The final game of the series – almost here since it’s hard to give you guys much notice with these 6pm games! – but I have to say that as much fun as the Green Monster has been for us, I’ll be glad when we’re away from these BoSox-paced games. Yeesh.
Let’s hope that Correia can continue what he’s been so good at this year so far in getting deep into the game and keeping it moving. I would really love that and I’m pretty sure our now completely over-worked bullpen feels the same.
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| Dozier, 2B | Ellsbury, CF | |
| Mauer, C | Victorino, RF | |
| Willingham, LF | Pedroia, 2B | |
| Morneau, 1B | Ortiz, D, DH | |
| Plouffe, 3B | Napoli, 1B | |
| Doumit, DH | Nava, LF | |
| Arcia, RF | Middlebrooks, 3B | |
| Hicks, CF | Drew, SS | |
| Florimon, SS | Ross, D, C | |
| Correia, P | Lackey, P |
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WOOHOOO!!! It feels good to take a series on the road against an east coast team – especially one that can hit like that BoSox lineup. Considering that pitching is still likely our weakest element, I’m pretty pleased with how the majority of the pitching staff has done tonight… not to mention the whole series. I was a little worried about the freshness of what was available given the heavy use they have had this week. I wasn’t alone in that concern in the chat. So we voted that the bullpen all gets a treat after hanging in there and holding the line tonight. Given their location, they all get a nice Boston Lager!
The offense started off well early and then we fell behind again but thanks to young Oswaldo Arcia, we retook the lead and held that through the end of the game! (which came far earlier tonight than it had previously in this series) So for an outstanding offensive performance and honestly, very good timing, we voted Arcia as tonight’s BOD! Oh yeah, it just happens to be his 22nd birthday today so Happy Birthday as well!
