May 17, 2008 Red Sox 10, Brewers 9 (10)

The Sox were hopeful that Daisuke Matsuzaka and his league leading 6 wins would give the tired bullpen in game two of the doubleheader a break, but that was not to be. Dice-K totally sucks the joint out, as after throwing 37 pitches in the 1st inning while allowing two runs he is even worse in the 2nd throwing 41 pitches including three straight walks which would force in a run, 4 walks total in the inning and 3 more runs. Only a Kevin Youkilis 3-run homer in the bottom of the 1st made the score a respectable 5-3 defecit through only two innings. Dice-K would settle down a little bit but still only gets through 4 innings at well over 100 pitches, allowing 5 runs and 7 walks. Meanwhile, the Sox tie the game on a Pedroia 2-run double in the 5th for a 5-5 tie. The tie was short-lived, as the Brewers get thre runs in the 6th for an 8-5 lead. But, the never-say-die Sox storm right back getting 3 runs on their own in the bottom of the inning to retie the game, 8-8. It would stay that way through the regulation 9 until Ryan Brawn rips a solo shot off of Paps in the top of the 10th to give the Brewers the lead back, 9-8. The Sox storm back again with consecutive singles for Casey, Lugo and Ellsbury to get a run and retie the game again. Later in the inning Manny dribbles one to third baseman Bill Hall, who tries to get Manny at first but overthrows first, allowing the winning run to come home on the error. Fianl score - Sox10, Brewers 9. Play account follows the game.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Milwaukee Brewers At 2008 Boston Red Sox             5/17/2008
 
  Brewers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Weeks 2B          4  2  0  0 .210     J.Ellsbury CF       5  3  3  1 .378  
  M.Cameron CF        4  3  1  0 .258     D.Pedroia 2B        6  0  1  3 .270  
  R.Braun LF          5  3  3  3 .230     D.Ortiz DH          5  0  1  1 .257  
  P.Fielder DH        5  0  2  2 .329   A-C.Crisp PR,DH       1  0  0  0 .293  
  C.Hart RF           4  0  0  0 .223     M.Ramirez LF        4  1  1  0 .308  
  J.Hardy SS          3  0  2  2 .301     K.Youkilis 3B       5  1  3  3 .329  
  J.Dillon 1B         3  0  0  1 .048     J.Drew RF           5  1  2  0 .254  
  B.Hall 3B           5  0  0  0 .161     J.Varitek C         5  1  1  0 .228  
  J.Kendall C         5  1  2  0 .203     S.Casey 1B          5  2  3  1 .415  
                                        B-J.Van Every PR      0  1  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Lugo SS           3  0  1  0 .362  
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         Totals      38  9 10  8                 Totals      44 10 16  9
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Casey In 10th Inning
 
Brewers......... 2 3 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  1 -  9 10  3
Red Sox......... 3 0 0  0 2 3  0 0 0  2 - 10 16  0
 
Brewers (16-27)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Suppan                  5       9   8   6   3   2   1  97   6.49
Z.Jackson                 0       0   0   0   0   0   0   3   ----
G.Mota BS(1st)            1 2/3   2   0   0   0   2   0  19   5.14
S.Torres LOSS(1-2)        2 1/3   3   2   1   1   2   0  47   3.46
E.Gagne BS(1st)           0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   6.00
S.McClung                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   5.80
Totals                    9 2/3  16  10   7   4   6   1
 
Red Sox (25-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Matsuzaka               4       5   5   5   7   4   0 109   3.81
H.Okajima                 1       0   2   2   2   0   0  26   3.86
M.Timlin                  1 1/3   3   1   1   1   0   0  30   0.93
M.Delcarmen               1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  19   4.76
J.Papelbon WIN(4-1)       2       2   1   1   0   3   1  35   1.83
Totals                   10      10   9   9  10   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,399 DATE- Saturday, May 17th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Larry Vanover, Mike Everitt, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:26
LEFT ON BASE- Brewers:10  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Brewers: 1  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- R.Weeks, B.Hall, Z.Jackson
DOUBLES- P.Fielder(7th), J.Ellsbury(10th), D.Pedroia(10th), J.Drew(7th)
HOME RUNS- R.Braun(9th), K.Youkilis(16th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Lugo
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Hardy
WALKS- R.Weeks-2, M.Cameron-2, R.Braun, P.Fielder, C.Hart, J.Hardy, J.Dillon-2,
       J.Ellsbury, M.Ramirez-2, J.Lugo
STRIKE OUTS- R.Weeks-3, M.Cameron, R.Braun, P.Fielder, C.Hart, J.Dillon, B.Hall,
             J.Ellsbury-2, M.Ramirez, K.Youkilis, J.Varitek, S.Casey
GIDP- J.Varitek
WILD PITCHES- D.Matsuzaka
WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Guillermo Mota robbed Manny Ramirez of a base hit.
 
Kevin Youkilis left the yard and had 3 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston Red
Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings 10 to 9.
 
Both teams were tied at 8 runs apiece after nine innings.  Boston came out on
top in the 10th inning.  Sean Casey started the inning off right when he
slapped a one-base hit.  Julio Lugo came to the plate and slapped a base-hit.
Jacoby Ellsbury then banged out a single.  Two outs later Manny Ramirez came
to the plate and lashed a single, and an error was also committed.  The game
was a wild affair with the lead changing hands 6 times.  
 
Jonathan Papelbon(4-1) went 2 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Salomon
Torres(1-2) was the losing pitcher in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs and 3
hits in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 

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