Game 119: Sox 3 M’s 5

Day game after a night game meant no BP this game either. It was a poor BP showing from us this weekend. We had awesome seats about 7 rows up from the Red Sox dugout, on the home plate side no less. I bought them at our company’s charity auction and it was well worth the money. A co-worker of mine joined us as well as a friend of mine I know through frisbee.

Unfortunately, the Sox play was not as awesome as the seats. Wakefield was going for his 200^th win yet again and the Mariner’s countered with new acquisition Charlie Furbush (from the Fister trade with Detroit). I decided to score the game just in case history was made while we were at the ballpark.

For the first 2 ½ innings we got the pitcher’s duel we thought we’d get the day before. But then a series of unfortunate events unfolded for Wakefield. He walked Wells to start the inning, who then stole 2^nd and went to 3^rd on a throwing error by Salty. Wilson plated the run on an infield hit and went to second on a single by Seager. Ichiro grounded into what should have been a double play but everyone ended up being safe after the ump said Lowrie missed the bag on the transfer and didn’t get the ball to Wakefield in time to get Ichiro. Again, no replay at the ballpark. Gutierrez hit a sac fly for the first out of the inning. Ackley walked and Carp singled to score the 3^rd and final run of the inning.

Sox could only counter with one run the next inning on a sac fly with one out and the bases loaded. Crawford killed the rally with an infield pop out. In the 5^th, the Mariners got another run with three consecutive singles from Ichiro, Gutierrez, and Ackley. The Mariners got their final run of the game on another home run from Wells in the 6^th. Sox looked like they were going to go pretty quietly until Youkilis hit a two out, two run home run in the 8^th to make it a 2 run game. But League pitched another perfect ninth for the win.

Too bad for Wakefield as he pitched the complete game loss. I don’t know why the Sox always seem to struggle when they play in Seattle, no matter how well they’re playing and how poorly the Mariners are playing. Dad thinks it must be the nice weather distracting them. Either that or it’s his replica Yastrzemski jersey.

Well, that catches me all up. Sox have a doubleheader against Tampa Bay tomorrow which should put right behind schedule again. It’s getting tougher and tougher to stay motivated and watch the games. Hopefully being able to see the finish line will keep me interested.