April 21, 2012: Royals 1 Red Sox 0

The Red Sox get shut out for the first time this season, wasting a fine performance from Ryan Dempster. The Royals' lone run came in the 6th on two singles and a sac bunt. The Sox had just 3 hits but did load the bases in the 9th when Royals closer Greg Holland issued three straight 2-out walks, but Mike Napoli failed to take advantage of the potential heroic opportunity, instead striking out for the 4th time on the day.

This was game 1 of a doubleheader. Allen Webster makes his major league debut in the nightcap. He was obtained from the Dodgers in the Adrian Gonzalez deal in late 2012.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Kansas City Royals At 2013 Boston Red Sox            4/21/2013
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  0  0  0 .348     J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  2  0 .373  
  A.Escobar SS        4  0  1  1 .284     D.Nava RF           3  0  0  0 .408  
  B.Butler DH         4  0  0  0 .259     D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  0  0 .361  
  E.Hosmer 1B         3  0  1  0 .292     D.Ortiz DH          3  0  1  0 .167  
  L.Cain CF           3  0  0  0 .267     M.Napoli 1B         4  0  0  0 .275  
  M.Moustakas 3B      3  0  0  0 .160     J.Saltalamacchia C  3  0  0  0 .302  
  J.Francoeur RF      3  0  2  0 .132     W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  0  0  0 .134  
  S.Perez C           3  1  3  0 .258     S.Drew SS           3  0  0  0 .161  
  C.Getz 2B           2  0  0  0 .211     J.Gomes LF          2  0  0  0 .235  
                                        A-M.Carp PH           1  0  0  0 .167  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  1  7  1                 Totals      29  0  3  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gomes In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
 
Royals (9-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Santana WIN(2-0)        7       3   0   0   0   8   0  90   3.51
L.Hochevar HOLD(5th)      1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
G.Holland SAVE(7th)       1       0   0   0   3   2   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9       3   0   0   3  11   0
 
Red Sox (7-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster LOSS(0-1)      7 1/3   7   1   1   0   6   0  95   3.20
A.Miller                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.00
C.Mortensen               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                    9       7   1   1   0   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,376 DATE- Sunday, April 21st 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Paul Schrieber, Chad Fairchild
T- 2:16
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 2  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Red Sox: 3
DOUBLES- J.Francoeur-2(3rd)
RBIs- A.Escobar(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Ellsbury
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Getz
WALKS- D.Nava, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon-2, A.Escobar-3, E.Hosmer, M.Moustakas, J.Ellsbury, D.Nava,
             M.Napoli-4, J.Saltalamacchia, W.Middlebrooks, S.Drew, J.Gomes-2
GIDP- A.Gordon, L.Cain, C.Getz
2-out RBI- A.Escobar
RLISP 2-out- M.Napoli-3
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Will Middlebrooks robbed Billy Butler of a base hit.
 
Ervin Santana delivered 7 solid innings at Fenway Park as the Kansas City
Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 1 to 0.
 
Boston surrendered what proved to be the only run of the contest when Kansas
City scored in the top of the 6th inning.  Overall Kansas City out-hit Boston
7 to 3.  
 
The win was credited to Santana(2-0) who went 7 innings allowing no runs.
Santana got help from Greg Holland who was credited with his 7th save.  Ryan
Dempster(0-1) was given the loss.  He surrendered 1 run and 7 hits in 7 and
1/3 innings.  
 

April 16, 2013: Red Sox 3 Indians 1

The Red Sox break a 4-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Indians. The most surprising yet encouraging development is the almost effortless 9th inning pitched by Andrew Bailey. He allowed a walk, but struck out two and earned his 2nd save of the season. Perhaps Joel Hanrahan's suckiness was affecting Bailey as well - Hanrahan landed on the DL today, leaving Bailey as the closer for the time being.

The Sox got a run in the top of the 3rd on a David Ross double following a Jonny Gomes single, and scored another run in the 3rd when Rich Hill committed a bases loaded balk. Daniel Nava gave the Sox an insurance run with a solo homer in the top of the 9th. Felix Doubront earned the win with 7 innings of work, allowing just one unearned run in the 7th.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Cleveland Indians             4/16/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       3  0  0  0 .414     D.Stubbs CF         3  0  1  0 .219  
  S.Victorino RF      4  0  0  0 .328   A-J.Kipnis PH         1  0  1  1 .314  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  1  0 .362   B-M.Bourn CF          0  0  0  0 .163  
  M.Napoli 1B         3  0  0  0 .283     A.Cabrera SS        3  0  0  0 .149  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  0  0  0 .161     C.Santana C         3  0  0  0 .148  
  D.Nava LF           2  1  1  1 .429     N.Swisher 1B        3  0  1  0 .149  
  J.Gomes DH          4  1  1  0 .250     M.Reynolds DH       4  0  0  0 .222  
  D.Ross C            3  0  1  1 .188     M.Brantley LF       4  0  0  0 .341  
  P.Ciriaco SS        3  0  1  0 .200     M.Aviles 2B         4  1  1  0 .300  
                                          L.Chisenhall 3B     3  0  1  0 .258  
                                          R.Raburn RF         4  0  1  0 .261  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  5  2                 Totals      32  1  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stubbs In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Kipnis In 8th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  5  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  1
 
Red Sox (6-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Doubront WIN(2-0)       7       6   1   0   2   4   0 115   1.29
J.Tazawa HOLD(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  12   7.50
A.Bailey SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   1   2   0  21   9.00
Totals                    9       6   1   0   3   8   0
 
Indians (6-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
U.Jimenez LOSS(0-2)       3 1/3   3   2   2   3   3   0  57   3.86
R.Hill                    0 2/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  16   9.00
N.Hagadone                3       1   0   0   1   2   0  46   0.00
J.Smith                   2       1   1   1   0   1   1  28   3.52
Totals                    9       5   3   3   6   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 16,600 DATE- Tuesday, April 16th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Mike Winters, Mark Wegner, Laz Diaz
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Indians: 2
ERRORS- U.Jimenez
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(3rd), D.Ross(2nd), R.Raburn(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Nava(3rd)
RBIs- D.Nava(13th), D.Ross(3rd), J.Kipnis(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Kipnis(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Cabrera
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, M.Napoli, D.Nava-2, D.Ross, P.Ciriaco, C.Santana, N.Swisher,
       L.Chisenhall
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, S.Victorino, M.Napoli, D.Nava, J.Gomes, D.Ross-2,
             P.Ciriaco, D.Stubbs, A.Cabrera-2, N.Swisher, M.Reynolds,
             M.Brantley-2, M.Aviles
GIDP- J.Ellsbury, D.Pedroia
BALKS- R.Hill
2-out RBI- J.Kipnis
RLISP 2-out- M.Brantley-2, S.Victorino, P.Ciriaco-2, A.Cabrera-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Dustin Pedroia robbed Carlos Santana of a base hit.
 
At Progressive Field, the Cleveland fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel.
Felix Doubront(2-0) finally bested his Cleveland opposite, Ubaldo
Jimenez(0-2), by the score of 3 to 1.
 
Boston went ahead for good in the top of the 3rd inning plating an isolated
run using 2 hits.  Boston managed only 5 hits on the night.  
 
Doubront was helped out by Andrew Bailey who recorded his 2nd save.  Jimenez
was the loser.  He pitched 3 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 3 walks.
 

April 15, 2013: Rays 6 Red Sox 5

The Red Sox took on the Rays in the annual Patriots Day morning game, and what should have been a story about a comeback win fueled by a bases-loaded double from Will Middlebrooks is instead another sad tale about the Red Sox bullpen.

Andrew Bailey pitched the top of the 9th with a one run lead, and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. At least he didn't give up a home run! Bailey and Joel Hanrahan have 3 losses and 6 blown saves between them. They have given up 12 homers combined in just 10 1/3 innings of work - 5 in 7 for Bailey, 7 in 3 1/3 for Hanrahan. They account for 60% of the home runs given up by the Red Sox through their first 12 games. They account for 1/3 of the earned runs given up by the Red Sox through their first 12 games.

I'm trying to hold out before the eventual change to Koji Uehara at closer, but these assbags are making it difficult!

BOXSCORE: 2013 Tampa Bay Rays At 2013 Boston Red Sox                4/15/2013
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Jennings CF       5  1  2  0 .326     J.Ellsbury CF       5  1  2  0 .436  
  B.Zobrist RF        5  2  2  1 .304     S.Victorino RF      3  1  1  0 .352  
  E.Longoria 3B       5  0  1  2 .302     D.Pedroia 2B        4  2  1  1 .370  
  M.Joyce LF          3  2  1  0 .313     M.Napoli 1B         5  0  0  0 .300  
  R.Roberts 2B        5  1  3  1 .300     J.Saltalamacchia C  3  1  3  1 .303  
  J.Loney 1B          5  0  2  1 .350     W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  0  1  3 .173  
  Y.Escobar SS        4  0  2  1 .255     S.Drew SS           2  0  0  0 .111  
  J.Lobaton C         4  0  0  0 .176     J.Gomes DH          4  0  0  0 .250  
  K.Johnson DH        4  0  0  0 .147     J.Bradley Jr LF     2  0  0  0 .184  
                                        A-P.Ciriaco PH        1  0  0  0 .143  
                                        B-D.Nava LF           1  0  0  0 .424  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  6 13  6                 Totals      34  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bradley Jr In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ciriaco In 8th Inning
 
Rays............ 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 1 2  -  6 13  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 3 0  -  5  8  0
 
Rays (9-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Hellickson              5 1/3   3   2   2   3   7   0  92   8.03
K.Farnsworth BS(1st)      0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  11  13.50
J.McGee HOLD(4th)         1 1/3   1   1   1   0   2   0  18   9.00
B.Gomes BS(1st)           0 1/3   2   2   2   2   1   0  18  54.00
J.Peralta WIN(1-0)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.08
F.Rodney HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   0.00
J.Wright SAVE(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8.00
Totals                    9       8   5   5   6  12   0
 
Red Sox (5-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster                7       7   3   3   2  12   1 107   4.00
K.Uehara                  1       2   1   1   0   3   0  19   1.50
A.Bailey L(0-2) BS(3rd)   0 2/3   4   2   2   0   1   0  20  10.29
A.Miller                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                    9      13   6   6   2  17   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,064 DATE- Monday, April 15th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth, Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 9  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- B.Zobrist(3rd), R.Roberts(3rd), J.Ellsbury-2(4th), W.Middlebrooks(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Zobrist(3rd)
RBIs- B.Zobrist(10th), E.Longoria-2(16th), R.Roberts(1st), J.Loney(6th),
      Y.Escobar(3rd), D.Pedroia(12th), J.Saltalamacchia(3rd),
      W.Middlebrooks-3(7th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Joyce(1st), D.Pedroia(2nd)
WALKS- M.Joyce-2, S.Victorino-2, D.Pedroia, J.Saltalamacchia, S.Drew-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jennings-2, E.Longoria-3, R.Roberts-2, J.Loney-3, Y.Escobar,
             J.Lobaton-4, K.Johnson-2, J.Ellsbury-2, S.Victorino, M.Napoli-2,
             W.Middlebrooks-3, J.Bradley Jr-2, P.Ciriaco, D.Nava
GIDP- D.Pedroia
WILD PITCHES- K.Uehara
2-out RBI- Y.Escobar, J.Saltalamacchia, B.Zobrist, W.Middlebrooks-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Lobaton, B.Zobrist, J.Bradley Jr, J.Gomes, J.Loney, M.Napoli
 
In a dramatic ending the Tampa Bay Rays staged a comeback and held on to win
over the Boston Red Sox by the count of 6 to 5.
 
Tampa Bay came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning with 2
runs using 4 hits.  After an out was recorded, Desmond Jennings was the
sparkplug when he stroked a base-hit.  Ben Zobrist came next and he doubled.
Evan Longoria then lined a one-base hit.  One out later, Ryan Roberts stepped
up to the plate and he delivered a single.  James Loney was a strikeout
victim, unable to help out.  Neither team was able to score until the 6th
inning.  
 
The win was credited to Joel Peralta(1-0) who went 1/3 of an inning allowing
no runs. Peralta got help from Jamey Wright who earned his 1st save.  Andrew
Bailey(0-2) was given the loss in relief.  
 
Joe Maddon was very happy after the game, 'It's great to come back and win it
in your last at bats! Our guys just wouldn't give up.  And did you see the
fans - one minute they're laughing and screaming down all sorts of
unprintable stuff at our guys - the next minute - SILENCE! Yes sir, a very
enjoyable win this afternoon!'

April 10, 2013: Red Sox 8 Orioles 5 (16)

Joel Hanrahan again is no relief for the Sox, blowing a 2 run lead by allowing 2 home runs in the top of the 9th. The tie score goes all the way until the 16th, when Mike Napoli finally settles it with a big fly with 2 runners on. Napoli and Will Middlebrooks had missed an opportunity two innings earlier, when they were the 2nd and 3rd out of the inning with the winning runner on 3rd. The Orioles also had a runner on 3rd with one out in the top of the 14th, but Clayton Mortensen worked out of it to cap his clutch 3 2/3 innings of work. Felix Doubront works a couple innings in between starts and earns the win.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Baltimore Orioles At 2013 Boston Red Sox             4/10/2013
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.McLouth LF        5  1  0  0 .346     J.Ellsbury CF       7  1  3  0 .500  
  M.Machado 3B        8  1  3  2 .278     S.Victorino RF      7  2  3  1 .351  
  N.Markakis RF       6  2  3  1 .303     D.Pedroia 2B        7  1  2  0 .395  
  A.Jones CF          7  0  2  1 .257     M.Napoli 1B         6  2  1  3 .294  
  C.Davis 1B          6  0  1  0 .300     W.Middlebrooks 3B   6  0  2  0 .139  
  M.Wieters C         4  0  0  0 .148     D.Nava DH           6  1  2  2 .429  
A-A.Casilla PR        0  0  0  0 .500     J.Saltalamacchia C  5  0  1  1 .261  
B-T.Teagarden C       4  0  1  0 .167   C-P.Ciriaco SS        1  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Hardy SS          6  0  2  1 .194     S.Drew SS           6  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Flaherty 2B       6  0  0  0 .190   D-D.Ross C            0  0  0  0 .200  
  N.Reimold DH        6  1  1  0 .238     J.Bradley Jr LF     5  1  2  1 .241  
E-C.Dickerson PR,DH   0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      58  5 13  5                 Totals      56  8 16  8
 
A-Pinch Ran For Wieters In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Casilla In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Saltalamacchia In 14th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Drew In 14th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Reimold In 15th Inning
 
Orioles......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  5 13  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  1 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  3 -  8 16  1
 
Orioles (3-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Arrieta                 4       5   4   4   5   4   0  85   6.43
B.Matusz                  3       2   0   0   0   2   0  35   0.00
T.Patton                  0 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  13  27.00
D.O'Day                   3       1   0   0   0   3   0  36   0.00
T.McFarland               3       2   0   0   2   2   0  50   0.00
T.Hunter LOSS(0-1)        1 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0  28   4.70
P.Strop                   0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   8   2.84
Totals                   15 1/3  16   8   8   8  12   1
 
Red Sox (5-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster                5       7   3   3   4   5   0 102   4.09
K.Uehara HOLD(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
J.Tazawa HOLD(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.45
A.Bailey HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  15   8.31
J.Hanrahan BS(3rd)        0 2/3   2   2   2   0   0   2  10  30.86
A.Miller                  1 2/3   0   0   0   3   0   0  32   2.08
C.Mortensen               3 2/3   3   0   0   3   3   0  59   0.00
F.Doubront WIN(1-0)       2       1   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.57
Totals                   16      13   5   5  11  15   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,701 DATE- Wednesday, April 10th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Manny Gonzalez, Brian Gorman, Larry Vanover, Tony Randazzo
T- 5:13
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:16  Red Sox:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 3  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Ellsbury
DOUBLES- M.Machado-2(3rd), N.Markakis(2nd), N.Reimold(1st), S.Victorino(3rd),
         D.Pedroia(2nd), D.Nava(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Machado(3rd), N.Markakis(1st), M.Napoli(5th)
RBIs- M.Machado-2(7th), N.Markakis(2nd), A.Jones(4th), J.Hardy(3rd),
      S.Victorino(9th), M.Napoli-3(12th), D.Nava-2(6th), J.Saltalamacchia(2nd),
      J.Bradley Jr(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(7th), S.Victorino(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.McLouth
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Saltalamacchia
WALKS- N.McLouth-3, N.Markakis-2, A.Jones, C.Davis-2, J.Hardy, R.Flaherty,
       N.Reimold, S.Victorino, D.Pedroia, M.Napoli-2, W.Middlebrooks, D.Nava,
       D.Ross, J.Bradley Jr
HIT BY PITCH- J.Ellsbury, J.Bradley Jr
STRIKE OUTS- M.Machado, N.Markakis, A.Jones, C.Davis-4, M.Wieters-2,
             T.Teagarden-2, J.Hardy, R.Flaherty-2, N.Reimold, J.Ellsbury,
             S.Victorino, M.Napoli-2, W.Middlebrooks, D.Nava-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia-2, S.Drew, J.Bradley Jr-2
GIDP- R.Flaherty, N.Reimold, J.Ellsbury, J.Saltalamacchia
2-out RBI- J.Hardy, J.Bradley Jr, M.Machado, N.Markakis
RLISP 2-out- R.Flaherty-3, M.Napoli, C.Davis-3, N.Reimold, D.Pedroia, A.Jones,
             J.Ellsbury-3, D.Nava, J.Hardy, W.Middlebrooks-2
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Shane Victorino robbed Nate McLouth of a Homerun!
          Top 14th: Jackie Bradley Jr robbed J.J. Hardy of an extra base hit.
 
Right fielder Shane Victorino had 3 base hits as the Boston Red Sox bested the
Baltimore Orioles in 16 innings 8 to 5 at Fenway Park.
 
The score was knotted at 5 after nine innings.  Finally, Boston pulled the
game out in the 16th inning.  Jacoby Ellsbury led off and started the attack
as he banged out a single.  Victorino stepped up next and he stroked a
one-base hit.  Victorino took second on the throw.  After an out was
recorded, Mike Napoli then smacked a three-run homer giving Boston the
victory as 35,701 happy fans celebrated wildly.  Boston out-hit Baltimore for
the game, 16 hits to 13.  
 
Felix Doubront(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings.
Tommy Hunter(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 2
hits in 1 and 2/3 innings.

April 5, 2013: Blue Jays 6 Red Sox 4

Joel Hanrahan allows a walk-off home run for the 2nd straight day. So long, closer role!

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 Toronto Blue Jays              4/5/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  1  0  0 .467     J.Reyes SS          5  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Nava DH           4  0  2  2 .625     E.Bonifacio 2B      5  0  2  0 .333  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  3  0 .500     M.Cabrera LF        3  1  1  0 .200  
  M.Napoli 1B         3  0  1  1 .313     E.Encarnacion DH    5  1  1  2 .267  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  5  0  1  0 .214     J.Arencibia C       3  0  0  0 .071  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  0  0  0 .056     R.Davis RF          4  1  2  1 .500  
  S.Victorino RF      3  0  0  0 .294     C.Rasmus CF         3  2  2  2 .273  
  J.Bradley Jr LF     3  1  2  1 .125     M.Derosa 1B         1  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Iglesias SS       4  1  2  0 .429   A-J.Bautista PH,1B    2  1  1  1 .455  
                                          M.Izturis 3B        2  0  1  0 .222  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4 11  4                 Totals      33  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Derosa In 6th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 3  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 2 2  -  6 10  1
 
Red Sox (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Doubront                5       6   2   2   3   3   2  95   3.60
K.Uehara HOLD(1st)        1       0   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
J.Tazawa HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0   9   0.00
A.Bailey BS(1st)          0 2/3   2   2   2   0   1   2  11  10.80
A.Miller LOSS(0-1)        0 2/3   0   1   1   2   2   0  18   5.40
J.Hanrahan                0       1   1   1   0   0   1   6  67.50
Totals                    8 1/3  10   6   6   6   9   5
 
Blue Jays (1-3)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Johnson                 2       5   3   3   0   1   1  37  13.50
A.Loup                    2 1/3   3   1   1   1   2   0  38   8.31
E.Rogers                  2       3   0   0   1   3   0  42   0.00
S.Delabar                 1       0   0   0   1   3   0  18  10.80
J.Jeffress WIN(1-0)       1 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0  20   0.00
Totals                    9      11   4   4   4  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,745 DATE- Friday, April 5th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Scott Barry, Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10  Blue Jays: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Blue Jays: 3
ERRORS- E.Bonifacio
DOUBLES- D.Nava(2nd), D.Pedroia(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Bradley Jr(1st), E.Encarnacion(3rd), R.Davis(1st), C.Rasmus-2(2nd),
           J.Bautista(1st)
RBIs- D.Nava-2(4th), M.Napoli(8th), J.Bradley Jr(1st), E.Encarnacion-2(7th),
      R.Davis(1st), C.Rasmus-2(4th), J.Bautista(1st)
STOLEN BASES- D.Pedroia(1st), R.Davis(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Bonifacio-2
WALKS- D.Nava, M.Napoli-2, S.Victorino, M.Cabrera-2, J.Arencibia, M.Derosa,
       M.Izturis-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Ellsbury, J.Bradley Jr, C.Rasmus
STRIKE OUTS- M.Napoli-2, J.Saltalamacchia-3, W.Middlebrooks-2, J.Bradley Jr,
             J.Iglesias-2, J.Reyes-2, E.Bonifacio, M.Cabrera, J.Arencibia-2,
             R.Davis, C.Rasmus, M.Izturis
GIDP- J.Saltalamacchia, W.Middlebrooks
BALKS- S.Delabar
2-out RBI- C.Rasmus, J.Bautista
RLISP 2-out- J.Reyes-2, W.Middlebrooks-4, J.Ellsbury, R.Davis
 
Center fielder Colby Rasmus rocketed 2 homeruns at Rogers Centre as the Boston
Red Sox lost a heartbreaker to Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 6 to
4.
 
Toronto won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs.  After an out
was recorded, Melky Cabrera started the rally when he drew a walk.  Edwin
Encarnacion stepped into the batter's box and he clubbed a two-run home run
making Toronto the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration.
Toronto had 10 hits for the night.  
 
The victory went to Jeremy Jeffress(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings, allowing
no runs. Andrew Miller(0-1) was given the loss in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of
an inning giving up no hits and 2 walks.

April 4, 2013: Yankees 6 Red Sox 4

Well that didn't go according to plan. New Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan gets his first save opportunity, and he quickly loads the bases on a single and 2 walks. A failed sac fly with a runner thrown out at the plate gave him two outs, but he walked another batter to load the bases again, followed by perhaps the worst possible thing to happen for Red Sox fans - a walk-off grand slam, by a Yankee, in Yankee Stadium, where that Yankee is former Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis.

Mike Napoli had a 2-run homer in the top of the 9th off Mariano Rivera that gave the Sox the lead. It was his 2nd of the game and his 4th of the young season. Ryan Dempster had a quality start but didn't figure in the decision.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 New York (AL) Yankees          4/4/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  0  1  1 .636     B.Gardner CF        4  0  1  0 .167  
  S.Victorino RF      4  0  0  0 .357     R.Cano 2B           4  2  1  1 .091  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  1  0 .462     K.Youkilis 3B       4  1  1  4 .091  
  M.Napoli 1B         4  2  2  3 .308     T.Hafner DH         3  0  1  0 .167  
  J.Gomes DH          4  0  2  0 .333     V.Wells LF          4  0  1  0 .083  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  0  0  0 .071     I.Suzuki RF         3  0  0  0 .222  
  J.Bradley Jr LF     4  0  0  0 .000     E.Nunez SS          4  0  1  0 .364  
  D.Ross C            3  0  1  0 .333     L.Overbay 1B        3  0  0  0 .000  
A-P.Ciriaco PR        0  1  0  0 ----   C-J.Nix PR            0  1  0  0 .000  
B-J.Saltalamacchia C  0  0  0  0 .222     F.Cervelli C        3  1  1  1 .167  
  J.Iglesias SS       3  0  1  0 .400   D-B.Boesch PR         0  1  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      32  6  7  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ross In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ciriaco In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Overbay In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Cervelli In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 2  -  4  8  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 4  -  6  7  0
 
Red Sox (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster                6       3   2   2   3   3   2  89   3.00
A.Miller                  1       1   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00
J.Tazawa                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0  15   0.00
J.Hanrahan L(0-1) BS(1st) 0 2/3   2   4   4   3   0   1  29  54.00
Totals                    8 2/3   7   6   6   6   6   3
 
Yankees (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Pettitte                6 2/3   2   1   1   0   5   1  74   1.35
D.Robertson HOLD(1st)     0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  15.43
M.Rivera BS(1st)          1 1/3   4   3   3   0   1   1  20  20.25
D.Phelps WIN(1-0)         0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  12  10.80
Totals                    9       8   4   4   0   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,107 DATE- Thursday, April 4th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Lance Barksdale, Vic Carapazza, Gary Cederstrom, Kerwin Danley
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 3  Yankees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Yankees: 0
DOUBLES- D.Ross(1st), V.Wells(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Napoli-2(4th), R.Cano(1st), K.Youkilis(1st), F.Cervelli(1st)
RBIs- J.Ellsbury(1st), M.Napoli-3(7th), R.Cano(1st), K.Youkilis-4(4th),
      F.Cervelli(1st)
WALKS- B.Gardner, R.Cano, T.Hafner, I.Suzuki, L.Overbay, F.Cervelli
HIT BY PITCH- K.Youkilis
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino-2, M.Napoli-2, J.Gomes, W.Middlebrooks-2, K.Youkilis,
             T.Hafner-2, V.Wells, L.Overbay, F.Cervelli
2-out RBI- R.Cano, J.Ellsbury, K.Youkilis-4
RLISP 2-out- E.Nunez-3
 
Andy Pettitte delivered 6 and two third solid innings at Yankee Stadium as the
New York (AL) Yankees came back dramatically to top the Boston Red Sox by the
score of 6 to 4.
 
New York (AL) erupted with the game winning runs in the bottom of the 9th
inning when they came up with 4 runs on 2 hits.  The big moment was provided
by Kevin Youkilis who thrilled the crowd when he caught a hold of a fastball
for a Grand Slam homerun.  New York (AL) finished with 7 hits in the victory.
 
David Phelps(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2/3 of an inning.
The loss was charged to Joel Hanrahan(0-1) in relief.  He pitched 2/3 of an
inning giving up 2 hits and 3 walks.

April 4, 2012: Nationals 15 Marlins 1

Jayson Werth and Bryce Harper lead an absolute beating of the Marlins to complete an opening series sweep for the Nats. Werth had 3 homers by the 5th inning, singled in the 6th, walked in the 8th, and grounded into a force out in the 9th. Harper was a single shy of the cycle and hit 2 HRs. 2012 NL Cy Young Award winner Jordan Zimmermann went 6 innings for the win.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Miami Marlins At 2013 Washington Nationals            4/4/2013
 
  Marlins            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre LF         4  1  2  0 .385     D.Span CF           4  2  2  0 .500  
  P.Polanco 3B        3  0  2  0 .333     Z.Duke P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Stanton RF        3  0  1  1 .417   C-R.Bernadina PH,RF   1  0  1  0 .333  
  G.Dobbs 1B          4  0  0  0 .200     J.Werth RF          5  5  4  4 .462  
  J.Ruggiano CF       4  0  0  0 .000     T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Brantly C         4  0  0  0 .111     B.Harper LF,CF      5  3  4  4 .538  
  D.Solano 2B         2  0  0  0 .182     R.Zimmerman 3B      2  2  1  1 .333  
  A.Hechavarria SS    3  0  0  0 .273     A.Laroche 1B        4  2  2  1 .364  
  J.Maine P           0  0  0  0 ----     I.Desmond SS        3  0  0  1 .273  
  W.Leblanc P         2  0  0  0 .000     D.Espinosa 2B       5  1  1  1 .273  
  J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 ----     W.Ramos C           5  0  3  3 .556  
  A.Ramos P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Zimmermann P      2  0  0  0 .000  
B-C.Valaika SS        1  0  0  0 .000   A-T.Moore PH,LF       2  0  1  0 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      38 15 19 15
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zimmermann In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ramos In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Duke In 8th Inning
 
Marlins......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Nationals....... 2 2 0  0 3 6  2 0    - 15 19  0
 
Marlins (0-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Leblanc LOSS(0-1)       4       9   7   7   3   4   4  89  15.75
J.Rauch                   1       2   2   2   2   1   0  29  18.00
A.Ramos                   1 2/3   7   6   6   2   1   1  49  12.60
J.Maine                   1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   5.40
Totals                    8      19  15  15   7   7   5
 
Nationals (3-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Zimmermann WIN(1-0)     6       4   1   1   2   2   0  87   1.50
Z.Duke                    2       1   0   0   0   0   0  27   0.00
T.Clippard                1       0   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,445 DATE- Thursday, April 4th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Chris Conroy, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Marlins: 5  Nationals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 2  Nationals: 1
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(2nd), B.Harper(1st), A.Laroche(1st), D.Espinosa(2nd)
TRIPLES- B.Harper(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Werth-3(3rd), B.Harper-2(3rd)
RBIs- G.Stanton(3rd), J.Werth-4(6th), B.Harper-4(6th), R.Zimmerman(3rd),
      A.Laroche(2nd), I.Desmond(3rd), D.Espinosa(4th), W.Ramos-3(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Zimmermann
SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Stanton, I.Desmond
WALKS- P.Polanco, D.Solano, D.Span, J.Werth, R.Zimmerman-3, A.Laroche,
       I.Desmond
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ruggiano, R.Brantly, A.Hechavarria, W.Leblanc, B.Harper,
             A.Laroche, I.Desmond, W.Ramos, J.Zimmermann-2, T.Moore
GIDP- P.Polanco, D.Span, I.Desmond
2-out RBI- J.Werth-2, W.Ramos-2
RLISP 2-out- D.Espinosa, J.Ruggiano-2, D.Span, J.Zimmermann-2
 
Jayson Werth ripped 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the Miami Marlins were badly
beaten by the Washington Nationals, 15 to 1.
 
Werth really 'lit it up' for Washington.  He smashed a solo-shot out of the
park in the 1st inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 2nd inning, blasted
a solo shot in the 5th inning and smacked a single in the 6th inning.
Washington bats were hot in the 6th inning when they had 6 runs on 7 hits.
Washington finished with 19 hits while Miami ended up with 5.  
 
Jordan Zimmermann(1-0) allowed 1 run in 6 innings, and picked up the victory.
Wade Leblanc(0-1) suffered the loss.  He surrended 4 homeruns in his 4
innings.  
 
'Actually, I didn't feel that comfortable at the plate today' Werth said after
the game.  'Despite that, I'm happy with the results!

April 3, 2013: Red Sox 12 Yankees 0

The 2013 Red Sox definitely look like a different team than the 2012 version. Today they whip the Yankees 12-0 behind 6 home runs and 7 innings of 2-hit ball from Clay Buchholz. Mike Napoli got his first 2 home runs in a Red Sox uniform, Shane Victorino got his 2nd in as many days, Daniel Nava was 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 runs scored, Jacoby Ellsbury was 4 for 4 with 3 runs scored, and both Dustin Pedroia and Jarrod Saltalamacchia went deep. Even Alfredo Aceves looks improved from his 2012 form - he pitched 2 innings without allowing a run!

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 New York (AL) Yankees          4/3/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       4  3  4  0 .857     B.Gardner CF        4  0  0  0 .125  
  D.Nava DH           4  3  3  2 .750     I.Suzuki RF         3  0  1  0 .333  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  2  2  4 .556     R.Cano 2B           4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Napoli 1B         5  2  2  4 .222     K.Youkilis 3B       3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  4  1  1  1 .222     T.Hafner DH         3  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  0  0  0 .100     V.Wells LF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Victorino RF      5  1  3  1 .500     L.Overbay 1B        3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Bradley Jr LF     5  0  0  0 .000     E.Nunez SS          3  0  2  0 .429  
  J.Iglesias SS       4  0  1  0 .429     C.Stewart C         1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 12 16 12                 Totals      28  0  3  0
 
 
Red Sox......... 1 1 0  0 0 3  5 2 0  - 12 16  0
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
 
Red Sox (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz WIN(1-0)       7       2   0   0   4   7   0  87   0.00
A.Aceves                  2       1   0   0   0   3   0  26   0.00
Totals                    9       3   0   0   4  10   0
 
Yankees (0-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Kuroda LOSS(0-1)        5       7   5   5   2   2   3  83   9.00
A.Warren                  0 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  12   0.00
B.Logan                   0 2/3   3   3   3   0   0   0  20  40.50
D.Robertson               1 1/3   4   4   4   0   2   3  24  18.00
C.Eppley                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  23   0.00
Totals                    9      16  12  12   3   7   6
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,033 DATE- Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke, Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 5  Yankees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Yankees: 0
DOUBLES- J.Ellsbury(1st), D.Nava(1st), S.Victorino(1st), E.Nunez(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Nava(1st), D.Pedroia(2nd), M.Napoli-2(2nd), J.Saltalamacchia(1st),
           S.Victorino(2nd)
RBIs- D.Nava-2(2nd), D.Pedroia-4(7th), M.Napoli-4(4th), J.Saltalamacchia(1st),
      S.Victorino(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Ellsbury
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, D.Nava, J.Saltalamacchia, I.Suzuki, K.Youkilis, T.Hafner,
       C.Stewart
HIT BY PITCH- C.Stewart
STRIKE OUTS- M.Napoli-2, J.Saltalamacchia-2, W.Middlebrooks, S.Victorino,
             J.Bradley Jr, B.Gardner, R.Cano, K.Youkilis-2, T.Hafner-2,
             V.Wells-3, L.Overbay
GIDP- B.Gardner
2-out RBI- S.Victorino
RLISP 2-out- B.Gardner, J.Iglesias-2, R.Cano-2
 
First baseman Mike Napoli knocked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Yankee Stadium
as the Boston Red Sox embarrassed the New York (AL) Yankees by the lopsided
score of 12 to 0.
 
Napoli had a good evening at the plate.  He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in
the 6th inning and smacked a three-run homer in the 7th inning.  Overall
Boston out-hit New York (AL) 16 to 3.  
 
Clay Buchholz(1-0) was the winner allowing no runs in 7 innings. Hiroki
Kuroda(0-1) was the loser.  He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 5 innings of
work.  
 

April 1, 2013: Nationals beat Marlins, 8-7 on Opening Day at Nationals Park

Denard Span makes his Nationals debut count with an RBI single in the 8th that ends up being the winning hit in a wild back-and-forth game. Nats starter Stephen Strasburg allowed 8 hits and 3 runs over 5, but was sitting on a 3-run lead when he left the game. The lead was quickly erased by the Marlins' 4-run 7th. The Nats tied it in the bottom of the inning, also on a Span single.

Rafael Soriano also had a solid Nats debut for the save. Tyler Clippard and Drew Storen were battling for the closer spot at the end of last season, now they both line up behind Soriano.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Miami Marlins At 2013 Washington Nationals            4/1/2013
 
  Marlins            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Pierre LF         5  1  2  3 .400     R.Bernadina CF      1  2  0  0 .000  
  C.Coghlan CF        5  0  1  1 .200     R.Mattheus P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  G.Stanton RF        5  1  3  1 .600     H.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Polanco 3B        2  1  0  0 .000   C-C.Tracy PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Brantly C         5  0  1  0 .200     C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Solano 2B         5  0  2  2 .400   E-S.Lombardozzi PH    1  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Kotchman 1B       2  1  0  0 .000     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
F-A.Kearns PH         1  0  1  01.000     J.Werth RF          4  1  2  2 .500  
  A.Hechavarria SS    5  2  3  0 .600     B.Harper LF         5  1  1  2 .200  
  R.Nolasco P         1  0  0  0 .000     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .000  
B-G.Dobbs PH          1  1  1  01.000     A.Laroche 1B        4  1  1  0 .250  
  J.Maine P           0  0  0  0 ----     I.Desmond SS        4  1  2  1 .500  
  R.Webb P            0  0  0  0 ----     D.Espinosa 2B       2  2  1  1 .500  
  M.Dunn P            0  0  0  0 ----     W.Ramos C           4  0  2  0 .500  
D-J.Ruggiano PH       1  0  0  0 .000     S.Strasburg P       1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Ramos P           0  0  0  0 ----   A-D.Span PH,CF        3  0  2  2 .667  
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
G-M.Olivo PH          1  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  7 14  7                 Totals      34  8 11  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Strasburg In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Nolasco In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dunn In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Stammen In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kotchman In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 9th Inning
 
Marlins......... 2 0 0  1 0 4  0 0 0  -  7 14  0
Nationals....... 0 1 1  1 3 1  0 1    -  8 11  0
 
Marlins (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Nolasco                 5       6   6   6   1   5   2  88  10.80
J.Maine HOLD(1st)         0 1/3   1   1   1   1   1   0   8  27.00
R.Webb BS(1st)            0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   ----
M.Dunn                    0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0.00
A.Ramos LOSS(0-1)         1 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  20   6.75
C.Qualls                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                    8      11   8   8   3   7   2
 
Nationals (1-0)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Strasburg               5       8   3   3   1   6   0  92   5.40
R.Mattheus                0 1/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  18  81.00
H.Rodriguez BS(1st)       0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  17  13.50
C.Stammen WIN(1-0)        2       1   0   0   2   1   0  38   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(1st)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0.00
Totals                    9      14   7   7   4   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,747 DATE- Monday, April 1st 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Paul Emmel, Chris Conroy
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Marlins:11  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Marlins: 0  Nationals: 1
DOUBLES- G.Stanton(1st), J.Werth-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Harper(1st), I.Desmond(1st)
RBIs- J.Pierre-3(3rd), C.Coghlan(1st), G.Stanton(1st), D.Solano-2(2nd),
      J.Werth-2(2nd), B.Harper-2(2nd), I.Desmond(1st), D.Espinosa(1st),
      D.Span-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Hechavarria
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Espinosa
WALKS- P.Polanco, C.Kotchman-2, R.Nolasco, R.Bernadina, J.Werth, D.Espinosa
HIT BY PITCH- P.Polanco-2, R.Bernadina
STRIKE OUTS- C.Coghlan-2, P.Polanco, R.Brantly, D.Solano, R.Nolasco, J.Ruggiano,
             A.Laroche-3, I.Desmond, D.Espinosa, W.Ramos, S.Strasburg
GIDP- R.Brantly
WILD PITCHES- R.Nolasco
2-out RBI- D.Solano-2, I.Desmond, J.Werth, J.Pierre, G.Stanton
RLISP 2-out- C.Kotchman, B.Harper-3, C.Coghlan, R.Brantly, J.Werth, J.Pierre
 
The Washington Nationals nipped the Miami Marlins 8 to 7 at Nationals Park in
a hard fought contest.
 
The deciding run was scored by Washington in the 8th.  After an out was
recorded, Danny Espinosa slapped a base-hit.  Wilson Ramos was next and he
laced a single.  Denard Span then ripped a base-hit.  After another out,
Jayson Werth came to bat and was walked intentionally to load the bases.  A
wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times.  
 
The winning pitcher was Craig Stammen(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Rafael Soriano earned the save, his 1st.  A.J. Ramos(0-1) was hit with the
loss in relief.  
 

April 1, 2013: Red Sox win opener 8-1 in the Bronx

The Red Sox hope that the offseason has a reversal of their 2012 season, which saw them go from first to last in the division as the season progressed to ultimately finish 12 games under .500.

To that end, there are four new faces in the starting lineup: Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes and Jackie Bradley Jr. All but Bradley were free agent signees. Victorino endeared himself to Red Sox Nation right away with a 1st inning homer, and ended up 2 for 5 on the day with 3 RBI. Napoli was 0 for 4 but scored a run, and Gomes was 1 for 5 with an RBI. Bradley had a less fortunate day - he was 0 for 4 with 4 strikeouts!

The real story for the Sox is Jose Iglesias, who suffered through a terrible September 2012 but is still the opening day shortstop for the Sox. He repays that allegiance with a 2 for 3 day, including a home run and 3 runs scored. The 2 hits in 3 AB is as many as he had in 69 AB in 2012!

Jon Lester went 7 easy innings for the win. New face Koji Uehara pitched the 8th, while Andrew Bailey took the 9th with the big lead. Bailey is essentially the incumbent closer but the Sox signed Joel Hanrahan in the offseason to fill the role. Hindsight tells me that the role went from Hanrahan to Bailey to Junichi Tazawa to Uehara, we'll see how it works in my replay!

BOXSCORE: 2013 Boston Red Sox At 2013 New York (AL) Yankees          4/1/2013
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       3  1  2  0 .667     B.Gardner CF        4  1  1  0 .250  
  S.Victorino RF      5  2  2  3 .400     E.Nunez SS          4  0  1  1 .250  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  3  3 .750     R.Cano 2B           3  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Napoli 1B         4  1  0  0 .000     K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  0  1  0 .200     V.Wells LF          4  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Saltalamacchia C  5  0  1  0 .200     B.Francisco DH      3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Gomes DH          5  0  1  1 .200     I.Suzuki RF         3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Bradley Jr LF     4  0  0  0 .000     J.Nix 3B            2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Iglesias SS       3  3  2  1 .667     F.Cervelli C        3  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  8 12  8                 Totals      30  1  3  1
 
 
Red Sox......... 1 0 1  0 5 1  0 0 0  -  8 12  0
Yankees......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  3  0
 
Red Sox (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester WIN(1-0)         7       3   1   1   2   4   0 102   1.29
K.Uehara                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00
A.Bailey                  1       0   0   0   0   3   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9       3   1   1   2   8   0
 
Yankees (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Sabathia LOSS(0-1)      4 1/3   8   6   6   0   4   3  84  12.46
D.Phelps                  1       3   2   2   3   3   0  34  18.00
S.Kelley                  3       0   0   0   1   5   0  41   0.00
D.Robertson               0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                    9      12   8   8   4  12   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,109 DATE- Monday, April 1st 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Ted Barrett, Alfonso Marquez, Mike Dimuro, Scott Barry
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  Yankees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Yankees: 1
DOUBLES- J.Saltalamacchia(1st)
TRIPLES- B.Gardner(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Victorino(1st), D.Pedroia(1st), J.Iglesias(1st)
RBIs- S.Victorino-3(3rd), D.Pedroia-3(3rd), J.Gomes(1st), J.Iglesias(1st),
      E.Nunez(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Ellsbury(1st)
WALKS- J.Ellsbury-2, M.Napoli, J.Iglesias, R.Cano, J.Nix
HIT BY PITCH- D.Pedroia
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, M.Napoli-3, W.Middlebrooks-2, J.Saltalamacchia,
             J.Bradley Jr-4, J.Iglesias, B.Gardner-3, R.Cano, K.Youkilis,
             V.Wells, B.Francisco, I.Suzuki
GIDP- S.Victorino
WILD PITCHES- C.Sabathia
2-out RBI- J.Gomes
RLISP 2-out- V.Wells, B.Gardner, M.Napoli, J.Bradley Jr, W.Middlebrooks-2,
             J.Gomes
WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Jacoby Ellsbury robbed Vernon Wells of an extra base hit.
 
The Boston Red Sox easily topped the New York (AL) Yankees; the final score
was 8 to 1.
 
Boston took the lead for good in the 3rd inning plating an isolated run on 2
base hits.  That was all the runs Jon Lester(1-0) needed.  For the game
Boston out-hit New York (AL) 12 to 3.  
 
C.C. Sabathia(0-1) was given the loss.  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 4 and
1/3 innings.