Red Sox 07 Game 98
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| J. Garland | 7-6, 3.88 | T. Wakefield | 10-9, 4.69 | ||||||
| White Sox | 43-53 | Red Sox | 58-39 | ||||||
Saturday, July 21 Fenway Park | 3:55 PM ET
American League
| East | W | L | GB | L 10 | X W | X L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 58 | 39 | - | 5-5 | 59 | 38 |
| New York | 50 | 46 | 7.5 | 7-3 | 56 | 40 |
| Toronto | 47 | 50 | 11.0 | 4-6 | 49 | 48 |
| Baltimore | 43 | 52 | 14.0 | 6-4 | 47 | 48 |
| Tampa | 38 | 59 | 20.0 | 4-6 | 38 | 59 |
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White Sox: Despite battling the flu and needing 122 pitches to get through six innings, the right-hander still gave the White Sox a chance to win Tuesday night in Cleveland. Garland allowed three runs on seven hits, striking out two and walking three, but finished with a no-decision in the 6-5 loss in 11 innings to the Indians. Garland has a 3-3 record with a 4.76 ERA against Boston and has a 1-2 record with a 4.25 ERA at Fenway Park.
Red Sox: Wakefield got his 19th straight decision to start the 2007 season on Tuesday night, but it wasn't the kind he wanted. He gave up six earned runs and nine hits over 6 1/3 innings in a loss to the Royals. Since May 1, Wakefield has an 8-6 record with a 5.47 ERA.
As usual all statistics were found at the day by day database at Baseball Musings and this year at Baseball Reference.
Sox Batting vs Garland.
| Player | AB | H | 2b | 3b | HR's | RBI | BB's | K's | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Crisp | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .167 |
| D. Pedroia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Ortiz | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .353 |
| M. Ramirez | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .529 |
| J. D. Drew | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| M. Lowell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| K. Youkilis | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| D. Mirabelli | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| J. Lugo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 77 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 17 | .286 |
Pretty good average and results, with Manny leading the way. Hmm, the way he is hitting right now, we may see two more home runs from him against this pitcher.
Today would be a good day to give Mike Lowell a rest. Hinske also has good success against Garland as he is 10 for 27 with 2 doubles and 2 home runs. Overall with Hinske batting instead of Lowell, the batters would have a .327 average.
Pitching Comparisions (all Appearances)
| Pitcher | GS | W | L | Sho | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | IP/GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 45 1/3 | 50 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 4.76 | 1.52 | 6.00 |
| Wakefield | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 116 1/3 | 124 | 70 | 21 | 52 | 91 | 5.42 | 1.51 | 6.10 |
Pitching Comparisions (as Starters)
| Pitcher | GS | W | L | Sho | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | IP/GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 4.29 | 1.40 | 6.00 |
| Wakefield | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 97 2/3 | 106 | 61 | 18 | 46 | 69 | 5.62 | 1.56 | 6.10 |
In the last five starts against Chicago, Mr. Wakefield's numbers (as bad as they are) look even better than his total starts as he has given up 20 earned runs in 32 2/3rd innings for a 5.51 ERA. That has led to a 1-4 record in those five starts. Only Texas has better numbers against Wakefield (9-14 with a 5.66 ERA).
As bad as Wakefield has been against Chicago, Garland has been almost as bad for his team against the Sox, this includes a 4.25 ERA at Fenway. Even though this is his best year since 2005, he has a 6.17 ERA in four starts this July. He was pummeled by Minnesota on 7/6 and the other three were good quality starts. His record in those starts was 2 and 1. The question is whether the bats can continue to produce like they have the last 2 days.
Later - When all else fails, get a bigger hammer!
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