August 16, 2006: Red Sox 6 Tigers 1
Thursday, August 30, 2007




The Tigers finally score a run in the series, and looked like they were going to take this one until the Sox came through with 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th. They loaded the bases on 2 singles and a walk, then got a bases loaded walk followed by 3 straight singles.

David Wells ends up with the win, his 3rd in limited action this season. Mike Timlin and Jonathan Papelbon handle the 8th and 9th as usual.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Boston Red Sox                8/16/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Rodriguez C       4  0  0  0 .295     C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  1 .268  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  2  0 .212     M.Loretta 2B        3  0  2  2 .266  
  M.Thames DH         4  0  1  0 .231     D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  1 .295  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .302     M.Ramirez LF        4  1  2  0 .337  
  C.Guillen SS        3  1  1  0 .319   B-A.Gonzalez SS       0  0  0  0 .234  
  B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  0 .236     K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  0  0 .265  
  S.Casey 1B          3  1  1  1 .272     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .308  
C-D.Young PH          1  0  1  0 .229     W.Pena RF           4  1  3  0 .315  
  B.Clevlen CF        3  1  1  3 .308     J.Lopez C           3  1  0  1 .230  
  O.Infante 2B        3  0  0  0 .296     A.Cora SS           2  0  0  0 .211  
D-C.Granderson PH     1  0  0  0 .282   A-G.Kapler PH,LF      1  1  1  1 .316  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      32  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cora In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ramirez In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Casey In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Infante In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 3 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  5 0    -  6 10  1
 
Tigers (76-44)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander               6 1/3   6   4   4   1   5   1 104   3.35
W.Ledezma L(2-5) BS(4th)  0       2   2   2   1   0   0  13   3.97
J.Grilli                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.12
R.Colon                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  17   4.13
J.Walker                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.87
Totals                    8      10   6   6   2   9   1
 
Red Sox (71-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells WIN(3-2)          7       5   4   4   1   4   1  98   4.79
M.Timlin HOLD(10th)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.70
J.Papelbon SAVE(26th)     1       2   0   0   0   1   0  23   1.94
Totals                    9       8   4   4   1   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,763 DATE- Wednesday, August 16th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling, Larry Poncino
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- A.Cora
DOUBLES- M.Thames(19th)
HOME RUNS- B.Clevlen(2nd), D.Ortiz(39th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Guillen(14th), B.Inge(14th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Clevlen
WALKS- C.Guillen, K.Youkilis, J.Lopez
HIT BY PITCH- M.Loretta
STRIKE OUTS- C.Monroe-2, M.Ordonez, B.Inge, B.Clevlen, C.Crisp, D.Ortiz,
             M.Ramirez, K.Youkilis-3, M.Lowell-2, J.Lopez
GIDP- M.Ordonez, D.Ortiz
 
In a close game the Boston Red Sox got by the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6
to 4.
 
Boston had 5 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 7th inning with the
help of 5 hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Mark Loretta who
brought a roar from the partisan Fenway Park fans when he slapped a base-hit
which was good for two runs.  Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th
but they came up short.  
 
David Wells(3-2) went 7 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. Wells got help
from Jonathan Papelbon who was credited with his 26th save.  Wil Ledezma(2-5)
took the loss in relief.  He was unable to retire a batter giving up 2 hits
and 1 walk.
 
'It was a tough one to lose' said Jim Leyland 'We'll get them next time out.'








posted by spooky @ 10:18 PM, ,


August 15, 2006: Red Sox 5 Tigers 0
Sunday, August 26, 2007




Curt Schilling makes it 2 straight shutouts for the Red Sox with a 5-0 win over the Tigers. Schill was not quite as dominant as Beckett was the day before, but he scatters 6 hits over 9 innings for the shutout. Although they were outhit by the Tigers, the Sox managed to push runs across thanks to the 7 walks issued by Tiger pitchers as well as a critical 1st inning error by SS Carlos Guillen. The Sox also got a 2 run homer from Big Papi in the 2nd.

The Sox will try to make it a sweep of the Tigers next, then await the big 5-game showdown with the Yankees.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Boston Red Sox                8/15/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  0  1  0 .283     C.Crisp CF          3  1  0  0 .268  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  0  0 .327     M.Loretta 2B        2  2  1  0 .264  
  D.Young DH          4  0  0  0 .221     D.Ortiz DH          4  2  2  2 .295  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  0 .305     M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  0 .335  
  C.Guillen SS        3  0  1  0 .319     K.Youkilis 1B       2  0  0  1 .267  
  I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .297     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  1  1 .311  
  S.Casey 1B          3  0  0  0 .272     W.Pena RF           3  0  1  0 .307  
  C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .209     D.Mirabelli C       3  0  0  0 .168  
  O.Infante 3B        3  0  2  0 .304     A.Gonzalez SS       4  0  0  0 .234  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  6  0                 Totals      28  5  5  4
 
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
Red Sox......... 2 2 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  5  5  0
 
Tigers (76-43)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Bonderman LOSS(11-3)    5 1/3   4   4   4   4   6   1  97   3.40
J.Zumaya                  2 2/3   1   1   1   3   4   0  40   2.78
Totals                    8       5   5   5   7  10   1
 
Red Sox (70-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Schilling WIN(11-11)    9       6   0   0   1   5   0 118   3.75
Totals                    9       6   0   0   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,170 DATE- Tuesday, August 15th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley, Jim Reynolds, Tim Welke
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- C.Guillen
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(19th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz(38th)
WALKS- C.Guillen, C.Crisp, M.Loretta-2, M.Ramirez, K.Youkilis-2, W.Pena
HIT BY PITCH- D.Mirabelli
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, P.Polanco, M.Ordonez, I.Rodriguez, S.Casey,
             M.Ramirez-3, M.Lowell, W.Pena-2, D.Mirabelli-2, A.Gonzalez-2
GIDP- M.Lowell
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Carlos Guillen robbed Doug Mirabelli of a base hit.
 
Curt Schilling pitched a complete game shutout at Fenway Park where the Boston
Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5 to 0.
 
Schilling(11-11) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He
surrendered only 6 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 3.95 to
3.75.  Boston had just 5 hits for the night.  
 
Jeremy Bonderman(11-3) absorbed the loss.  Boston now has a record of 70-48.
With this loss, Detroit has a 4-6 record of late, 76-43 overall.








posted by spooky @ 9:48 PM, ,


August 14, 2006: Nationals 4 Braves 2




There was a time when the Nats/Expos and Braves would be a marquee matchup between the top two teams in the NL East. Not this year, as the Braves were 21 games back at the start of the day while the Nats were 25.5 back of the division-leading Phillies. Still, I take joy in beating the Braves, especially when they do it with power, pitching, and baserunning like today.

Ramon Ortiz contributes 8 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs while striking out 9. The 8 innings were especially important after a couple 11 inning losses in which the Nats bullpen was overworked. For power, the Nats got a solo homer from Austin Kearns to account for one of their 4 runs. The 4th and final run scored on a ground out, but only because Alfonso Soriano was already on 3rd after executing a double steal with Nick Johnson.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Atlanta Braves At 2006 Washington Nationals          8/14/2006
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  0 .292     F.Lopez SS          3  0  0  1 .307  
  E.Renteria SS       3  0  0  0 .272     B.Castro 2B         4  1  1  0 .300  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .330     C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Jones CF          4  1  1  0 .258     A.Soriano LF        4  1  0  0 .257  
  B.McCann C          4  1  2  1 .319     N.Johnson 1B        3  0  1  1 .314  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  0  0 .255     R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  0  1 .257  
  A.Laroche 1B        4  0  1  1 .276     A.Kearns RF         4  1  2  1 .318  
  M.Diaz LF           3  0  0  0 .316     A.Escobar CF        4  1  1  0 .349  
  C.James P           2  0  0  0 .077     B.Harper C          4  0  0  0 .200  
  W.Franklin P        0  0  0  0 .000     R.Ortiz P           1  0  1  0 .314  
A-R.Langerhans PH     1  0  1  0 .228   B-R.Church PH         1  0  0  0 .174  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 .000   C-D.Jackson 2B        0  0  0  0 .215  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      31  4  6  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Franklin In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ortiz In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Church In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  6  1
Nationals....... 1 1 0  1 0 0  1 0    -  4  6  0
 
Braves (57-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James LOSS(3-8)         6 1/3   6   4   4   5   6   1 111   4.56
W.Franklin                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0.00
T.Yates                   1       0   0   0   1   1   0  16   3.11
Totals                    8       6   4   4   6   7   1
 
Nationals (54-64)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Ortiz WIN(9-10)         8       5   2   2   1   9   1 112   4.62
C.Cordero SAVE(25th)      1       1   0   0   0   2   0  13   4.47
Totals                    9       6   2   2   1  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,868 DATE- Monday, August 14th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Ted Barrett, Laz Diaz, Rick Reed
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Nationals: 1
ERRORS- M.Giles
DOUBLES- A.Jones(21st), N.Johnson(50th)
TRIPLES- B.Castro(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.McCann(20th), A.Kearns(26th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Soriano(20th), N.Johnson(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Renteria
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Lopez
WALKS- M.Giles, F.Lopez, B.Castro, N.Johnson, R.Zimmerman, R.Ortiz-2
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles-2, C.Jones-2, A.Jones-2, J.Francoeur, A.Laroche, M.Diaz-2,
             C.James, F.Lopez, B.Castro-2, A.Soriano-2, A.Kearns, A.Escobar
GIDP- E.Renteria
 
Austin Kearns left the yard as the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta
Braves by the score of 4 to 2 at RFK STADIUM.
 
Washington jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 2nd inning scoring one
runner utilizing 2 base hits.  Both teams totaled 6 on the night.  
 
The victory was credited to Ramon Ortiz(9-10) who went 8 innings, allowing 2
runs. Chad Cordero earned the save, his 25th.  Chuck James(3-8) was the
loser.








posted by spooky @ 4:44 PM, ,


August 14, 2006: Red Sox 1 Tigers 0




Josh Beckett pitches a one hit gem en route to his 13th victory of the season, a 1-0 win over the AL Central-leading Tigers. The one hit actually led off the game, as Curtis Granderson singled and stole 2nd but was stranded there. Magglio Ordonez would be the only other Tiger to reach base, via walk in the 4th. Beckett then mowed down the next 16 batters in order for the impressive win.

The Sox lone run came in the 5th when Youkilis led off with a single, advanced to 2nd on a Mike Lowell ground out, then scored on a Wily Mo Pena single.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Boston Red Sox                8/14/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  0  1  0 .283     C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  0 .270  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .210     M.Loretta 2B        4  0  0  0 .263  
  D.Young DH          3  0  0  0 .231     D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .293  
  M.Ordonez RF        2  0  0  0 .305     M.Ramirez LF        3  0  0  0 .337  
  C.Guillen SS        3  0  0  0 .319     K.Youkilis 1B       3  1  1  0 .268  
  S.Casey 1B          3  0  0  0 .275     M.Lowell 3B         3  0  0  0 .312  
  O.Infante 2B        3  0  0  0 .294     W.Pena RF           3  0  2  1 .306  
  B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .235     J.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .233  
  V.Wilson C          3  0  0  0 .267     A.Gonzalez SS       3  0  1  0 .237  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  0  1  0                 Totals      29  1  5  1
 
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  1  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  1  5  0
 
Tigers (76-42)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson LOSS(12-5)    4 1/3   3   1   1   0   3   0  55   3.62
W.Ledezma                 0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   3.59
J.Walker                  3       0   0   0   0   4   0  29   4.91
F.Rodney                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.04
Totals                    8       5   1   1   0   9   0
 
Red Sox (69-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett WIN(13-9)       9       1   0   0   1   7   0 104   5.68
Totals                    9       1   0   0   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,818 DATE- Monday, August 14th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 2  Red Sox: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  Red Sox: 0
STOLEN BASES- C.Granderson(8th)
WALKS- M.Ordonez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson-3, C.Guillen, O.Infante-2, V.Wilson, C.Crisp-2,
             M.Loretta-2, D.Ortiz, M.Lowell, W.Pena, J.Lopez-2
 
Josh Beckett allowed only 1 hit resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard
for Detroit and Wily Mo Pena had 2 base hits as the Boston Red Sox defeated
the Detroit Tigers by the score of 1 to 0 at Fenway Park.
 
Beckett(13-9) was tremendous on the mound for Boston.  He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Boston finished with
just 5 hits in the victory.  
 
Nate Robertson(12-5) was tagged with the loss.  He gave up 3 hits and no walks
in 4 and 1/3 innings.








posted by spooky @ 3:56 PM, ,


August 13, 2006: Mets 7 Nationals 5 (11)




The Nationals lose to the Mets in 11 innings for the 2nd straight day. This time, the Nats wasted a pretty good outing from Tony Armas, who went 7 innings allowing just 3 hits and 1 earned run. Saul Rivera relieved him in the 8th and it started something like this: walk, single, wild pitch, wild pitch, walk. That sequence brought in one runner, and Carlos Beltran brought in another one with a 2 run big fly. Surprisingly, the Nats come back with 1 in the bottom of the 8th and 2 in the bottom of the 9th (on a Felipe Lopez homer) to tie it. In the 11th off Ryan Wagner, Carlos Delgado goes deep with what would end up being the winning run although the Mets would add one more for good measure.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (NL) Mets At 2006 Washington Nationals      8/13/2006
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          4  0  0  0 .337     F.Lopez SS          4  2  2  2 .309  
  E.Chavez RF         5  2  1  0 .300     M.Anderson 2B       5  0  2  1 .282  
  D.Oliver P          0  0  0  0 .500     R.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Bradford P        0  0  0  0 .000   I-B.Harper PH         0  0  0  0 .333  
  C.Beltran CF        5  1  1  2 .265     A.Soriano LF        5  1  0  0 .259  
  C.Delgado 1B        5  2  2  2 .281     N.Johnson 1B        4  0  1  1 .314  
  D.Wright 3B         4  1  1  0 .280     R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  0  0 .258  
  J.Valentin 2B       5  0  0  0 .236     A.Kearns RF         4  0  2  1 .316  
  R.Ledee LF          5  0  1  1 .167     R.Church CF         3  0  0  0 .176  
  M.Difelice C        2  1  0  0 .200   C-A.Escobar PH,CF     2  0  0  0 .356  
E-P.Lo Duca PH        1  0  1  0 .326     B.Schneider C       5  1  1  0 .230  
G-C.Woodward PR,RF    1  0  0  0 .185     T.Armas Jr P        1  0  0  0 .028  
  S.Trachsel P        2  0  0  0 .182   A-D.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .304  
B-J.Franco PH         1  0  1  0 .277     S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Feliciano P       0  0  0  0 .333     M.Bowie P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 .154   D-D.Jackson PH,2B     2  1  1  0 .215  
F-L.Milledge PH       1  0  0  0 .257                                          
H-M.Tucker C          0  0  0  0 .429                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  7  8  5                 Totals      39  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Armas Jr In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Trachsel In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Church In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bowie In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Difelice In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Lo Duca In 10th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Milledge In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 11th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 3 0  0 2 -  7  8  0
Nationals....... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 -  5  9  1
 
Mets (71-45)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Trachsel                7       6   2   2   3   2   0 106   3.58
P.Feliciano               0 2/3   1   1   1   1   1   0  21   2.98
B.Wagner BS(10th)         1 1/3   2   2   2   0   1   1  26   4.08
D.Oliver WIN(2-2)         1 2/3   0   0   0   2   1   0  28   5.01
C.Bradford SAVE(1st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.20
Totals                   11       9   5   5   6   5   1
 
Nationals (53-64)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Armas Jr                7       3   2   1   0   3   0  89   2.95
S.Rivera                  1       2   3   3   2   0   1  39   5.14
M.Bowie                   1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.08
R.Wagner LOSS(0-1)        2       3   2   2   1   1   1  34   6.75
Totals                   11       8   7   6   3   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,690 DATE- Sunday, August 13th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Chuck Meriwether, Brian O'Nora, Phil Cuzzi
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 4  Nationals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 2  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- F.Lopez
DOUBLES- C.Delgado(22nd), R.Ledee(1st), N.Johnson(49th)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(31st), C.Delgado(32nd), F.Lopez(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Reyes(61st), D.Wright-2(11th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Reyes
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Armas Jr
WALKS- J.Reyes, D.Wright, M.Difelice, F.Lopez-2, A.Soriano, R.Zimmerman-2,
       A.Kearns
HIT BY PITCH- B.Harper, N.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- C.Beltran, D.Wright, J.Valentin, R.Ledee, M.Difelice, C.Woodward,
             M.Anderson-3, A.Soriano, N.Johnson
GIDP- A.Soriano, A.Kearns
WILD PITCHES- T.Armas Jr, S.Rivera-2
 
In a tight game it was the New York (NL) Mets 7, the Washington Nationals 5 in
11 innings at RFK STADIUM.
 
The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings. New York (NL) won the hard
fought contest in the 11th inning.  After an out was recorded, Carlos Delgado
initiated the scoring when he smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 32nd
of the season).  David Wright stepped up next and he drew a walk.  Wright was
safe on a stolen base.  After another out, Ricky Ledee came to the plate and
doubled scoring the final run of the inning.  New York (NL) managed 8 in
their victory.  
 
Darren Oliver(2-2) allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Chad Bradford gained credit for his 1st save.  Ryan Wagner(0-1) was
given the loss in relief.








posted by spooky @ 1:54 PM, ,


August 13, 2006: Red Sox 13 Orioles 4




The Red Sox break out of their offensive doldrums in a BIG way with a 13-4 victory over the Orioles to salvage one game of their 3 game series. Although they won by 9 runs, the victory wasn't easy as the Sox did not have the lead until the 7th. The O's came out swinging against Jon Lester and had 4 runs on the board in the first inning, which would end up being the only runs they scored. Manny was the star of the day for the Sox, hitting a 3 run homer to tie the game in the 3rd, a solo shot to take the lead in the 7th, and a 2 run dinger to start up the scoring in the 8th. A nod to Julian Tavarez, who followed up his last horrible relief appearance with 3 perfect innings and the win!


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Baltimore Orioles At 2006 Boston Red Sox             8/13/2006
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        3  1  0  0 .304     C.Crisp CF          6  0  2  1 .271  
  M.Mora 3B           3  1  1  0 .288     M.Loretta 2B        5  1  2  0 .265  
  M.Tejada SS         4  1  2  3 .338     K.Youkilis 1B       5  2  2  0 .268  
  J.Conine LF         3  0  0  0 .271     M.Ramirez DH        3  3  3  6 .340  
  J.Gibbons DH        4  1  1  0 .261     W.Pena LF           4  2  2  1 .301  
  R.Hernandez C       4  0  1  0 .252     M.Lowell 3B         5  2  1  0 .314  
  C.Patterson CF      4  0  1  1 .242     A.Cora SS           4  2  2  1 .214  
  K.Millar 1B         3  0  0  0 .312     G.Kapler RF         5  1  2  3 .304  
  N.Markakis RF       4  0  0  0 .335     D.Mirabelli C       3  0  0  0 .174  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4  6  4                 Totals      40 13 16 12
 
 
Orioles......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  6  2
Red Sox......... 0 1 3  0 0 0  3 6    - 13 16  0
 
Orioles (43-75)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Cabrera                 5 2/3   7   4   4   6   5   1 100   5.11
T.Williams LOSS(2-4)      1       3   3   3   0   0   2  17   5.16
T.Byrdak                  0       1   0   0   1   0   0   9  22.50
R.Ortiz                   0 2/3   3   3   3   0   1   1  19  10.63
L.Hawkins                 0 2/3   2   3   0   0   1   0  20   4.77
Totals                    8      16  13  10   7   7   4
 
Red Sox (68-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester                  5       5   4   4   4   5   1  93   5.17
J.Tavarez WIN(3-1)        3       0   0   0   0   1   0  43   5.64
J.Papelbon                1       1   0   0   0   1   0  12   1.99
Totals                    9       6   4   4   4   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,032 DATE- Sunday, August 13th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals
T- 3:28
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 2  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Tejada, L.Hawkins
DOUBLES- J.Gibbons(13th), R.Hernandez(23rd), C.Crisp(17th), K.Youkilis(34th),
         M.Lowell(36th), A.Cora(2nd), G.Kapler(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Tejada(24th), M.Ramirez-3(35th), W.Pena(6th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts(20th), C.Patterson(36th)
WALKS- B.Roberts, M.Mora, J.Conine, K.Millar, M.Loretta, M.Ramirez-2, W.Pena,
       A.Cora, D.Mirabelli-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Roberts, J.Conine, J.Gibbons, R.Hernandez, C.Patterson, K.Millar,
             N.Markakis, C.Crisp-2, M.Loretta, K.Youkilis, W.Pena,
             D.Mirabelli-2
GIDP- N.Markakis, M.Lowell, D.Mirabelli
WILD PITCHES- D.Cabrera, T.Byrdak, L.Hawkins, J.Lester
 
Designated hitter Manny Ramirez slammed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI and Julian
Tavarez delivered 3 solid innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the pathetic
Baltimore Orioles by a score of 13 to 4 at Fenway Park.
 
Ramirez was spectacular at the plate.  The hometown fans showed their
appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat.  He lofted a
three-run 'big-fly' in the 3rd inning, ripped a solo home run in the 7th
inning and blasted a two-run home run (his 35th of the season) in the 8th
inning.  Boston ended up with 16 hits for the game while Baltimore had 6.
 
The win went to Tavarez(3-1) who allowed no runs in 3 innings. Todd
Williams(2-4) was the losing pitcher in relief.  'Some days it just all comes
together, and this was one of them' Ramirez said.  'I've been seeing the ball
pretty well lately.'








posted by spooky @ 9:54 AM, ,


August 12, 2006: Orioles 2 Red Sox 0
Saturday, August 25, 2007




The Red Sox once again fail to score any runs against the Orioles, although on the plus side this one wasn't as bad as yesterday's 10-0 drubbing. Including the last 5 innings of the loss to the Royals 2 days ago, the Sox are scoreless in their last 23 innings.

They did manage to load the bases in the 9th, but there were already 2 outs and 3rd string catcher Corky Miller was due up. I pinch hit with Gabe Kapler but he grounded out softly to 3rd base.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Baltimore Orioles At 2006 Boston Red Sox             8/12/2006
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        4  1  1  0 .306     C.Crisp CF          3  0  0  0 .269  
  B.Fahey LF          4  0  0  1 .208     M.Loretta 2B        4  0  1  0 .264  
  M.Mora 3B           4  0  1  0 .287   B-C.Miller C          0  0  0  0 .200  
  M.Tejada SS         4  0  1  0 .337   C-G.Kapler PH         1  0  0  0 .294  
  J.Gibbons DH        4  0  1  0 .261     D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .295  
  J.Conine 1B         4  0  0  0 .273     M.Ramirez LF        3  0  1  0 .335  
  C.Patterson CF      3  1  2  0 .242     K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  0  0 .267  
  N.Markakis RF       3  0  3  1 .338     M.Lowell 3B         3  0  1  0 .315  
  C.Widger C          3  0  0  0 .119     W.Pena RF           4  0  1  0 .296  
                                          D.Mirabelli C       2  0  0  0 .180  
                                        A-A.Cora PR,2B        1  0  0  0 .205  
                                          A.Gonzalez SS       4  0  2  0 .236  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  9  2                 Totals      32  0  6  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Mirabelli In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Loretta In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
 
Orioles (43-74)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Benson WIN(8-10)        6 2/3   4   0   0   3   3   0 117   6.00
T.Williams HOLD(5th)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.73
C.Ray SAVE(23rd)          2       2   0   0   1   2   0  28   3.47
Totals                    9       6   0   0   4   5   0
 
Red Sox (67-48)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Johnson LOSS(4-3)       6       8   2   2   0   0   0  82   3.94
M.Delcarmen               1       1   0   0   0   0   0  17   3.12
K.Snyder                  2       0   0   0   0   2   0  18   4.38
Totals                    9       9   2   2   0   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,829 DATE- Saturday, August 12th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 4  Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Red Sox: 3
ERRORS- M.Mora, A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- C.Patterson-2(19th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Roberts-2(19th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Patterson
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp
WALKS- C.Crisp, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, M.Lowell
HIT BY PITCH- D.Mirabelli
STRIKE OUTS- B.Fahey, M.Mora, K.Youkilis-2, W.Pena-2, A.Cora
GIDP- J.Conine, C.Widger-2, M.Ramirez
WILD PITCHES- J.Johnson
PASSED BALLS- D.Mirabelli
 
Corey Patterson hit 2 doubles as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox
by a score of 2 to 0.
 
Kris Benson(8-10) pitched well for Baltimore in their victory.  He allowed 4
hits and 3 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings.  After the 2nd inning, neither team
was able to score.  
 
Chris Ray earned the save, his 23rd.  Jason Johnson(4-3) took the loss.  He
surrendered 8 hits and no walks in 6 innings.








posted by spooky @ 10:16 AM, ,


August 11, 2006: Nationals 6 Mets 4




Billy Traber gets the call from AAA New Orleans to take the traded Livan Hernandez' turn in the rotation, and he does something that Hernandez hadn't done in over a month - he wins the game! This was the game of 2-run homers by 'guys whose first names start with A' for the Nats, as Austin Kearns, Alex Escobar, and Alfonso Soriano all connected in different innings with a runner on ahead of them.

Oh and what of Livan Hernandez, now a Diamondback? He won in his first start for Arizona, allowing 4 earned runs over 7 2/3.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (NL) Mets At 2006 Washington Nationals      8/11/2006
 
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Reyes SS          4  0  0  0 .342     F.Lopez SS          3  1  0  0 .309  
  P.Lo Duca C         4  1  1  0 .326     M.Anderson 2B       4  0  1  0 .275  
  C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .268     A.Soriano LF        4  1  1  2 .265  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  1 .281     N.Johnson 1B        4  0  0  0 .315  
  J.Franco 1B         4  1  1  0 .263     R.Zimmerman 3B      3  1  0  0 .255  
  J.Valentin 2B       4  2  2  2 .240     A.Kearns RF         3  2  2  2 .317  
  M.Tucker LF         4  0  3  0 .750     A.Escobar CF        3  1  1  2 .352  
  L.Milledge RF       2  0  0  0 .263     B.Schneider C       3  0  1  0 .231  
A-E.Chavez PH,RF      2  0  1  1 .303     B.Traber P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Glavine P         2  0  0  0 .111     M.Bowie P           0  0  0  0 ----  
B-C.Delgado PH        1  0  1  0 .278   C-R.Church PH         1  0  0  0 .181  
  A.Heilman P         0  0  0  0 .286     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
D-M.Difelice PH       1  0  0  0 .000     C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 10  4                 Totals      30  6  6  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Milledge In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Glavine In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bowie In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Heilman In 9th Inning
 
Mets............ 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 2  -  4 10  2
Nationals....... 0 2 0  2 2 0  0 0    -  6  6  2
 
Mets (69-45)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Glavine LOSS(14-4)      6       6   6   6   3   5   3 102   3.85
A.Heilman                 2       0   0   0   0   3   0  24   0.96
Totals                    8       6   6   6   3   8   3
 
Nationals (53-62)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Traber WIN(2-1)         6       5   2   2   0   4   1  90   2.12
M.Bowie                   1       3   0   0   0   1   0  16   1.15
J.Rauch                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.08
C.Cordero                 1       2   2   2   0   1   0  22   4.53
Totals                    9      10   4   4   0   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,677 DATE- Friday, August 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Eric Cooper, Bill Miller, Gerry Davis, Brian Gorman
T- 2:39
LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5  Nationals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- J.Valentin, L.Milledge, M.Anderson, A.Soriano
DOUBLES- J.Franco(8th), M.Tucker(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Valentin(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin(9th), A.Soriano(26th), A.Kearns(25th), A.Escobar(1st)
WALKS- F.Lopez, R.Zimmerman, A.Kearns
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes-2, C.Beltran-2, D.Wright, M.Tucker, L.Milledge, F.Lopez,
             M.Anderson-3, R.Zimmerman, A.Kearns, B.Traber, R.Church
GIDP- B.Schneider
 
In a tight game it was the Washington Nationals 6, the New York (NL) Mets 4 at
RFK STADIUM.
 
Washington took the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning scoring 2
runners on 1 hit.  The critical plate appearance was by Austin Kearns who
came through for the home fans when he cleared the fences for a two-run home
run (his 25th of the season).  New York (NL) threatened in the 9th but their
rally came up short.  
 
The victory was credited to Billy Traber(2-1) who went 6 innings, allowing 2
runs. Tom Glavine(14-4) was the losing pitcher.  He served up 3 gopher balls
in 6 innings.








posted by spooky @ 8:41 AM, ,


August 11, 2006: Orioles 10 Red Sox 0
Friday, August 24, 2007




You wouldn't know it from looking at the final score, but this one was a pitcher's duel for 7 innings between David Wells and Adam Loewen. Wells allows a home run to Fernando Tatis which finally broke the scoreless tie, but then the Red Sox bullpen blew it up for 9 more runs allowed over the final 2 innings.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Baltimore Orioles At 2006 Boston Red Sox             8/11/2006
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Roberts 2B        5  0  0  0 .307     C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .272  
  M.Mora 3B           3  2  2  0 .288     M.Loretta 2B        4  0  2  0 .264  
  M.Tejada SS         5  2  2  0 .337     D.Ortiz DH          3  0  2  0 .297  
  J.Conine LF         4  2  1  2 .277     M.Ramirez LF        3  0  1  0 .335  
  R.Hernandez C       4  2  3  3 .252     K.Youkilis 1B       3  0  0  0 .269  
  F.Tatis DH          4  1  2  3 .424     M.Lowell 3B         4  0  0  0 .315  
  C.Patterson CF      4  0  2  2 .239     W.Pena RF           4  0  0  0 .297  
  K.Millar 1B         5  0  0  0 .315     J.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .236  
  N.Markakis RF       3  1  1  0 .333   A-A.Cora PR,SS        1  0  0  0 .207  
                                          A.Gonzalez SS       3  0  0  0 .233  
                                        B-C.Miller C          1  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37 10 13 10                 Totals      33  0  5  0
 
A-Pinch Ran For Lopez In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gonzalez In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 4 5  - 10 13  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
 
Orioles (42-74)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Loewen WIN(3-3)         7       4   0   0   2   9   0 115   3.10
R.Lopez                   2       1   0   0   1   2   0  27   5.13
Totals                    9       5   0   0   3  11   0
 
Red Sox (67-47)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells LOSS(2-2)         7       4   1   1   3   2   1 104   4.71
R.Seanez                  0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  17   5.02
M.Timlin                  0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  24   2.76
C.Hansen                  0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  18   4.66
J.Tavarez                 0 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  21   5.89
Totals                    9      13  10  10   5   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,750 DATE- Friday, August 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Mora, W.Pena
DOUBLES- C.Patterson(17th), N.Markakis(27th), D.Ortiz(24th)
HOME RUNS- F.Tatis(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Mora(5th), R.Hernandez(2nd), A.Cora(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Tatis, C.Patterson
WALKS- M.Mora-2, J.Conine, R.Hernandez, N.Markakis, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez,
       K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- K.Millar-2, C.Crisp-2, M.Loretta, D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, M.Lowell,
             W.Pena-3, J.Lopez, A.Gonzalez
GIDP- M.Tejada
WILD PITCHES- R.Lopez
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Adam Loewen robbed Mike Lowell of a base hit.
 
Fernando Tatis slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Baltimore Orioles
ballclub embarrassed the Boston Red Sox by the count of 10 to 0.
 
Baltimore went ahead for good in the 7th inning scoring a single run on 2
hits.  After an out was recorded, Tatis ripped a solo home run (his 1st of
the season).  Baltimore had 13 hits for the game and Boston had 5.  
 
Adam Loewen(3-3) went 7 innings allowing no runs for the victory. David
Wells(2-2) was the losing pitcher.  With this win, Baltimore has a 42-74
record.  They have been 3-7 lately.  With the loss Boston now has a record of
67-47.








posted by spooky @ 8:33 PM, ,


August 9, 2006: Nationals 6 Marlins 5 (11)
Tuesday, August 21, 2007




The Marlins demonstrate why they're a last place team in an 11-inning loss to the Nationals. In the bottom of the 11th, Ryan Zimmerman and Austin Kearns both ground out and it looks like we're going to the 12th. Instead, Marlins pitcher Randy Messenger walks Ryan Church, and then catcher Brandon Harper hits a double to move Church to 3rd with the pitcher's spot due up. I pinch hit with Brian Schneider, my usual starting catcher, with the intention of bringing him into the game if it goes any further. With first base open and Felipe Lopez due up, the Marlins intentionally walk Schneider to create a force at any base. Seemed like a good enough idea until Messenger walked Lopez to walk in the winning run! I guess you would call that a walk-off walk?

Micah Bowie gets his first win for the Nats after getting out of a real jam in the top of the 11th. He first allowed a single and then an error by 2nd baseman Bernie Castro put runners on 2nd and 3rd with none out. Bowie got a strike out, pop out, and ground out to end the inning and keep the Marlins from scoring.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Florida Marlins At 2006 Washington Nationals          8/9/2006
 
  Marlins            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Amezaga CF        5  2  3  0 .263     F.Lopez SS          3  0  1  1 .310  
  R.Messenger P       0  0  0  0 .000     D.Jackson 2B        4  0  0  0 .212  
  D.Uggla 2B          5  2  2  4 .288   G-B.Castro PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .333  
  M.Jacobs 1B         4  0  0  0 .259     A.Soriano LF        5  1  1  0 .266  
F-C.Ross PH,LF        1  0  0  0 .289     N.Johnson 1B        5  1  1  1 .320  
  M.Cabrera 3B        5  1  1  0 .339     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  2  2  1 .255  
  J.Willingham LF,1B  5  0  0  0 .265     A.Kearns RF         5  1  1  1 .316  
  J.Hermida RF        4  0  2  1 .230     A.Escobar CF        4  0  2  1 .340  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .283   E-R.Church CF         0  1  0  0 .186  
  M.Olivo C           3  0  1  0 .234     B.Harper C          5  0  2  1 .400  
  R.Pinto P           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Ortiz P           2  0  0  0 .300  
C-W.Helms PH          1  0  0  0 .307   B-L.Matos PH          1  0  0  0 .145  
  M.Herges P          0  0  0  0 .167     C.Schroder P        0  0  0  0 ----  
H-R.Abercrombie PH,CF 1  0  0  0 .230     S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Willis P          2  0  1  0 .214   D-D.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .309  
A-P.Hoover C          3  0  0  0 .000     M.Bowie P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        I-B.Schneider PH      0  0  0  0 .232  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  5 11  5                 Totals      40  6 10  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Willis In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ortiz In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pinto In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Rivera In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Escobar In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Jacobs In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Herges In 11th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Bowie In 11th Inning
 
Marlins......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  2 0 0  0 0 -  5 11  2
Nationals....... 0 0 0  3 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 -  6 10  4
 
Marlins (50-63)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Willis                  5 1/3   8   5   5   2   4   0  94   3.97
R.Pinto                   1 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  28   8.49
M.Herges                  3       1   0   0   0   0   0  33   4.29
R.Messenger LOSS(2-3)     0 2/3   1   1   1   3   0   0  20   6.29
Totals                   10 2/3  10   6   6   6   6   0
 
Nationals (52-61)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Ortiz                   6       7   3   3   1   2   1 106   4.75
C.Schroder BS(1st)        1       2   2   2   0   1   1  17  18.00
S.Rivera                  2       0   0   0   1   0   0  26   4.31
M.Bowie WIN(1-0)          2       2   0   0   0   1   0  30   1.23
Totals                   11      11   5   5   2   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,239 DATE- Wednesday, August 9th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Joe Brinkman, Derryl Cousins, Jeff Nelson, Tim Timmons
T- 3:32
LEFT ON BASE- Marlins: 8  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 1  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- J.Hermida-2, B.Castro, N.Johnson, R.Zimmerman, A.Kearns
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(42nd), N.Johnson(48th), A.Escobar(2nd), B.Harper(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Uggla-2(21st)
STOLEN BASES- A.Amezaga(8th), H.Ramirez(43rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Amezaga
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Amezaga
WALKS- J.Hermida, H.Ramirez, F.Lopez-3, R.Zimmerman, R.Church, B.Schneider
STRIKE OUTS- D.Uggla, M.Cabrera, J.Willingham, R.Abercrombie, A.Soriano,
             N.Johnson-2, A.Escobar, B.Harper, L.Matos
GIDP- A.Kearns
 
The Washington Nationals edged the Florida Marlins in 11 innings at RFK
STADIUM by the score of 6 to 5.
 
The score was tied at 5 after nine. Washington ended up winning it in the 11th
inning.  After two were out Ryan Church drew a walk.  Brandon Harper followed
and he doubled.  Brian Schneider then was walked intentionally to load the
bases.  Felipe Lopez stepped in and he drew a walk making Washington the
winners and sending the 17,239 fans home happy.  Washington managed 10 in
their victory.  
 
Micah Bowie(1-0) went 2 innings allowing no runs for the win. The loss was
charged to Randy Messenger(2-3) in relief.  With this win, Washington has a
52-61 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  Florida has a record of 50-63,
worst in the division after the loss.








posted by spooky @ 8:55 PM, ,


August 8, 2006: Nationals 4 Marlins 3
Sunday, August 19, 2007




The Nationals take game 1 in the battle for last place in the NL East. Well I guess it's actually the battle for 4th place? The Nats and Marlins entered the day tied at 23 1/2 games back of the division leading Phillies.

Tony Armas Jr. had a weird day, pitching well but getting behind earrly on a 2 out, 3 run homer from Miguel Olivo. All 3 runs were unearned due to an error in the inning from Nats 2nd baseman Marlon Anderson. The Nats pulled within one of the Marlins in the 5th on a Nick Johnson solo shot, and pinch hitter Daryle Ward gave the Nats the lead in the next inning with a 2-out pinch hit 2-run home run. Jon Rauch and Chad Cordero protect the one run lead and the Nats come away with the victory, and 4th place!


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Florida Marlins At 2006 Washington Nationals          8/8/2006
 
  Marlins            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Amezaga CF        4  0  0  0 .255     F.Lopez SS          4  0  1  0 .310  
  D.Uggla 2B          3  0  1  0 .287     M.Anderson 2B       3  1  1  0 .270  
  M.Jacobs 1B         4  0  0  0 .262     A.Soriano LF        4  0  1  1 .267  
  M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  0  0 .340     N.Johnson 1B        3  1  1  1 .321  
  C.Ross LF           2  0  0  0 .291     R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  2  0 .253  
D-W.Helms PH          1  0  1  0 .309     A.Kearns RF         4  0  1  0 .318  
  J.Hermida RF        3  1  0  0 .226     R.Church CF         4  0  0  0 .186  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  0  0  0 .283     C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Olivo C           4  1  1  3 .233     B.Schneider C       4  1  1  0 .232  
  R.Nolasco P         2  0  0  0 .074     T.Armas Jr P        2  0  1  0 .029  
B-J.Borchard PH       1  0  0  0 .195   A-D.Ward PH           1  1  1  2 .312  
  R.Messenger P       0  0  0  0 .000     J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-L.Matos CF          0  0  0  0 .147  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  3  3                 Totals      32  4 10  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Armas Jr In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nolasco In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Rauch In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ross In 9th Inning
 
Marlins......... 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  3  0
Nationals....... 1 0 0  0 1 2  0 0    -  4 10  1
 
Marlins (50-62)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Nolasco LOSS(7-7)       6       9   4   4   2   7   2 102   4.51
R.Messenger               2       1   0   0   1   3   0  32   6.18
Totals                    8      10   4   4   3  10   2
 
Nationals (51-61)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Armas Jr WIN(6-5)       6       2   3   0   3   2   1  84   3.04
J.Rauch HOLD(5th)         2       0   0   0   1   3   0  25   4.13
C.Cordero SAVE(24th)      1       1   0   0   0   1   0  19   4.23
Totals                    9       3   3   0   4   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,955 DATE- Tuesday, August 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Phil Cuzzi, Jerry Crawford, Chuck Meriwether, Brian O'Nora
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Marlins: 5  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 0  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- M.Anderson
DOUBLES- A.Soriano(29th), T.Armas Jr
TRIPLES- W.Helms(5th)
HOME RUNS- M.Olivo(14th), N.Johnson(20th), D.Ward(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Uggla(4th), F.Lopez(46th)
CAUGHT STEALING- F.Lopez
WALKS- D.Uggla, M.Cabrera, C.Ross, J.Hermida, M.Anderson, N.Johnson,
       R.Zimmerman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Amezaga-3, M.Cabrera, H.Ramirez-2, F.Lopez, A.Soriano-2,
             N.Johnson, R.Zimmerman, A.Kearns-2, R.Church, B.Schneider,
             T.Armas Jr
WILD PITCHES- R.Nolasco
PASSED BALLS- B.Schneider
 
One run was the difference at RFK STADIUM as the Washington Nationals defeated
the Florida Marlins 4 to 3.
 
Washington tallied 2 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning.  The key at-bat was
by Daryle Ward who made the home-town crowd a happy bunch when he bombed a
two-run dinger (his 3rd of the season).  Florida made it exciting in the 9th,
but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Tony Armas Jr(6-5) got the win allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. Chad Cordero was
credited with his 24th save.  Ricky Nolasco(7-7) suffered the loss.  He
allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.








posted by spooky @ 10:09 PM, ,


August 6, 2006: Padres 16 Nationals 1




Embarrassing.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Washington Nationals At 2006 San Diego Padres         8/6/2006
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Lopez SS          4  0  1  0 .311     D.Roberts LF        4  2  2  0 .309  
  M.Anderson 2B       3  0  0  0 .269     B.Giles RF          2  2  1  2 .259  
B-L.Matos LF          1  0  0  0 .147     M.Cameron CF        5  3  3  4 .256  
  A.Soriano LF        3  0  2  1 .267     J.Bard C            4  2  1  1 .361  
  J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  2  1  4 .340  
C-D.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .306     T.Walker 2B         3  1  0  1 .274  
  S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----     M.Bellhorn 3B       5  1  2  1 .203  
  N.Johnson 1B        3  0  0  0 .321     G.Blum SS           5  1  1  1 .194  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .250     J.Peavy P           5  2  3  2 .143  
  A.Kearns RF         4  0  1  0 .318                                          
  R.Church CF         2  0  0  0 .194                                          
  B.Schneider C       3  0  0  0 .232                                          
  L.Hernandez P       0  0  0  0 .211                                          
  R.Wagner P          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
  T.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-B.Castro PH,2B      2  1  1  0 .364                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  1  5  1                 Totals      37 16 14 16
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Anderson In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rauch In 8th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Padres.......... 6 0 4  0 3 0  2 1    - 16 14  0
 
Nationals (50-61)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Hernandez LOSS(9-12)    0 2/3   4   6   6   3   1   0  31   6.61
R.Wagner                  2 1/3   4   4   4   2   1   1  56   6.75
T.Hughes                  2       2   3   3   2   0   1  44  10.57
J.Rauch                   2       3   2   2   0   0   1  33   4.26
S.Rivera                  1       1   1   1   3   1   0  38   4.54
Totals                    8      14  16  16  10   3   3
 
Padres (72-39)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Peavy WIN(8-5)          9       5   1   1   2  15   0 124   3.60
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2  15   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,716 DATE- Sunday, August 6th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Phil Cuzzi, Jerry Crawford, Chuck Meriwether
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5  Padres: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Padres: 1
ERRORS- A.Soriano
DOUBLES- A.Kearns(31st), J.Bard(13th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cameron(18th), A.Gonzalez(18th), M.Bellhorn(12th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Castro(1st), M.Cameron(22nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Giles
WALKS- N.Johnson, R.Church, D.Roberts-2, B.Giles-3, M.Cameron, J.Bard-2,
       T.Walker-2
HIT BY PITCH- A.Gonzalez
STRIKE OUTS- F.Lopez-2, M.Anderson-2, L.Matos, D.Ward, N.Johnson-2, R.Zimmerman,
             A.Kearns, R.Church, B.Schneider-2, R.Wagner, B.Castro, M.Cameron,
             M.Bellhorn-2
GIDP- R.Zimmerman
WILD PITCHES- R.Wagner
 
Jake Peavy struck out 15 batters and Mike Cameron connected with a 'big fly'
and had 4 RBI as the San Diego Padres man-handled the Washington Nationals -
the final score was 16 to 1.
 
Cameron had a good day at the plate.  He stroked a base-hit bringing in a run
in the 3rd inning, banged out a single in the 5th inning and cleared the
fences for a two-run home run (his 18th of the season) in the 7th inning.
San Diego lit up the scoreboard in the 1st inning when they had 6 runs on 4
hits and the 3rd inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits.  San Diego
banged out 14 on the afternoon.  
 
Peavy(8-5) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Livan
Hernandez(9-12) was hit with the loss.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up
4 hits and 3 walks.
 
Bruce Bochy was asked about the performance of Peavy, 'He had his good stuff
out there this afternoon.  The fans really get into it when the strikeouts
start mounting up - and that seems to give him even more adrenalin.'








posted by spooky @ 8:55 AM, ,


August 6, 2006: Red Sox 9 Devil Rays 7 (11)
Saturday, August 18, 2007




The Red Sox get a 3 HR, 6 RBI day from David Ortiz and beat the Devil Rays in 11 innings. The Sox score in the 3rd, the 7th, and the 11th and all 3 innings are sparked by a Big Papi homer.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays           8/6/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          6  0  0  0 .277     D.Hollins CF        6  0  0  0 .198  
  M.Loretta 2B        5  2  2  1 .257     C.Crawford LF       6  0  1  0 .323  
  D.Ortiz DH          6  3  3  6 .293     J.Cantu 2B          5  0  1  0 .257  
  M.Ramirez LF        3  2  2  0 .335     T.Lee 1B            3  2  2  0 .260  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  2  1 .270     G.Norton DH         6  1  1  2 .269  
  W.Pena RF           6  0  1  1 .310     D.Navarro C         5  2  3  0 .250  
  A.Gonzalez SS       5  0  1  0 .235     B.Upton 3B          3  0  2  1 .200  
  A.Cora 3B           4  1  1  0 .221   A-R.Baldelli PH       0  1  0  0 .286  
  C.Miller C          4  1  1  0 .250   B-T.Perez 3B          1  0  0  0 .167  
C-M.Lowell PH         1  0  0  0 .320   E-J.Paul PH           1  0  0  0 .208  
D-D.Mirabelli C       0  0  0  0 .190     R.Branyan RF        3  1  2  4 .199  
                                          B.Zobrist SS        5  0  1  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44  9 13  9                 Totals      44  7 13  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Upton In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Baldelli In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 10th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lowell In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Perez In 11th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 4  0 0 0  3 0 0  0 2 -  9 13  0
Devil Rays...... 0 1 2  1 1 0  2 0 0  0 0 -  7 13  1
 
Red Sox (66-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Johnson                 4 1/3   9   5   5   2   2   2  83   3.99
K.Snyder                  1 2/3   3   2   2   1   0   0  32   4.54
C.Hansen BS(1st)          1       1   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.44
R.Seanez                  2       0   0   0   1   4   0  23   4.44
M.Timlin WIN(8-0)         1       0   0   0   1   0   0  20   2.66
J.Papelbon SAVE(24th)     1       0   0   0   0   2   0  15   1.87
Totals                   11      13   7   7   5  10   2
 
Devil Rays (45-67)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Howell                  5 2/3   7   4   4   3   4   1  81   2.84
S.McClung HOLD(1st)       0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   2   6.29
D.Miceli BS(2nd)          0 1/3   1   2   2   1   0   1  15   8.64
S.Camp                    3       1   0   0   2   1   0  52   8.88
B.Meadows LOSS(4-3)       1 2/3   3   2   1   1   0   1  32   4.40
Totals                   11      13   9   8   7   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,668 DATE- Sunday, August 6th 2006 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals
T- 4:07
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Devil Rays:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Devil Rays: 1
ERRORS- D.Hollins
DOUBLES- A.Gonzalez(17th), A.Cora(1st), R.Branyan(13th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz-3(36th), G.Norton(11th), R.Branyan(17th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Upton(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Zobrist
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Branyan
WALKS- M.Loretta, M.Ramirez-3, K.Youkilis-2, A.Cora, J.Cantu, T.Lee-2,
       D.Navarro, R.Branyan
HIT BY PITCH- T.Lee, R.Baldelli
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz, K.Youkilis, W.Pena-2, C.Miller, D.Hollins, C.Crawford-2,
             J.Cantu, G.Norton-3, J.Paul, R.Branyan, B.Zobrist
GIDP- A.Gonzalez
WILD PITCHES- S.Camp
PASSED BALLS- D.Navarro
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Manny Ramirez robbed Jorge Cantu of a Homerun!
 
David Ortiz smashed 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Boston Red Sox topped the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 11 innings by a score of 9 to 7 at Tropicana
Field.
 
The score was knotted at 7 after nine innings.  Boston won it in the 11th
inning.  After two outs Ortiz began the Boston spurt when he hit a
bases-empty home run (his 36th of the season).  Manny Ramirez stepped into
the batter's box and he laced a single.  Brian Meadows then threw one that
got by the catcher for a passed ball.  Kevin Youkilis stepped in and he
banged out a single, and an error was also committed, scoring the final run
of the inning.  This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town
fans, as the lead kept changing - 5 times in all.  
 
Mike Timlin(8-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Timlin got relief
help from Jonathan Papelbon who gained credit for his 24th save.
Meadows(4-3) suffered the loss in relief.  He surrendered 2 runs and 3 hits
in 1 and 2/3 innings.  
 
'I didn't feel that good when I came to the park tonight,' Ortiz said.  'I'm
glad I decided to play!'








posted by spooky @ 4:23 PM, ,


August 5, 2006: Red Sox 8 Devil Rays 1
Monday, August 13, 2007




David Wells scatters 7 hits over 7 innings and leads the Red Sox to an 8-1 victory over the hapless Devil Rays. Big Papi continues his recent home run tear, hitting 2 today to give him 5 in the last 6 games.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays           8/5/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          4  2  1  1 .282     D.Hollins CF        4  1  1  0 .205  
  M.Loretta 2B        5  2  2  1 .255     C.Crawford LF       3  0  0  1 .325  
  D.Ortiz 1B          5  2  2  3 .290     J.Cantu 2B          4  0  3  0 .258  
A-A.Cora 3B           0  0  0  0 .220     T.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .255  
  M.Ramirez DH        3  1  1  1 .332     J.Gomes DH          3  0  2  0 .176  
  K.Youkilis 3B,1B    4  0  0  1 .268     G.Norton RF         2  0  2  0 .272  
  J.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .230     B.Upton 3B          3  0  0  0 .118  
  W.Pena LF           4  1  1  1 .315     J.Paul C            3  0  0  0 .210  
  G.Kapler RF         4  0  0  0 .295     B.Zobrist SS        3  0  0  0 .200  
  A.Gonzalez SS       4  0  1  0 .236                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  8  9  8                 Totals      29  1  8  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Ortiz In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  1 0 2  0 2 2  -  8  9  0
Devil Rays...... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  8  1
 
Red Sox (65-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Wells WIN(2-1)          7       7   1   1   1   2   0 100   5.82
M.Timlin                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.72
M.Delcarmen               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   9   3.32
Totals                    9       8   1   1   1   2   0
 
Devil Rays (45-66)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Fossum LOSS(7-8)        5       3   3   2   1   4   1  76   5.62
E.Jackson                 2 1/3   3   3   3   1   2   1  34   2.81
J.Switzer                 1 1/3   2   2   2   0   0   0  16   7.16
R.Lugo                    0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   6.14
Totals                    9       9   8   7   2   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,029 DATE- Saturday, August 5th 2006 TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling, Larry Poncino
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 4  Devil Rays: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 5  Devil Rays: 0
ERRORS- J.Cantu
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(16th), D.Hollins(6th), J.Cantu(13th), J.Gomes-2(14th)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz-2(33rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Crawford
WALKS- C.Crisp, M.Ramirez, G.Norton
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez-2, K.Youkilis, W.Pena, C.Crawford,
             J.Cantu
GIDP- T.Lee, B.Upton-2, J.Paul
WILD PITCHES- D.Wells
 
David Ortiz ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Tropicana Field as the Boston
Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by the count of 8 to 1.
 
Ortiz provided the offensive punch.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the park in
the 4th inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his 33rd of the season) in the
6th inning.  Boston managed 9 in their victory.  
 
The victory was credited to David Wells(2-1) who went 7 innings, allowing 1
run. Casey Fossum(7-8) was the losing pitcher.  He surrendered 3 hits and 1
walk in 5 innings.  
 
With this win, Boston has a 65-44 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With
the loss, Tampa Bay has a record of 3-7 lately, 45-66 overall.








posted by spooky @ 9:52 PM, ,


August 4, 2006: Nationals 9 Padres 4
Sunday, August 12, 2007




The Nationals get a big win over the NL West-leading Padres, getting 5 runs in the 4th on the way to a 9-4 win. Ramon Ortiz was not great but was good enough for the win. Nick Johnson provided the big hit in the 5 run 4th, a 2 run homer.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2006 Washington Nationals At 2006 San Diego Padres         8/4/2006
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Lopez SS          5  1  2  1 .311     D.Roberts LF        4  0  1  2 .302  
  M.Anderson 2B       4  0  1  0 .273     B.Giles RF          3  0  0  0 .260  
  M.Bowie P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Cameron CF        4  0  1  1 .245  
C-D.Ward PH           0  0  0  0 .302     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  0  0 .338  
  S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Bard C            4  1  2  1 .364  
  C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----     T.Walker 3B         3  1  1  0 .276  
  A.Soriano LF        4  1  2  1 .266     G.Blum SS           3  1  0  0 .198  
  N.Johnson 1B        4  1  2  3 .326     J.Barfield 2B       4  1  2  0 .240  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  0  0  0 .254     C.Young P           1  0  0  0 .186  
  A.Kearns RF         5  1  1  0 .316     C.Meredith P        1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Church CF         4  3  2  1 .207     D.Brocail P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Schneider C       4  2  1  0 .234   B-K.Greene PH         1  0  0  0 .267  
  R.Ortiz P           2  0  0  1 .313     S.Williamson P      0  0  0  0 .000  
A-B.Castro PH,2B      2  0  1  1 .375     A.Embree P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        D-R.Bowen PH          1  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  9 12  8                 Totals      33  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ortiz In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Brocail In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bowie In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Embree In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 1 0  5 0 1  0 1 1  -  9 12  0
Padres.......... 0 0 1  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
 
Nationals (50-59)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Ortiz WIN(8-10)         5       6   4   4   2   3   1  96   4.76
M.Bowie HOLD(4th)         2       1   0   0   0   2   0  28   1.64
S.Rivera                  1       0   0   0   1   3   0  14   4.42
C.Cordero                 1       0   0   0   1   0   0  15   4.33
Totals                    9       7   4   4   4   8   1
 
Padres (70-39)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Young LOSS(14-3)        3 2/3   5   6   3   1   3   2  69   2.38
C.Meredith                1 2/3   2   1   1   2   2   0  39   3.86
D.Brocail                 0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  14   3.86
S.Williamson              1 2/3   2   1   1   2   2   0  25   6.11
A.Embree                  1 1/3   2   1   1   1   3   0  16   2.42
Totals                    9      12   9   6   7  10   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,087 DATE- Friday, August 4th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Fieldin Culbreth, Marty Foster, Bill Welke
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10  Padres: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Padres: 0
ERRORS- B.Giles, T.Walker
DOUBLES- A.Soriano(28th), R.Church(4th), B.Castro(2nd), T.Walker(22nd),
         J.Barfield(27th)
HOME RUNS- N.Johnson(19th), R.Church(5th), J.Bard(2nd)
WALKS- F.Lopez, D.Ward, A.Soriano, N.Johnson, R.Church, B.Schneider, B.Castro,
       D.Roberts, B.Giles, T.Walker, G.Blum
HIT BY PITCH- B.Giles, M.Cameron
STRIKE OUTS- F.Lopez, M.Anderson, N.Johnson, R.Zimmerman-4, A.Kearns, R.Church,
             B.Schneider, M.Cameron, A.Gonzalez, J.Bard, G.Blum-2, J.Barfield,
             C.Meredith, K.Greene
GIDP- A.Gonzalez
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Josh Bard blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Nick Johnson went deep and had 3 RBI at Petco Park where the Washington
Nationals beat the San Diego Padres by the score of 9 to 4.
 
Ramon Ortiz(8-10) got the win despite looking shaky at times.  He gave up 4
runs, 6 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.  Washington had 12 hits for the night
while San Diego had 7.  
 
Chris Young(14-3) was tagged with the loss.  He allowed Washington 6 runs in 3
and 2/3 innings of work.








posted by spooky @ 10:33 PM, ,