[RedSoxAnni]

Game time: 7:10 pm

Scheduled starters: Clay Buchholz (6-2, 5.77) v. Mark Buehrle (5-6, 3.49)

The game will be on NESN, MLB Network, and WEEI

Miami weather: 4 pm observation at KMIA: Wind out of the east at 8 mph, visibility 10 miles, few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, temperature 85F, DP 66F

Forecast: Warm with a light breeze blowing in from left.

Roof prediction: Open

[VoteRiceIn]

We haven't won a game since my pre-game mojo was deleted.......just sayin'...

[RedSoxAnni]

Boston                                  Miami                                 
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 Pos  Player               HR  RBI  AVG. Pos  Player              HR  RBI  AVG.
 ---  ------               --  ---  ---- ---  ------              --  ---  ----
  CF  Podsednik, Scott      1    5  .405  SS  Reyes, Jose          1   13  .274 
  2B  Pedroia, Dustin       5   24  .278  2B  Infante, Omar        6   20  .296 
  1B  Youkilis, Kevin       4   13  .224  3B  Ramirez, Hanley     11   37  .254 
  3B  Middlebrooks, Will    6   22  .302  RF  Stanton, Giancarlo  14   42  .294 
  RF  Gonzalez, Adrian      5   33  .263  LF  Morrison, Logan      4   16  .229 
   C  Shoppach, Kelly       3    9  .268  1B  Sanchez, Gaby        1   13  .202 
  SS  Aviles, Mike          8   36  .259  CF  Coghlan, Chris       1   10  .146 
  LF  McDonald, Darnell     2    8  .182   C  Buck, John           4   13  .167 
   P  Buchholz, Clay (6-2, 5.77)           P  Buehrle, Mark (5-6, 3.49)

[Whitey McMoonburn]

Game's not on tv down here in No Man's Land. Keep me posted please.

[RedSoxAnni]

Whitey McMoonburn, on 12 June 2012 - 06:13 PM, said:

Game's not on tv down here in No Man's Land. Keep me posted please.

It's on the MLB Network; that should be included in most digital cable packages.

[Whitey McMoonburn]

They're showing the Yankees-Braves game here. Not interested.

[BigSlick]

Water!

[FishCake]

Birthday win!

[SoxAroundTheWorld]

The curse of VRI finally lifts. Let the pendulum now swing back towards winning.

[RedSoxAnni]

Boston 2, Miami 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Where: Marlins Ballpark, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Attendance: 29326

Final Scoring Summary
 
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston 	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0
Miami 	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	2

Boston
Hitters 	        Pos 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	Avg
Scott Podsednik 	CF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	.370
Dustin Pedroia  	2B 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	.273
Kevin Youkilis  	1B 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.219
     Ryan Sweeney 	RF 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.308
Will Middlebrooks 	3B 	4 	1 	1 	0 	0 	1 	1 	.300
Adrian Gonzalez 	RF-1B 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1 	.260
Kelly Shoppach  	C 	4 	1 	2 	1 	0 	0 	1 	.280
Mike Aviles 	        SS 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	2 	.259
Darnell McDonald 	LF 	4 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.200
Clay Buchholz   	SP 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2 	.000
     Vicente Padilla 	RP 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.000
     David Ortiz 	PH 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	2 	.301
     Alfredo Aceves 	RP 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.000
Totals                   	33 	2 	6 	2 	1 	5 	11 
	 
Batting
2B - Kelly Shoppach 2 (8)
TB - Will Middlebrooks, Kelly Shoppach 4, Mike Aviles, Darnell McDonald 2
RBI - Kelly Shoppach (10), Mike Aviles (37)
2-Out RBI - Kelly Shoppach (7), Mike Aviles (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Dustin Pedroia (20), Mike Aviles (30), Clay Buchholz 2 (2), David Ortiz (24)
S - Clay Buchholz (1)
GIDP - Mike Aviles (4)
Team LOB - 7

Pitchers         	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	ERA
Clay Buchholz (W 7-2) 	7.0 	5 	1 	1 	2 	9 	1 	5.38
Vicente Padilla (H 14) 	1.0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	4.50
Alfredo Aceves (SV 15) 	1.0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	4.83

Pitches-Strikes - Clay Buchholz 103-69, Vicente Padilla 24-18, Alfredo Aceves 14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Clay Buchholz 3-6, Vicente Padilla 0-0, Alfredo Aceves 1-1
Batters Faced - Clay Buchholz 26, Vicente Padilla 5, Alfredo Aceves 4


Miami
Hitters 	       Pos 	AB 	R 	H 	RBI 	BB 	K 	LOB 	Avg
Jose Reyes      	SS 	4 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	.278
Omar Infante    	2B 	3 	0 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1 	.301
Hanley Ramirez  	3B 	4 	0 	2 	0 	0 	1 	2 	.258
Giancarlo Stanton 	RF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4 	3 	.288
Logan Morrison  	LF 	4 	1 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	.235
     Justin Ruggiano 	PR 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.400
Gaby Sanchez 	        1B 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	3 	1 	.195
Chris Coghlan   	CF 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	.140
John Buck 	        C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1 	.163
Mark Buehrle    	SP 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	1 	.062
     Steven Cishek 	RP 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.000
     Greg Dobbs 	PH 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	.299
     Edward Mujica 	RP 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.000
     Randy Choate 	RP 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	.000
Totals                  	33 	1 	8 	1 	2 	12 	11 	
 
Batting
3B - Jose Reyes (5)
HR - Logan Morrison (5)
TB - Jose Reyes 4, Omar Infante 2, Hanley Ramirez 2, Logan Morrison 5
RBI - Logan Morrison (17)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Giancarlo Stanton 2 (22)
GIDP - Hanley Ramirez (10)
Team LOB - 7

Fielding
E - Omar Infante (6), Hanley Ramirez (3)

Pitchers        	IP 	H 	R 	ER 	BB 	K 	HR 	ERA
Mark Buehrle (L 5-7) 	7.0 	5 	2 	2 	1 	4 	0 	3.41
Steven Cishek   	1.0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1.95
Edward Mujica   	0.2 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4.28
Randy Choate    	0.1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0 	0.48

HBP - Kevin Youkilis (by Cishek)
Pitches-Strikes - Mark Buehrle 96-63, Steven Cishek 16-9, Edward Mujica 14-8, Randy Choate 5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mark Buehrle 11-4, Steven Cishek 2-1, Edward Mujica 3-0, Randy Choate 0-0
Batters Faced - Mark Buehrle 27, Steven Cishek 4, Edward Mujica 4, Randy Choate 1
Inherited Runners-Scored - Randy Choate 2-0

[VoteRiceIn]

SoxAroundTheWorld, on 12 June 2012 - 09:20 PM, said:

The curse of VRI finally lifts. Let the pendulum now swing back towards winning.

My actions & inactions having a real & direct impact on the outcome of RS games is both a blessing & a curse.