![]() Solid work by Beckett, who could be done at any time, although he doesn't pitch again until Tuesday so he may want one or two more batters. He still faces the minimum in the inning after a line-drive double play. ![]() Moments after mentioning that Josh Beckett had yet to allow a hit, he does, although it is only an infield job. About as good as can be for the right-hander as he gets set to face Cleveland next Tuesday.Įnd 5th, Red Sox 8-0: I still have the touch. ![]() Mid 6th, Red Sox 8-0: We see Josh Beckett with his coat on disappear into the tunnel so that's it for him. It's a debate as to which result is more important to our viewers. Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Bobby Jenks are all on the schedule for this one, but Jenks had a tooth pulled back in Florida and may get the night off.Įnd 6th, Red Sox 8-0: The highlight of the sixth inning is the fan who did a faceplant on the dirt down the third-base line trying to get a foul ball.Īlso, Dennys Reyes tossed a scoreless frame. He strikes out Marco Scutaro and Jacoby Ellsbury to finish off the frame. Mid 7th, Red Sox 8-0: Pretty impressive stuff by Wilton Lopez there in the seventh. Red Sox pitching has been dominant tonight, regardless of the opponent. He struck out Hunter Pence and Bill Hall in a scoreless seventh. Other than that, Bard has been his usual self. He hasn't faced big league hitters all that much of late, so there is some importance to this outing.Įnd 7th, Red Sox 8-0: The bulk of the five runs Daniel Bard allowed this spring came in one rocky outing very early on when he was just getting in some work. Jonathan Papelbon is on to pitch the eighth. Mid 8th, Red Sox 8-0: If anyone hits the ball on that Jordan's sign (the size of a beach ball 440 feet from home plate, and only on select dates) I'll deliver the furniture myself. That leaves Bobby Jenks, Jason Rice or Blake Maxwell for the ninth. I have no clue what I'm blogging about here.Įnd 8th, Red Sox 8-0: Five pitches for Jonathan Papelbon and the inning is over. You can handle the next one, OK pal? Didn't mean to ruin your night. Red Sox catchers are now 4-for-5 with four RBIs.īlake Maxwell is on to finish this one off. 310 with a very good walk rate last year, mostly at low- and high-Class A stops. Mid 9th, Red Sox 10-0: Nice moment for 24-year-old catcher Daniel Butler, who crushes a two-run shot onto the tracks in left.īutler hit. Thanks to all of you who followed along tonight. Wilson matchup in Arlington, and the live blog will be alive and well early that day. Look for more coverage on Thursday as we lead up to the Jon Lester-C.J. For the Red Sox, nothing but positives.īoston bangs out 12 hits while five Red Sox pitchers limit Houston to four hits, all singles.They get a well-deserved day off before starting the season Friday in Texas, in case you hadn't heard. Sox Transactions, Trades, and Free Agentsįinal, Red Sox 10-0: Mercifully, for the Astros at least, this one is over.Dennys Reyes ended with a 2.70 ERA, and while he had strong peripherals to start, his walks have climbed of late while his strikeouts remained stationary.Red Sox Live Blog: Josh Beckett, Jarrod Saltalamacchia Lead Red Sox to Rout of Astros in Spring Training Finale. With a 2.84 ERA and 13 strikeouts to just a pair of walks, he showed none of the control struggles that had hurt him in Baltimore. While Reyes and Albers did make the most sense statistically speaking, both would have been free to go elsewhere had the Sox not kept them on the 25-man, while Okajima and Aceves are now both down in Pawtucket, available should the need arise.Īlbers, formerly of the Baltimore Orioles, was one of the larger surprises of spring. The decision to keep Reyes and Albers was likely made with the intention of preserving depth as much as having the best players on the team. The Red Sox have made their final cuts and, as expected, Dennys Reyes and Matt Albers are in while Hideki Okajima and Alfredo Aceves are out.
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