The Red Sox and Braves engaged in a nail biter Friday evening as the Braves outlasted the Sox 8-7. The Red Sox spotted the Braves 6 runs over the first 4 innings but rallied to tie the game in the top of the 6th. A clutch RBI single by Al "Poppy" Lester clinched the game for the Braves in the bottom of the 6th.
Braves starting pitcher Al Lester was on cruise control in the early innings. The Red Sox only managed a walk by Jonathan Phelps in the first. Jonathan was left stranded at 1st base.
Lawrence Gilliam got the start for the Braves, starting his 7th game of the year. The Red Sox got off to a slow defensive start as the first two Braves batters reached base on plays that would normally result in outs. Lawrence settled in to get the 3rd batter on strikes. Gary Smith and Grant Craddolph combined to record the second out (4-6) on a ground ball to second. Lawrence retired the next batter on strikes to end the inning - but the damage was done as the Braves scored 2 runs.
The Red Sox went silently in the top of the 2nd. Lawrence led off the inning with a walk but was left stranded on 3rd as Al Lester continued his strong performance on the mound with 3 strike outs through 2 innings. The Braves also benefited from the strong defense of 2nd baseman Trevor Edior who recorded out 3 (4-3) when he fielded a ground ball to 2nd and threw to Chris Smith on 1st.
Lawrence got in the groove in the second inning - striking out the side to record 5 strike outs through 2 innings. At the end of 2, the score remained Braves 2, Red Sox 0.
The pitcher's dual continued in the top of the 3rd with Al Lester striking out the side - 3 up 3 down. That would close the book on Al. He threw 27 of 44 pitches for strikes, struck out 6, walked 2, and allowed 0 runs.
Malik Henry, Al Lester and Julian Ross put together a string 3 hits in the bottom of the 3rd and scored 3 runs to give the Braves a 5-0 lead. The Red Sox got out of the inning on an unassisted put out by Jonathan at first and 2 strike outs by Lawrence. Lawrence would exit the game after the max 3 innings. He threw 45 of 70 pitches for strikes, struck out 7, walked none, gave up 5 hits and 5 runs (4 earned). He currently leads Red Sox pitchers in innings pitched ( 24.1), ERA (8.63), and strikeouts (40). At the end of 3, the score was Braves 5, Red Sox 0.
Julian Ross took over the pitching duties for the Braves in the top of the 4th. After allowing a walk to David Cooper, he struck out the side to keep the Red Sox scoreless through 4.
David Cooper returned to the mound for the Red Sox after a 12 game hiatus. In a solid return to the mound, David navigated the bottom of the 4th allowing only a single run. Jonathan caught a pop fly in foul territory to record out 1. Lawrence recorded out 2 (and nearly converted a double play) on an unassisted out on ground ball just right of 2nd base. David recorded his 1st K of the year to get out 3. Through 4 innings, the score as Braves 6, Red Sox 0.
The bats finally caught fire for the Red Sox in the top of the 5th. Trent Jeter got things started with a walk and moved the 2nd on a wild pitch. Rick Powell followed with an RBI double down the 3rd base line to score Trent. Rick leads the Red Sox with phenomenal .636 On Base Percentage. After a walk by Grant, Jonathan stepped to the plate and delivered a line drive 2 RBI double to left center. Rick and Grant scored on the play. Jonathan leads the Red Sox in batting (.471), hits (16), RBIs (11) and doubles (4). Derek Marshall walked but was left stranded. The Red Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 5th.
David stayed on the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the 5th - turning in another good effort. After allowing a walk to the lead off runner, Jonathan Phelps (who moved to catcher in the 5th) hooked up with Derek Marshall (who moved to 2nd base) to throw out a runner attempting to steal 2nd to record the first out in the inning. After an infield single by Trevor Edior, Grant executed a double play to close out the inning. He caught a high pop fly to deep short stop and threw to Derek on 2nd to double up a runner leaving 2nd early. The Braves got one run in the inning on Red Sox overthrows (I'll spare you the "T" word prognosis). At the of 5, the score was Braves 7, Red Sox 3.
The Braves pitching took a turn south in the top of the 6th as the Red Sox staged a comeback in the final inning. The Red Sox were the benefactors of 6 walks in the inning. Charles Heard, Gary, D'Angelo Johnson, Jonathan, David, and Lawrence all walked in the inning. Charles, Gary, D'Angelo and Jonathan scored to tie the game at 7-7. Derek had an RBI in the inning.
With the game tied at 7, Red Sox dug in to try to force extra innings. Gary handled a routine ground ball to 2nd and threw to Charles on 1st to record out 1. After an infield error and a walk, Al Lester stepped to the plate for the Braves and delivered a line drive, walk off, RBI single to left center to bring home Jahde Wilson. Game ball goes to Al Lester for 3 shut out innings on the mound and a walk off RBI single.
The Red Sox showed a lot of determination in coming off the mat to tie the game in their last at bat. Heads should be held high.
I have updated the stats on http://LaderaRedSox.ShortURL.com
You can find the game recap here.
As always, the game summaries are archived on the blog.
Braves starting pitcher Al Lester was on cruise control in the early innings. The Red Sox only managed a walk by Jonathan Phelps in the first. Jonathan was left stranded at 1st base.
Lawrence Gilliam got the start for the Braves, starting his 7th game of the year. The Red Sox got off to a slow defensive start as the first two Braves batters reached base on plays that would normally result in outs. Lawrence settled in to get the 3rd batter on strikes. Gary Smith and Grant Craddolph combined to record the second out (4-6) on a ground ball to second. Lawrence retired the next batter on strikes to end the inning - but the damage was done as the Braves scored 2 runs.
The Red Sox went silently in the top of the 2nd. Lawrence led off the inning with a walk but was left stranded on 3rd as Al Lester continued his strong performance on the mound with 3 strike outs through 2 innings. The Braves also benefited from the strong defense of 2nd baseman Trevor Edior who recorded out 3 (4-3) when he fielded a ground ball to 2nd and threw to Chris Smith on 1st.
Lawrence got in the groove in the second inning - striking out the side to record 5 strike outs through 2 innings. At the end of 2, the score remained Braves 2, Red Sox 0.
The pitcher's dual continued in the top of the 3rd with Al Lester striking out the side - 3 up 3 down. That would close the book on Al. He threw 27 of 44 pitches for strikes, struck out 6, walked 2, and allowed 0 runs.
Malik Henry, Al Lester and Julian Ross put together a string 3 hits in the bottom of the 3rd and scored 3 runs to give the Braves a 5-0 lead. The Red Sox got out of the inning on an unassisted put out by Jonathan at first and 2 strike outs by Lawrence. Lawrence would exit the game after the max 3 innings. He threw 45 of 70 pitches for strikes, struck out 7, walked none, gave up 5 hits and 5 runs (4 earned). He currently leads Red Sox pitchers in innings pitched ( 24.1), ERA (8.63), and strikeouts (40). At the end of 3, the score was Braves 5, Red Sox 0.
Julian Ross took over the pitching duties for the Braves in the top of the 4th. After allowing a walk to David Cooper, he struck out the side to keep the Red Sox scoreless through 4.
David Cooper returned to the mound for the Red Sox after a 12 game hiatus. In a solid return to the mound, David navigated the bottom of the 4th allowing only a single run. Jonathan caught a pop fly in foul territory to record out 1. Lawrence recorded out 2 (and nearly converted a double play) on an unassisted out on ground ball just right of 2nd base. David recorded his 1st K of the year to get out 3. Through 4 innings, the score as Braves 6, Red Sox 0.
The bats finally caught fire for the Red Sox in the top of the 5th. Trent Jeter got things started with a walk and moved the 2nd on a wild pitch. Rick Powell followed with an RBI double down the 3rd base line to score Trent. Rick leads the Red Sox with phenomenal .636 On Base Percentage. After a walk by Grant, Jonathan stepped to the plate and delivered a line drive 2 RBI double to left center. Rick and Grant scored on the play. Jonathan leads the Red Sox in batting (.471), hits (16), RBIs (11) and doubles (4). Derek Marshall walked but was left stranded. The Red Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 5th.
David stayed on the mound for the Red Sox in the bottom of the 5th - turning in another good effort. After allowing a walk to the lead off runner, Jonathan Phelps (who moved to catcher in the 5th) hooked up with Derek Marshall (who moved to 2nd base) to throw out a runner attempting to steal 2nd to record the first out in the inning. After an infield single by Trevor Edior, Grant executed a double play to close out the inning. He caught a high pop fly to deep short stop and threw to Derek on 2nd to double up a runner leaving 2nd early. The Braves got one run in the inning on Red Sox overthrows (I'll spare you the "T" word prognosis). At the of 5, the score was Braves 7, Red Sox 3.
The Braves pitching took a turn south in the top of the 6th as the Red Sox staged a comeback in the final inning. The Red Sox were the benefactors of 6 walks in the inning. Charles Heard, Gary, D'Angelo Johnson, Jonathan, David, and Lawrence all walked in the inning. Charles, Gary, D'Angelo and Jonathan scored to tie the game at 7-7. Derek had an RBI in the inning.
With the game tied at 7, Red Sox dug in to try to force extra innings. Gary handled a routine ground ball to 2nd and threw to Charles on 1st to record out 1. After an infield error and a walk, Al Lester stepped to the plate for the Braves and delivered a line drive, walk off, RBI single to left center to bring home Jahde Wilson. Game ball goes to Al Lester for 3 shut out innings on the mound and a walk off RBI single.
The Red Sox showed a lot of determination in coming off the mat to tie the game in their last at bat. Heads should be held high.
I have updated the stats on http://LaderaRedSox.ShortURL.com
You can find the game recap here.
As always, the game summaries are archived on the blog.
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