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AZTarHeel · 05-15-2004, 08:26 PM

Getting caught up

I've been playing a lot just not posting as much... Here are some highlights from recent Boston series...

Boston battles Rays to stay on top of AL East
Game 1: Boston 11, Tampa Bay 3: Kevin Millar hits two home runs and has two doubles in his first four at-bats as Boston jumps to an 8-1 lead... Nomar, Ortiz, Nixon and Varitek also go yard for Boston. Tampa hits three homers. Chicks all over Fenway are digging this game...

Game 2: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4: Hard-luck BK Kim is poised to get a win but the bullpen gives up a 4-3 lead... Tampa OF Aubrey Huff hits for the cycle, and Ty Wigginton hits a double over Manny Ramirez's head for the game-winner in the ninth...

Game 3: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 0: Pedro Martinez improves to 8-0 with a two-hitter through seven. Ellis Burks hits a 450-foot home run shot... The series win keeps Boston comfortably ahead of Tampa in the standings (8.5 games)...

Red Sox rally twice to win series with Jays
Game 1: Boston 6, Toronto 3: The Sox trail 3-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Jason Varitek gets a hit, then Trot Nixon parks one in the seats to tie the game. After two walks, David Ortiz plays long ball for the win... Nice!

Game 2: Toronto 6, Boston 3: Tim Wakefield suffers his second loss of the season, falling to 7-2... Not a good game for the Sox... But the next game more than makes up for it...

Game 3: Boston 9, Toronto 8: It's 3-0 Toronto before Boston records an out... The Jays go ahead 8-3 in the top of the eighth before Boston pulls out some more magic.

Here's how it plays out: The Sox score three in the eighth. In the ninth, with a man on and two outs, Bill Mueller hits a shot to the wall. One run scores and it's 8-7. Burks singles to score Mueller. It's tied! Extra innings!!

In the 10th with one out, Kevin Millar doubles. Varitek singles but Millar is thrown out at home (always gotta be aggressive on the base paths!). Toronto's De Los Santos walks two batters to load the bases, and then... he walks home the winning run on a full count!! Ouch -- (kind of like the real-life Diamondbacks against Philly last week)... A nice win for the Sox... Schilling gets off the hook for a loss...

Next up: Two important series at home against Oakland and Seattle, the two top teams in the AL West... Stay tuned...

"We're really looking at these as playoff tune-ups," says manager Terry Francona...

05-15-2004, 08:26 PM	#117 (permalink)
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,488 Thanks: 9 Thanked 9x in 8 posts	Getting caught up I've been playing a lot just not posting as much... Here are some highlights from recent Boston series... Boston battles Rays to stay on top of AL East Game 1: Boston 11, Tampa Bay 3: Kevin Millar hits two home runs and has two doubles in his first four at-bats as Boston jumps to an 8-1 lead... Nomar, Ortiz, Nixon and Varitek also go yard for Boston. Tampa hits three homers. Chicks all over Fenway are digging this game... Game 2: Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4: Hard-luck BK Kim is poised to get a win but the bullpen gives up a 4-3 lead... Tampa OF Aubrey Huff hits for the cycle, and Ty Wigginton hits a double over Manny Ramirez's head for the game-winner in the ninth... Game 3: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 0: Pedro Martinez improves to 8-0 with a two-hitter through seven. Ellis Burks hits a 450-foot home run shot... The series win keeps Boston comfortably ahead of Tampa in the standings (8.5 games)... Red Sox rally twice to win series with Jays Game 1: Boston 6, Toronto 3: The Sox trail 3-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Jason Varitek gets a hit, then Trot Nixon parks one in the seats to tie the game. After two walks, David Ortiz plays long ball for the win... Nice! Game 2: Toronto 6, Boston 3: Tim Wakefield suffers his second loss of the season, falling to 7-2... Not a good game for the Sox... But the next game more than makes up for it... Game 3: Boston 9, Toronto 8: It's 3-0 Toronto before Boston records an out... The Jays go ahead 8-3 in the top of the eighth before Boston pulls out some more magic. Here's how it plays out: The Sox score three in the eighth. In the ninth, with a man on and two outs, Bill Mueller hits a shot to the wall. One run scores and it's 8-7. Burks singles to score Mueller. It's tied! Extra innings!! In the 10th with one out, Kevin Millar doubles. Varitek singles but Millar is thrown out at home (always gotta be aggressive on the base paths!). Toronto's De Los Santos walks two batters to load the bases, and then... he walks home the winning run on a full count!! Ouch -- (kind of like the real-life Diamondbacks against Philly last week)... A nice win for the Sox... Schilling gets off the hook for a loss... Next up: Two important series at home against Oakland and Seattle, the two top teams in the AL West... Stay tuned... "We're really looking at these as playoff tune-ups," says manager Terry Francona...