Game time: 1:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Matt Garza v. Bartolo Colon
Snyder, Tavarez, and Okajima will also pitch.
There is no tv or radio coverage of this game.
Fort Myers Weather: 8 am observation at Page Field: Wind out of the north at 6 mph, visibility 9 miles, sky clear, temperature 57F, DP 50F
Forecast: Sunny and warm, with a light wind out of the north/northwest, which is blowing from left to right.
Full Version: Tampa Bay at BOSTON, Thursday, March 13, 2008
QUOTE(RedSoxAnni @ Mar 13 2008, 05:52 AM) 
Game time: 1:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Matt Garza v. Bartolo Colon
Snyder, Tavarez, and Okajima will also pitch.
There is no tv or radio coverage of this game.
Fort Myers Weather: 8 am observation at Page Field: Wind out of the north at 6 mph, visibility 9 miles, sky clear, temperature 57F, DP 50F
Forecast: Sunny and warm, with a light wind out of the north/northwest, which is blowing from left to right.
Scheduled starters: Matt Garza v. Bartolo Colon
Snyder, Tavarez, and Okajima will also pitch.
There is no tv or radio coverage of this game.
Fort Myers Weather: 8 am observation at Page Field: Wind out of the north at 6 mph, visibility 9 miles, sky clear, temperature 57F, DP 50F
Forecast: Sunny and warm, with a light wind out of the north/northwest, which is blowing from left to right.
Bartolo Coloney. Cologna. Does he have a nickname? Go Bart. Could really use a good showing from him.
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Sean Casey, 1B
Dusty Brown, C
Alex Cora, SS
Bartolo Colon, P
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Sean Casey, 1B
Dusty Brown, C
Alex Cora, SS
Bartolo Colon, P
Tony Massarotti, Herald - Colon hits 93 on gun
Bartolo Colon saw his first live action for the Red Sox [team stats] today and, all and all, it wasn’t a bad debut.
Colon actually hit 93 miles per hour in the first inning of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to one scout. Colon’s fastball generally was clocked at 89-90 mph, thereafter, which is probably enough for him to be competitive.
As it was, the Rays loaded the bases with nobody out in the first inning, though an Alex Cora [stats] error certainly didn’t help. Colon got out of the mess just the same, with a strikeout, popout and groundout. He allowed only a solo homer in the second inning to No. 9 hitter Jon Weber.
Bartolo Colon saw his first live action for the Red Sox [team stats] today and, all and all, it wasn’t a bad debut.
Colon actually hit 93 miles per hour in the first inning of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to one scout. Colon’s fastball generally was clocked at 89-90 mph, thereafter, which is probably enough for him to be competitive.
As it was, the Rays loaded the bases with nobody out in the first inning, though an Alex Cora [stats] error certainly didn’t help. Colon got out of the mess just the same, with a strikeout, popout and groundout. He allowed only a solo homer in the second inning to No. 9 hitter Jon Weber.
Jeff Goldberg, Courant - Colon Escapes Trouble In Red Sox Debut
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Bartolo Colon made his Red Sox debut today, allowing one run on two hits over two innings with one strikeout against the Rays at City of Palms Park.
The righthander threw 26 pitches, 18 for strikes. He escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first without allowing a run, then gave up a long first-pitch homer to No. 9 hitter Jon Weber in the second.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Bartolo Colon made his Red Sox debut today, allowing one run on two hits over two innings with one strikeout against the Rays at City of Palms Park.
The righthander threw 26 pitches, 18 for strikes. He escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first without allowing a run, then gave up a long first-pitch homer to No. 9 hitter Jon Weber in the second.
It's really sad that I've seen more ST games on ESPN than I have on NESN this year.
Matt Garza is going to be great for the Rays. The development of that team in recent years frightens me a bit. Thank goodness the O's have taken a turn for the worse.
Matt Garza is going to be great for the Rays. The development of that team in recent years frightens me a bit. Thank goodness the O's have taken a turn for the worse.
Scott Hotard, Naples Daily News - Spring Training live game blog: Red Sox-Rays
FORT MYERS — Colon's debut was a mixed bag. He allowed the Red Sox to bat around in the two innings he pitched, but the only run he allowed was Jon Weber's homer to right with two away in the second.
The veteran righy threw 26 pitches, 18 for strikes. He walked one and struck out one.
His biggest pitch was for strike three against B.J. Upton, who swung through the 1-2 offering with the bases loaded and nobody out in the first. He followed that by inducing a pop up by Jonny Gomes behind the plate and a grounder to first by John Rodriguez, retiring the side with no harm done.
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Weber's homer is the only score so far. Garza just came out after four-plus scoreless innings.
FORT MYERS — Colon's debut was a mixed bag. He allowed the Red Sox to bat around in the two innings he pitched, but the only run he allowed was Jon Weber's homer to right with two away in the second.
The veteran righy threw 26 pitches, 18 for strikes. He walked one and struck out one.
His biggest pitch was for strike three against B.J. Upton, who swung through the 1-2 offering with the bases loaded and nobody out in the first. He followed that by inducing a pop up by Jonny Gomes behind the plate and a grounder to first by John Rodriguez, retiring the side with no harm done.
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Weber's homer is the only score so far. Garza just came out after four-plus scoreless innings.
CODE
Tampa Bay ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi avg.
Iwamura, Akinori 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
Johnson, Elliot 2b-ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .526
Bartlett, Jason ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Hinske, Eric 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .474
Pena, Carlos 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
Guzman, Joel lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Upton, BJ cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364
Brignac, Reid ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Merrill, Ronnie 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gomes, Jonny dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
Richard, Chris ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Rodriguez, John rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .138
Longoria, Evan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Aybar, Willy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Navarro, Dioner c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Riggans, Shawn c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Weber, Jon lf-cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .211
Totals 36 3 7 2 0 1 2
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi avg.
Ellsbury, Jacoby cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Thurston, Joe cf-2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .355
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Pritz, Bryan cf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ortiz, David dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Carter, Chris ph-dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .353
Bell, Bubba pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, Manny lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Moss, Brandon lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .353
Lowell, Mike 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ginter, Keith pr-3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Drew, JD rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Engel, Reid pr-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Casey, Sean 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350
Spann, Chad pr-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brown, Dusty c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kottaras, George c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .467
Cora, Alex ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .379
Suarez, Ignacio pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Natale, Jeff ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Negron, Kristopher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 3 9 2 0 1 2
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -- 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 -- 3
E_J.Guzman, C.Spann, A.Cora. LOB_Tampa Bay 9, Boston 8. 2B_E.Johnson,
B.Upton, C.Carter, M.Ramirez. HR_J.Weber (1) off B.Colon, B.Moss (1) off
M.Talbot. SF_C.Richard. GIDP_J.Guzman, D.Navarro, D.Ortiz, G.Kottaras.
DP_Tampa Bay 2; Boston 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Garza, Matt 4 2-3 4 0 0 1 2 1.93
Howell, JP (B 1) 2 1-3 2 1 0 1 0 1.13
Talbot, Mitch (B 1) 2 2 1 1 0 4 1.80
Birkins, Kurt (B 2) 1 1 1 1 0 2 3.60
Boston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Colon, Bartolo 2 2 1 1 1 1 4.50
Snyder, Kyle 2 1 0 0 0 3 4.50
Okajima, Hideki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lopez, Javier 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.50
Tavarez, Julian 2 2 1 0 2 0 5.87
Corey, Bryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.29
Vaughan, Beau 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.00
HBP_by M.Talbot (K.Ginter), by K.Birkins (J.Thurston).
WP_K.Snyder.
Iwamura, Akinori 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
Johnson, Elliot 2b-ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .526
Bartlett, Jason ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Hinske, Eric 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .474
Pena, Carlos 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
Guzman, Joel lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Upton, BJ cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364
Brignac, Reid ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Merrill, Ronnie 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gomes, Jonny dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
Richard, Chris ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Rodriguez, John rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .138
Longoria, Evan 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Aybar, Willy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Navarro, Dioner c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Riggans, Shawn c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Weber, Jon lf-cf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .211
Totals 36 3 7 2 0 1 2
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi avg.
Ellsbury, Jacoby cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Thurston, Joe cf-2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .355
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Pritz, Bryan cf-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ortiz, David dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Carter, Chris ph-dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .353
Bell, Bubba pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, Manny lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Moss, Brandon lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .353
Lowell, Mike 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ginter, Keith pr-3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Drew, JD rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Engel, Reid pr-cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Casey, Sean 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .350
Spann, Chad pr-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brown, Dusty c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kottaras, George c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .467
Cora, Alex ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .379
Suarez, Ignacio pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Natale, Jeff ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Negron, Kristopher ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 3 9 2 0 1 2
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -- 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 -- 3
E_J.Guzman, C.Spann, A.Cora. LOB_Tampa Bay 9, Boston 8. 2B_E.Johnson,
B.Upton, C.Carter, M.Ramirez. HR_J.Weber (1) off B.Colon, B.Moss (1) off
M.Talbot. SF_C.Richard. GIDP_J.Guzman, D.Navarro, D.Ortiz, G.Kottaras.
DP_Tampa Bay 2; Boston 2
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Garza, Matt 4 2-3 4 0 0 1 2 1.93
Howell, JP (B 1) 2 1-3 2 1 0 1 0 1.13
Talbot, Mitch (B 1) 2 2 1 1 0 4 1.80
Birkins, Kurt (B 2) 1 1 1 1 0 2 3.60
Boston IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Colon, Bartolo 2 2 1 1 1 1 4.50
Snyder, Kyle 2 1 0 0 0 3 4.50
Okajima, Hideki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Lopez, Javier 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.50
Tavarez, Julian 2 2 1 0 2 0 5.87
Corey, Bryan 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.29
Vaughan, Beau 1 1 1 1 2 1 9.00
HBP_by M.Talbot (K.Ginter), by K.Birkins (J.Thurston).
WP_K.Snyder.
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