Game time: 7:05 pm EDT

Scheduled Starters: Garrett Olson (1-2, 7.33) v. Clay Buchholz, 1-0, 4.50

The game will be on NESN.

Boston weather: 3 pm observation at KBOS: wind out of the southeast at 5 mph with gusts to 17 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, temperature 69F, DP 55F


Forecast: High pressure is building across southern NE and will remain in control through Monday. Right now, KBOS is reporting winds out of the SE, but the winds are out of the NW to N at all other reporting stations, and I suspect that Boston is seeing somewhat of a sea breeze right now. The winds should be north or northwest at game time, which is blowing out toward right/across from left to right. The winds will diminish after sundown, and we shouldn't see the gusty conditions that have been dominating all day (I've just gotten back from flying to and from Sanford, ME, and, believe me, the winds are gusting out of the northwest!) After sundown, the fair-weather cumulus will dissipate, and with clear skies, calm winds, and a low dew point, we should see some radiational cooling tonight. So if you're going to the game, bring a sweatshirt. It could get into the low to mid 50s by the time the game ends.

09/01 18:24:02 ET

Well the youngster got thru the 1st unscathed! Hopefully the team can give him a bit of a lead here.

No worries, O's, we still have 8 more innings to go.

Nice strikeout, Olson! Way to handle that first inning.

It would be nice if Lowell is going to fan to at least do it on a strike. With a WHIP of 2+ surely they can touch this guy for a few runs.

Another good inning by Clay!

Seems like the only way Youkilis can get on base nowadays is either by a walk or getting hit by a pitch.

Seems like the only way Phil Hughes can get an out nowadays is ... wait, Phil Hughes can't get an out.

Seems like your lineup without Manny isn't really a lineup.

Please note that while we let more go in the game threads, we won't tolerate trolling here. Thanks.

Definitely weaker, but we're up 1-0 now. It seems like your rotation with everyone you have... still sucks.

Well at least they have Mussina...oh wait, never mind.

He sucks even more than Hughes does.

i love watching a rookie pitcher come up big in a pennant race. but that's just me.

Nice hit by Moss right there.
Great bunt by Lugo.

Come on, Pedroia. Two out hits win ballgames.

PAPI!!!!!!

PapiPapiPapi!!!!

4-0

All made possible by the great head-first slide into first with 2 outs by Pedroia, I should point out.

The same rotation that pwned your best starters this week?

Clay is a stud.

Dyslexics untie!

Buchholz has a no-hitter through 5 innings!!!! I am not trying to JINX him... Just wanted to let everyone know that he is throwing a NO-NO!

The same staff with a 95 ERA+? That one?

That Roger Clemens, he really pwned with that sick 2/5 K/BB, plus a HBP. He should teach Beckett not to give up 42-hoppers where no fielders are.

He has a sick, sick curve and change working tonight ... just sick

Way to go, kid!

Go away loser. Last I checked the Red Sox are still 5 up in the AL East.

I see this has gone unnoticed.

Yes, I did say your pitching sucks, because it has.

And if it wasn't for June, July and August, you would be a sub-.500 team. I can play this game too.

Pwned? What are you, fourteen? You just said the offense is terrible, and now you're using the "terrible" offense to pump up a mediocre pitching staff? Are you functionally retarded?

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On to legimiate stuff. Nice to see the bats wake up a bit here, and oh yea, Clay looks spectacular.

Well that was headed up the middle before it took the pitcher's ankles off. Darn.

Glad to see you have a life

I have a question. How many rings do the Yankees have since you started watching baseball? Wait, they haven't finished the year yet. Let me guess, you like the Celtics and Steelers?

I wonder what the over/under is for BBs to Ortiz while Manny is out of action?

Woohoo Lowell!

Thats my boy. I love Lowell. MVP MVP MVP. I don't care what anyone says.

Why are you here?

The 3rd baseman delivers again! 95 RBI.

Well, Tonights game is going well. I'm liking this.

Youk puts an exclamation point on the inning!!!

MVP of the Red Sox or the AL?

Nice to see Youk hit a homer instead of a ball hitting him.

Better question, are you still here?

Of course he's not here, it's past his bedtime.

I know there are others that are more worthy for AL MVP, but Lowell has done a great job keeping the Red Sox going this year. A-Rod will probably win it, but Lowell has been great this year.

Does Tito have someone warming up here and will it be Gagne?

What a play! Oh my god Pedroia!!

holy ****ing crap

just wow

Pedroia! Fan-frickin-tastic.

What a play by Pedroia! Wow!!

Holy Jesus, that was an AWESOME play by the dirty smurf.

Little dirt dog!!

K

Great exclamation of "F-yeah!" by Pedro when the out call was made.

Wow, who knew the Sox were good?