The Red Sox dropped their 4th game of the year today in a 13-4 loss to the Braves. The game was much closer than the final score suggests.
The Braves got out to an early start with 3 runs in the top of the 1st. Red Sox starting pitcher, Lawrence Gilliam, allowed a single, a walk, a double, and a triple in the inning. Grant Craddolph, SS, had the 1st put out of the game easily fielding a hard hit line drive to short. The play would prove to be a harbinger of the great Red Sox defensive plays to follow.
Lawrence drew a walk in the bottom of the 1st but was caught stealing 2nd base. Braves pitcher Joshua Holmes retired the balance of the side on strikes.
Strong defense and pitching for both teams would follow for the next 2 innings. Red Sox pitcher, Lawrence Gilliam, worked the 2nd and 3rd innings. He allowed 1 more run. In total, he threw 31 of 52 pitches for strikes, walked 1, and struck out 3. The Red Sox played exceptional defense. Grant and David Cooper, 1B, connected for a 6-4 putout in the 2nd. Lawrence and David had a 1-3 putout to start the 3rd. Grant caught another sizzling line drive to short, and Ricky Powell, 3B, handily fielded a pop fly to 3rd.
The Red Sox scored their first run in the 2nd. Derek Marshall drew a walk and advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch and passed, respectively. With 2 outs, Jonathan Phelps delivered a clutch RBI single to score Derek.
The Red Sox added another run in the 3rd. Lawrence walked, stole a base, and scored on a wild pitch. Rick and Derek also drew walks in the 3rd but were left stranded.
At the end of 3, the score was 4-2 Braves.
Derek relieved Lawrence on the mound to start the 4th. He turned in another strong inning of work, and the superb defense continued. Grant had a 6-3 put out to Charles Heard at 1B on a sharply hit ball to short. Derek handled a comebacker to the mound to retire the 2nd batter with a strong throw to Charles. Jonathan fielded a pop fly to 2B to close out the side.
The Red Sox offense was held in check by a strong pitching effort by Braves reliever, Jalen. The Sox were held scoreless in the 4th and 5th. They only mustered 2 base runners. Jonathan took one for the team with a HBP in the 4th. Lawrence continued his 4 game hitting streak with a single in the 5th. Both were left stranded on base.
Derek and Grant combined to work the 5th inning from the mound. The inning started off with a bang, literally. Ricky handled a shot to the hot corner and calmly gunned the runner down at first (okay enough firearm imagery - i gotta stop writing these things at 1:30AM). Walks would due the Sox in as Red Sox pitchers gave up 4 free bases, leading to 4 runs.
In the 6th, walks continued to be a source of pain as 5 walks led to 4 runs. The Red Sox were unable to stop the aggressive Braves base runners from scoring once they reached base. Coming soon to a practice field near you - passed ball drills!!!
The 6th inning also the debut of Charles on the pitcher's mound. The hard throwing lefty retired all 3 batters that he faced. He had 1 strikeout and 1 assist on a put out to Jonathan at 1B. Ricky fielded another pop fly to end the half. A promising debut.
The enthusiastic crowd was wowed by the spectacular defensive plays turned in by the Sox. We saw glimpses of brilliance, indeed. With more the 2/3 of the season left, we are already seeing marked improvement.
Thanks to Charles' family for bringing the tasty sandwiches and Gatorade.
For you stats heads - DEREK, I have attached the usual files.
You can find the game summary here.
You can find the season stats to date here.
There are a few more pics on the blog . If you have any that you'd like to see posted, please send them to me.
The Braves got out to an early start with 3 runs in the top of the 1st. Red Sox starting pitcher, Lawrence Gilliam, allowed a single, a walk, a double, and a triple in the inning. Grant Craddolph, SS, had the 1st put out of the game easily fielding a hard hit line drive to short. The play would prove to be a harbinger of the great Red Sox defensive plays to follow.
Lawrence drew a walk in the bottom of the 1st but was caught stealing 2nd base. Braves pitcher Joshua Holmes retired the balance of the side on strikes.
Strong defense and pitching for both teams would follow for the next 2 innings. Red Sox pitcher, Lawrence Gilliam, worked the 2nd and 3rd innings. He allowed 1 more run. In total, he threw 31 of 52 pitches for strikes, walked 1, and struck out 3. The Red Sox played exceptional defense. Grant and David Cooper, 1B, connected for a 6-4 putout in the 2nd. Lawrence and David had a 1-3 putout to start the 3rd. Grant caught another sizzling line drive to short, and Ricky Powell, 3B, handily fielded a pop fly to 3rd.
The Red Sox scored their first run in the 2nd. Derek Marshall drew a walk and advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch and passed, respectively. With 2 outs, Jonathan Phelps delivered a clutch RBI single to score Derek.
The Red Sox added another run in the 3rd. Lawrence walked, stole a base, and scored on a wild pitch. Rick and Derek also drew walks in the 3rd but were left stranded.
At the end of 3, the score was 4-2 Braves.
Derek relieved Lawrence on the mound to start the 4th. He turned in another strong inning of work, and the superb defense continued. Grant had a 6-3 put out to Charles Heard at 1B on a sharply hit ball to short. Derek handled a comebacker to the mound to retire the 2nd batter with a strong throw to Charles. Jonathan fielded a pop fly to 2B to close out the side.
The Red Sox offense was held in check by a strong pitching effort by Braves reliever, Jalen. The Sox were held scoreless in the 4th and 5th. They only mustered 2 base runners. Jonathan took one for the team with a HBP in the 4th. Lawrence continued his 4 game hitting streak with a single in the 5th. Both were left stranded on base.
Derek and Grant combined to work the 5th inning from the mound. The inning started off with a bang, literally. Ricky handled a shot to the hot corner and calmly gunned the runner down at first (okay enough firearm imagery - i gotta stop writing these things at 1:30AM). Walks would due the Sox in as Red Sox pitchers gave up 4 free bases, leading to 4 runs.
In the 6th, walks continued to be a source of pain as 5 walks led to 4 runs. The Red Sox were unable to stop the aggressive Braves base runners from scoring once they reached base. Coming soon to a practice field near you - passed ball drills!!!
The 6th inning also the debut of Charles on the pitcher's mound. The hard throwing lefty retired all 3 batters that he faced. He had 1 strikeout and 1 assist on a put out to Jonathan at 1B. Ricky fielded another pop fly to end the half. A promising debut.
The enthusiastic crowd was wowed by the spectacular defensive plays turned in by the Sox. We saw glimpses of brilliance, indeed. With more the 2/3 of the season left, we are already seeing marked improvement.
Thanks to Charles' family for bringing the tasty sandwiches and Gatorade.
For you stats heads - DEREK, I have attached the usual files.
You can find the game summary here.
You can find the season stats to date here.
There are a few more pics on the blog . If you have any that you'd like to see posted, please send them to me.
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