterson went into the 8th inning allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 4 batters. The Boston offensive attack did not slow down as they continued to pound Oriole pitching for a total of 14 hits and 11 runs led by a 3 for 3 day by Hanley Ramirez. Betts, Pedroia, Napoli and Hanigan all added multi hit games as well. Ryan Flaherty had 3 hits with 2 of those being doubles in a losing effort for the O's.
Sox hitters jumped all over starter Chen with 2 runs in the 1st and 5 in the 2nd. Once again doubles were a key part of the Boston attack. Betts, Hanigan, and Pedroia, twice, each had key doubles to drive in key runs early for Boston. Justin Masterson was able to pitch well enough to keep the O's from mounting a comeback. Masterson went into the 8th inning allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 4 batters. The Boston offensive attack did not slow down as they continued to pound Oriole pitching for a total of 14 hits and 11 runs led by a 3 for 3 day by Hanley Ramirez. Betts, Pedroia, Napoli and Hanigan all added multi hit games as well. Ryan Flaherty had 3 hits with 2 of those being doubles in a losing effort for the O's.Baltimore now stands at 8-5 after the series. This is a 1 game improvement over the 7-6 record they held at the same point in real life.
Batting Leaders:
Adam Jones .400 AVG, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 2 SB
Manny Machado .286 AVG, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 2 SB
Travis Snider .311 AVG, 3 HR, 7 RBI
Pitching Leaders
Wei-Yen Chen 2-1, 3.79 ERA, 14 K, 19 IP
Darren O'Day 5 G, 6 IP, 11 K, 1.50 ERA
Kevin Gausman 3 G, 7.2 IP, 7 K, 1.17 ERA
Boston is now 5-8. That is a 3 game decline over the 8-5 record they had in real life.
Batting Leaders
Dustin Pedroia .382, 2 HR, 10 RBI
Mookie Betts .319, 5 2B, 7 RBI, 3 SB
Pablo Sandoval .333, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Pitching Leaders
Wade Miley 2-0, 3.46 ERA, 13 IP, 6 H, .133 OPP BA
Joe Kelly 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 IP, 8 H, 11 K, .200 OPP BA
Clay Buchholz 1-1, 2.81 ERA, 16 IP, 14 H, 14 K
--submitted by Peter Daly--
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