| David Lee |
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Those gosh darn opportunistic Red Sox took advantage of a gobillion missed chances by the Braves. Nick Green stuck it to the Braves again with a walk off homer in the ninth, taking the game, 6-5, and the series.
The Braves started good against Tim Wakefield when Brian McCann doubled in two in the first. However, they couldn't bring home any more runs until the seventh. The Sox answered in the home half of the first with three runs, two of which came on a home run by David Ortiz.
George Kottaras sac flied a run in in the fourth for a two-run Boston lead. But the Braves came back and tied it in the seventh on an RBI single by Gregor Blanco and an RBI single by Nate McLouth. But again, the Sox struck in the home half with an RBI single by J.D. Drew after one of the worst non-calls on a strike three I've ever seen. That led to the ejection of Bobby Cox, Eric O' Flaherty, and Chipper Jones (Chipper's was a result of another terrible call in the first inning that rang him up).
The Braves tied it again in the eighth on an RBI single by Garret Anderson but left the bases loaded when Matt Diaz struck out on a ball above his head. Green promptly homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth.
Jair Jurrjens: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 K
Jeff Bennett: Gave up HR to Green
When a pitcher commits an error that leads to runs, those runs should be earned. Jurrjens made an error on a bouncing ball that led to the three first inning runs. Jurrjens didn't pitch bad, he threw strikes, but the Sox offense took advantage of any mistakes. O' Flaherty gave up his last run but it wasn't his fault after the non-call. Mike Gonzalez pitched a scoreless eighth. Bennett gave up the homer to Green in the ninth.
Brian McCann: 2 RBI
Nate McLouth: 2-4, RBI
Garret Anderson: 2-4, RBI
The Braves had 14 hits but that never matters. Others not listed that had a good day are Yunel Escobar and Martin Prado, who each had three hits. Prado should be playing everyday.
Notable Red Sox:
Tim Wakefield: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
David Ortiz: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Notable Stat:
Garret Anderson: 6-10, 5 RBI in series
Why Jeff Francoeur Sucks:
He didn't play but I still blame him
Next Game:
6/22: Cubs, 7:00 (Ryan Dempster vs. Javier Vazquez)
The Braves should seriously just take a loss so they can have a day off. Doesn't matter anyway.
The Braves started good against Tim Wakefield when Brian McCann doubled in two in the first. However, they couldn't bring home any more runs until the seventh. The Sox answered in the home half of the first with three runs, two of which came on a home run by David Ortiz.
George Kottaras sac flied a run in in the fourth for a two-run Boston lead. But the Braves came back and tied it in the seventh on an RBI single by Gregor Blanco and an RBI single by Nate McLouth. But again, the Sox struck in the home half with an RBI single by J.D. Drew after one of the worst non-calls on a strike three I've ever seen. That led to the ejection of Bobby Cox, Eric O' Flaherty, and Chipper Jones (Chipper's was a result of another terrible call in the first inning that rang him up).
The Braves tied it again in the eighth on an RBI single by Garret Anderson but left the bases loaded when Matt Diaz struck out on a ball above his head. Green promptly homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth.
Jair Jurrjens: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 ER, BB, 6 K
Jeff Bennett: Gave up HR to Green
When a pitcher commits an error that leads to runs, those runs should be earned. Jurrjens made an error on a bouncing ball that led to the three first inning runs. Jurrjens didn't pitch bad, he threw strikes, but the Sox offense took advantage of any mistakes. O' Flaherty gave up his last run but it wasn't his fault after the non-call. Mike Gonzalez pitched a scoreless eighth. Bennett gave up the homer to Green in the ninth.
Brian McCann: 2 RBI
Nate McLouth: 2-4, RBI
Garret Anderson: 2-4, RBI
The Braves had 14 hits but that never matters. Others not listed that had a good day are Yunel Escobar and Martin Prado, who each had three hits. Prado should be playing everyday.
Notable Red Sox:
Tim Wakefield: 6.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
David Ortiz: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
Notable Stat:
Garret Anderson: 6-10, 5 RBI in series
Why Jeff Francoeur Sucks:
He didn't play but I still blame him
Next Game:
6/22: Cubs, 7:00 (Ryan Dempster vs. Javier Vazquez)
The Braves should seriously just take a loss so they can have a day off. Doesn't matter anyway.
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