April 14, 2008
Manny trounces Tribe...
With some help of course. Down 4-2, Kevin Youkilis homered to deep left field to bring it closer at 4-3 in the eighth inning and then Dustin Pedroia followed in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly to score Julio Lugo to tie the game at 4-4.
That is where Ramirez comes in. A career 1-2 with one home run and two RBIs entering the at-bat vs. Cleveland Indians closer Joe Borowski, Manny belted a two-run home run, giving Boston the lead for good at 6-4.
Jonathan Papelbon cleaned house in the ninth inning with two strikeouts and a deep fly out to center field for his fifth save of the season. Mike Timlin earned the victory in one inning of solid relief in the eighth.
Jon Lester did not pitch too well but put the Red Sox in a position where they had a chance to win. That is all you can ask when your starter throws 4.1 innings of work.
Star of the Game: Kevin Youkilis
3-4 with one run and two RBIs warrants a star of the game here. It was Youk's solo-homer that got things going in the eighth and they transcended into the ninth inning for the comeback win.
Preview of Next Game: Split? Why not sweep?
Well, sweep a two game set. Boston had a great comeback win and I was personally only looking for a split here. Since they got the first one let's see if the offense can stay put in how they are doing and stroll to another win against the Tribe.
Discussion
3 Comments on "Manny trounces Tribe..."
#1
Posted by Fully Manny, April 15, 2008 12:07 AM
Huge win. This was the non-favorable pitching match up of the series. Tomorrow it's Wakefield against Byrd (0-2, 11.05) with the Red Sox only a half a game out of first.
#2
Posted by Mostly Running., April 15, 2008 12:24 AM
Timlin, you whack-job, I'll keep up my promise of credit where credit is due. Well pitched. Hopefully you've let the first two games go and can get back to being that thrower we have known and loved/tolerated for the past few years. Go Obama.
#3
Posted by TALL THRILL, April 15, 2008 3:21 PM
Tavarez and Lugo deserve big time credit too. Its unlikely the rally happens without Lugo's leadoff double in the 9th or Tavarez shutting them down in the 5th, 6th, and 7th.














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