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Moriarty9 · 06-15-2008, 06:10 PM

Sox win in 23 innings
7-1 win takes 6 1/2 hours
Tuesday, August 9, 2011

KANSAS CITY - The Boston Red Sox recorded a six run victory over the Royals but it took 23 innings, 6 1/2 hours and presumably a few cups of coffee through the early morning hours for what was a 22-inning pitcher's duel game to come to an end.
The Red Sox jumped out on top in the top of the first inning on an errant throw in from the outfield after a Hanley Ramirez single. It would take 22 more innings before they scored again and won the game.
The Royals had tied the game in home half of the fourth inning with an Angel Rodriguez solo home run off Roy Oswalt.
Oswalt and KC starter John Patterson locked up in a bitter pitcher's duel that neither saw the end of. Oswalt gave up one run on five hits and one walk, striking out eight, over eight innings. Patterson gave up one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
In the top of the 23rd inning - almost six hours after the first run of the game had scored - a Matt Kemp single, Miguel Cabrera walk and Grady Sizemore single led to a bases loaded and nobody out situation for reliever Oscar Villarreal. Ramirez, after working the count full, lofted a routine flyball to leftfield but a sleepy LF dropped the ball, allowing Kemp to score the go-ahead run. Reggie Willits then drew a bases loaded walk to push across another run before George Avila hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1 Boston. A bases loaded walk to David Murphy and a two-run single from Kemp added a few more insurance runs.
Jon Lester retired the side in order in the bottom of the 23rd to secure the victory. Lester picked up the win and improved to 3-3 after throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings in which he gave up two hits and four walks while striking out three.
The two teams used a total of 13 pitchers in the contest.
Kemp and Ramirez led both teams with three hits each.

06-15-2008, 06:10 PM	#137 (permalink)
Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 413	Sox win in 23 innings 7-1 win takes 6 1/2 hours Tuesday, August 9, 2011 KANSAS CITY - The Boston Red Sox recorded a six run victory over the Royals but it took 23 innings, 6 1/2 hours and presumably a few cups of coffee through the early morning hours for what was a 22-inning pitcher's duel game to come to an end. The Red Sox jumped out on top in the top of the first inning on an errant throw in from the outfield after a Hanley Ramirez single. It would take 22 more innings before they scored again and won the game. The Royals had tied the game in home half of the fourth inning with an Angel Rodriguez solo home run off Roy Oswalt. Oswalt and KC starter John Patterson locked up in a bitter pitcher's duel that neither saw the end of. Oswalt gave up one run on five hits and one walk, striking out eight, over eight innings. Patterson gave up one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings. In the top of the 23rd inning - almost six hours after the first run of the game had scored - a Matt Kemp single, Miguel Cabrera walk and Grady Sizemore single led to a bases loaded and nobody out situation for reliever Oscar Villarreal. Ramirez, after working the count full, lofted a routine flyball to leftfield but a sleepy LF dropped the ball, allowing Kemp to score the go-ahead run. Reggie Willits then drew a bases loaded walk to push across another run before George Avila hit a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1 Boston. A bases loaded walk to David Murphy and a two-run single from Kemp added a few more insurance runs. Jon Lester retired the side in order in the bottom of the 23rd to secure the victory. Lester picked up the win and improved to 3-3 after throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings in which he gave up two hits and four walks while striking out three. The two teams used a total of 13 pitchers in the contest. Kemp and Ramirez led both teams with three hits each.