[RedSoxAnni]

Game time: 7:10 pm

Scheduled starters: Rick Porcello (7-6, 4.56) v. Aaron Cook (2-4, 4.50)

The game will be on NESN, ESPN, and WEEI

Boston weather: 4 pm observation at KBOS: Wind out of the south at 13 mph with gusts to 16 mph, visibility 1 mile in heavy rain, fog, and mist, few clouds at 900 feet, scattered clouds at 3,300 feet, broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 13,000 feet, temperature 72F, DP 69F.

Forecast: Wet. There is a warm and moist air mass over eastern NE with a southerly flow bringing in more moisture from the ocean. There was just enough solar heating today to set up some convection. The upper air is moving very slowly, so these storms are moving slowly. They are not intense storms, but they are taking their time moving. With the large amount of moisture in the atmosphere that adds up to the potential for a lot of rain in a short period of time. There is a line of showers moving through the Boston area at 4 pm. It should clear out in a few hours. They could start the game on time. They should be able to play it, but there could be a rain delay along the way.

[RedSoxAnni]

Detroit                                 Boston                                
 -------                                 ------                                
 
 Pos  Player               HR  RBI  AVG. Pos  Player              HR  RBI  AVG.
 ---  ------               --  ---  ---- ---  ------              --  ---  ----
  CF  Jackson, Austin      11   47  .319  CF  Ellsbury, Jacoby     1    6  .274 
  LF  Berry, Quintin        2   22  .283  LF  Crawford, Carl       1    4  .244 
  3B  Cabrera, Miguel      25   85  .322  2B  Pedroia, Dustin      9   39  .265 
  1B  Fielder, Prince      16   72  .301  1B  Gonzalez, Adrian    10   62  .297 
  RF  Boesch, Brennan      11   44  .246  DH  Ross, Cody          16   50  .262 
  DH  Young, Delmon        11   42  .263   C  Saltalamacchia, Jar 20   46  .236 
   C  Avila, Alex           6   28  .241  3B  Middlebrooks, Will  13   47  .301 
  SS  Peralta, Jhonny       8   37  .258  RF  Kalish, Ryan         0    5  .217 
  2B  Santiago, Ramon       2   17  .217  SS  Ciriaco, Pedro       0    9  .348 
   P  Porcello, Rick (7-6, 4.56)           P  Cook, Aaron (2-4, 4.50)

[Manny's PS2]

I just had some Pasta Porcello the other night. It was flambe and then served in dirty water. 5 in a row.

[BigSlick]

I don't care how many times NESN posts the stat, I refuse to believe that Adrian Gonzalez leads the majors in BA with RISP.

[BigSlick]

Great catch by Ellsbury keeps it tied.

[Whitey McMoonburn]

BigSlick, on 01 August 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

Great catch by Ellsbury keeps it tied.

That was a helluva catch. Nice hustle.

[BigSlick]

That got ugly really quick.

[Whitey McMoonburn]

Nice catch by Kalish to keep it from getting even uglier.

[BigSlick]

That DP by Saltalamacchia was a back breaker.

[BigSlick]

When I grow up I want to be Pedro Ciriaco.


Edit: What a shitty at bat by Ellsbury. He swings at the first pitch in the dirt, then he watches a meaty curve ball over the heart of the plate for strike 2. He was done after that.

This post has been edited by BigSlick: 01 August 2012 - 08:39 PM

[Whitey McMoonburn]

We're still within striking distance. Just gotta shut their bats down.

[BigSlick]

Crawford goes yard and the deficit is down to 1!!!

[Whitey McMoonburn]

Are we finally getting the Carl Crawford we're paying for?

[BigSlick]

Whitey McMoonburn, on 01 August 2012 - 08:57 PM, said:

Are we finally getting the Carl Crawford we're paying for?

Let's not jump the gun... just enjoy the moment.

[Whitey McMoonburn]

BigSlick, on 01 August 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

Let's not jump the gun... just enjoy the moment.

Sorry. It's been so long since I've actually seen him produce, I didn't know how to react.

[The Ghost of Ned Martin]

Whitey McMoonburn, on 01 August 2012 - 09:02 PM, said:

Sorry. It's been so long since I've actually seen him produce, I didn't know how to react.

That's what your wife said.

[Whitey McMoonburn]

The Ghost of Ned Martin, on 01 August 2012 - 09:09 PM, said:

That's what your wife said.

Lack of opportunity doesn't necessarily equate to lack of effort.

[RedSoxAnni]

 Detroit                            ab  r  h  2b  3b  hr  rbi  w  k  avg.
 Jackson, Austin cf                   4  1  1   0   0   0    1  1  0  .318
 Berry, Quintin lf                    4  0  1   0   0   0    1  0  0  .282
 Cabrera, Miguel 3b                   5  1  2   0   0   1    2  0  1  .323
 Fielder, Prince 1b                   4  2  2   1   0   1    1  0  1  .303
 Boesch, Brennan rf                   4  0  1   0   0   0    1  0  1  .246
  Kelly, Don rf                       0  0  0   0   0   0    0  0  0  .175
 Young, Delmon dh                     4  1  2   0   0   1    1  0  0  .266
 Avila, Alex c                        4  1  1   0   0   0    0  0  2  .241
 Peralta, Jhonny ss                   4  1  1   0   0   0    0  0  0  .258
 Santiago, Ramon 2b                   3  0  1   0   0   0    0  0  1  .219
  Totals                             36  7 12   1   0   3    7  1  6 
 
  Boston                             ab  r  h  2b  3b  hr  rbi  w  k  avg.
 Ellsbury, Jacoby cf                  4  1  1   1   0   0    0  1  1  .273
 Crawford, Carl lf                    5  1  1   0   0   1    1  0  2  .240
 Pedroia, Dustin 2b                   4  1  1   0   0   0    0  0  2  .265
 Gonzalez, Adrian 1b                  3  1  2   0   0   0    0  1  0  .300
 Ross, Cody dh                        4  0  2   0   0   0    1  0  0  .265
 Saltalamacchia, Jarrod c             4  0  0   0   0   0    0  0  2  .233
 Middlebrooks, Will 3b                4  1  1   0   0   0    1  0  1  .300
 Kalish, Ryan rf                      3  0  1   0   0   0    0  1  1  .222
 Ciriaco, Pedro ss                    4  0  1   0   0   0    1  0  2  .342
  Totals                             35  5 10   1   0   1    4  3 11 
 
  Detroit           0 0 0  1 5 0  0 1 0  --  7
  Boston            1 0 0  0 0 3  1 0 0  --  5
 
 LOB_Detroit 5, Boston 6. 2B_P.Fielder, J.Ellsbury. HR_M.Cabrera (26) off 
 A.Cook, P.Fielder (17) off A.Cook, D.Young (12) off A.Miller, C.Crawford (2) 
 off P.Coke. S_R.Santiago, P.Ciriaco. GIDP_A.Jackson, C.Crawford, 
 J.Saltalamacchia. DP_Detroit 2 (R.Santiago, J.Peralta and P.Fielder 2); 
 Boston 1 (A.Gonzalez and P.Ciriaco).
 
  Detroit                     IP      H  R ER BB SO  HR  PC-ST   ERA
 Porcello, Rick (W 8-6)      5 2-3    8  4  4  2  6   0  88-55  4.65
 Coke, Phil (H 17)            1-3     2  1  1  1  1   1   19-9  3.56
 Dotel, Octavio (H 8)          1      0  0  0  0  1   0    9-9  3.34
 Benoit, Joaquin (H 23)        1      0  0  0  0  1   0   12-9  2.81
 Valverde, Jose (S 21)         1      0  0  0  0  2   0  17-13  3.71
 
  Boston                      IP      H  R ER BB SO  HR  PC-ST   ERA
 Cook, Aaron (L 2-5)         4 2-3    9  6  6  0  0   2  86-61  5.24
 Breslow, Craig              1 1-3    1  0  0  0  2   0  20-13  0.00
 Melancon, Mark               2-3     0  0  0  1  0   0   12-7  8.34
 Miller, Andrew                1      1  1  1  0  2   1  16-12  3.04
 Tazawa, Junichi             1 1-3    1  0  0  0  2   0  20-15  1.08
 
 P.Coke pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. 
 
 HBP_by A.Cook (Q.Berry). 
 WP_A.Cook, C.Breslow.
 T_3:34. A_37,213.
 Umpires_Home, Jerry Layne; First, Vic Carapazza; 
         Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Angel Campos

[Manny's PS2]

BigSlick, on 01 August 2012 - 08:30 PM, said:

That DP by Saltalamacchia was a back breaker.

I know what you meant, but when I read this post slowly it sounds like Fifty Shades of Slick.