Okay, so how come the rest of us had to go to work today while the Sox offense is able to make Labor Day a five-day weekend?
There's not much to say about the Sox offense aside from the pathetic sight its become. This time they managed a whole three flyouts against an unremarkable starter (Kason Gabbard). Woo! But they also hit into three double plays. Boo! In order:
- Paul Konerko grounding into a double play with the bases loaded in the fourth inning. At the time, it was a scoreless affair.
- Joe Crede lining into a 5-3 double play in the sixth, catching Tadahito Iguchi off first with runners on the corners, one out and Boston up 1-0.
- Paul Konerko grounding into a double play with no outs in the seventh, Boston up 1-0.
Awful. Konerko's first grounder was absolutely rage-worthy because it was a 1-0 count, and it was a fastball at his shins. Pathetic. Putrid. Keep the ball low and outside and the Sox hitters will do all the work for the opposition.
The only bright spots were Pablo Ozuna, who went 1-for-4 but hit two other balls hard and made a nice diving catch to boot, and Ryan Sweeney who had his first two hits of his major-league career. They were both stranded on third for their efforts.
Meanwhile, Javier Vazquez's brilliant complete-game effort didn't make a difference. He racked up 11 strikeouts while allowing only three hits, but because Coco Crisp hits a measly two-out RBI single, Vazquez gets hung with the loss. If he wanted to chew out the offense tonight, he'd have every right.
Record: 79-59 |
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