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Moriarty9 · 05-07-2008, 08:39 PM

Boston drops opener, 1-0
Downs dominates Red Sox
Monday, April 5, 2010

BALTIMORE - Those with tickets for Opening Day 2010 got to see the pomp and circumstance celebrating a new season. They also got to see a stellar pitcher's duel won out by Scott Downs of the Orioles.
The Boston Red Sox sent former Cy Young winner Johan Santana to the mound in hopes he would pitch a fine game to pick up the first win of the season. Santana pitched a fine game but it was Downs, who gave up just two hits, who came away with the win.
Downs gave up two hits and three walks, while striking out five, in seven innings of work against the Red Sox lineup. Four relievers worked two perfect innings of relief, capped off by closer J.J. Putz's nine-pitch ninth inning in which he struck out two to pick up the save.
Miguel Cabrera singled and Dustin Pedroia doubled for Boston's only hits in the contest.
Santana gave up one run on 10 hits and no walks while striking out eight Orioles hitters over eight innings.
The lone run of the game came in the home half of the fourth inning. Mark Reynolds hit a one-out double down the third base line and soon scored on a Casey Blake single.

Offensive offense

Many in Boston have expressed concerns over the clout offered by the Red Sox lineup after Ryan Howard and Victor Martinez left via free agency and Matt Kemp suffered a neck injury in an exhibition game that will keep him out for the season. The season opener in Baltimore did little to quell those fears with just two hits collected in 28 at bats and no runs being pushed across the plate against Downs, who went 8-10 with a 4.58 ERA last season.
"Certainly its tough to lose some of the bats we've lost but we're still going to put together some runs," Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said after the game. "Nine times out of ten, regardless of what kinda offense you have, when you have a pitcher put together the kind of game Johan had out there today, you come away with the win. Today was just that one time."
The manager also stressed that one game does not make the season and suggested the team will have plenty of "drubbings" down the line.

Around the League

There were three extra inning ballgames today, adding up for a total of 44 innings between them. At Yankee Stadium, the Kansas City Royals put together a four run 11th inning higlighted by an Eric Byrnes three-run home run to give the New York Yankees a 6-2 loss. At Coors Field, Ty Wigginton of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a solo home run off reliever Keith Foulke in the 16th inning to top the Colorado Rockies 4-3. At Wrigley Field, the New York Mets thought their three-run top of the 17th inning would be enough to secure an extra-inning victory only for the Chicago Cubs to rally for four runs in the home half of the inning as the Cubbies took home a 10-9 victory. Jhonny Peralta of the Mets and J.D. Drew of the Cubs each hit two home runs in the contest.
Elsewhere in baseball today, Chris Shelton's two homers led the Cleveland Indians past the Chicago White Sox 9-5, San Diego Padres hurler Aaron Harang shut down the San Francisco Giants in an 8-1 win and the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners combined for five home runs in a 5-3 A's loss.

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Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 399	Opening Day 2010 Boston drops opener, 1-0 Downs dominates Red Sox Monday, April 5, 2010 BALTIMORE - Those with tickets for Opening Day 2010 got to see the pomp and circumstance celebrating a new season. They also got to see a stellar pitcher's duel won out by Scott Downs of the Orioles. The Boston Red Sox sent former Cy Young winner Johan Santana to the mound in hopes he would pitch a fine game to pick up the first win of the season. Santana pitched a fine game but it was Downs, who gave up just two hits, who came away with the win. Downs gave up two hits and three walks, while striking out five, in seven innings of work against the Red Sox lineup. Four relievers worked two perfect innings of relief, capped off by closer J.J. Putz's nine-pitch ninth inning in which he struck out two to pick up the save. Miguel Cabrera singled and Dustin Pedroia doubled for Boston's only hits in the contest. Santana gave up one run on 10 hits and no walks while striking out eight Orioles hitters over eight innings. The lone run of the game came in the home half of the fourth inning. Mark Reynolds hit a one-out double down the third base line and soon scored on a Casey Blake single. Offensive offense Many in Boston have expressed concerns over the clout offered by the Red Sox lineup after Ryan Howard and Victor Martinez left via free agency and Matt Kemp suffered a neck injury in an exhibition game that will keep him out for the season. The season opener in Baltimore did little to quell those fears with just two hits collected in 28 at bats and no runs being pushed across the plate against Downs, who went 8-10 with a 4.58 ERA last season. "Certainly its tough to lose some of the bats we've lost but we're still going to put together some runs," Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said after the game. "Nine times out of ten, regardless of what kinda offense you have, when you have a pitcher put together the kind of game Johan had out there today, you come away with the win. Today was just that one time." The manager also stressed that one game does not make the season and suggested the team will have plenty of "drubbings" down the line. Around the League There were three extra inning ballgames today, adding up for a total of 44 innings between them. At Yankee Stadium, the Kansas City Royals put together a four run 11th inning higlighted by an Eric Byrnes three-run home run to give the New York Yankees a 6-2 loss. At Coors Field, Ty Wigginton of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a solo home run off reliever Keith Foulke in the 16th inning to top the Colorado Rockies 4-3. At Wrigley Field, the New York Mets thought their three-run top of the 17th inning would be enough to secure an extra-inning victory only for the Chicago Cubs to rally for four runs in the home half of the inning as the Cubbies took home a 10-9 victory. Jhonny Peralta of the Mets and J.D. Drew of the Cubs each hit two home runs in the contest. Elsewhere in baseball today, Chris Shelton's two homers led the Cleveland Indians past the Chicago White Sox 9-5, San Diego Padres hurler Aaron Harang shut down the San Francisco Giants in an 8-1 win and the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners combined for five home runs in a 5-3 A's loss.