OoTSB, 6/13

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sox up 3-0 over Philly after the to of the first.

[Frayed Knot]

Actually 5-0, but now it's in a rain delay in the 2nd.
Pray for clearing.

[Guest themetfairy]

It's cleared. They're playing in the top of the 3rd.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Phillie is showing heart. It's 8-5 in the fifth, with two on, two out. Feliz just whiffed and Ruiz is now the tying run at the plate.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Ruiz singled, and Howard was held at third with two out.

Maybe he should've gone for it-- Dobbs struck out to end the 5th. It remains 8-5.

BTW... if you think we've got batting order issues, look west: does anyone know why Matt Kemp (.306/.369/.471) is batting eighth for the Dodgers? After an hour-and-a-half lighting failure delayed a Randy Wolf-Scott Feldman pitchers' duel, LA and Texas continue in the 6th, with the unstoppable Dodgers up, 1-0.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm listening to the Phillies broadcast. I'm not sure whether Gary Matthews is drunk or stupid. Or both.

[Gwreck]

Kemp is actually batting 9th. Joe Torre has Furball (with his .639 OPS) in the #2 hole.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Gwreck wrote: Kemp is actually batting 9th. Joe Torre has Furball (with his .639 OPS) in the #2 hole.

Yeep, you're right. (Not to mention Blake, Loney, and Loretta.)

With the bases drunk and one out, Sox threatening again in the seventh. TMF, did the Philly crowd cheer Drew getting hit by a pitch?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So, Omir Santos is one up on Shane Victorino, Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez.

Papelbon closes out an 11-6 Sox win (thanks, Terry Francona!) by buzzsawing the heart of the Phils' order (minus Utley's seeing-eye single).

[Frayed Knot]

Mets win - Yanx lose (direct cause-and-effect there) - Phils lose - Braves lose

I'm like quadruply happy just 24 hours after a disaster of a Friday night

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

6/14--

Phils string together three hits off Beckett to take a 1-0 lead.

JA Happ vomits that lead up rather violently, giving up two home runs and 4 runs in the away 2nd.

4-1, allies, after 2.

[Frayed Knot]

Bad "ace-ness" is contagious today:

Lowe against the light-hitting Orioles: 2.1 IP, 7 ER, 8 H, 3 BB

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Phils clawing back behind... smallball? 5-4, Phils in the 5th after a two-run double from Howard follows some singles and sac bunts.

Meanwhile, the O's keep piling on-- 10-0 against the Atlantans.

[Frayed Knot]

And that's Beckett failing to protect for the Sox.
Now 5-5

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: And that's Beckett failing to protect for the Sox. Now 5-5

He did protect the plate, though-- the tie came on a Beckett home run.

Same score after 6.