Man, I kind of wish this season would end because every week brings worse news. This weekend, the Royals scored ten runs on the Red Sox not once, but twice.
Friday’s game almost had a happy ending. Down 8-3, the Red Sox scored six runs in the eighth inning to make it 9-8. The inning was capped off by by David Ortiz’s two run single that gave the Red Sox the lead. Unfortunately, with Jon Papelbon on the shelf, the ninth inning is no longer safe. Mike Timlin gave up two runs in the ninth and just like that, the Red Sox lost the game. Ortiz finished the 10-9 loss with four RBIs.
Yesterday’s game was just as bizarre. The Red Sox scored two runs in the seventh to tie the game at 4-4 and the game eventually went into extra frames. Then in the top of the twelth, the Royals scored six runs to blow the game out. Craig Breslow took the loss but most of the damage came against Manny Delcarmen. Dustin Pedoria hit his first career homerun in the 10-4 loss.
Finally the ship righted itself today. Wily Mo Pena had three hits and two RBIs and David Ortiz was two for two with three walks, two RBIs and three runs. Ortiz also hit homerun number 48. Julian Tavarez wasn’t great, but he picked up the win because of the solid run support.
The Red Sox get tomorrow off then they head over to Baltimore for three.
