Before the game the Boston Red Sox made a roster move. Ryan Roberts was designated for assignment and Brock Holt was brought up from Pawtucket. Roberts clearly wasn't the answer and they want to give Holt a chance. He hit .200 last year so I don't see how this is going to be the answer. Oh well.
Lackey got the ball in the top of the first and Nick Markakis doubled down the right field line although Sox manager John Farrell challenged the ball was foul. Replays showed the ball was foul but Yankees manag....err head of MLB Operations Joe Torre DEMANDED the call stand, and the call stood. Delmon Young struck out swinging but Markakis moved to third on the grounder to short by Chris Davis. Adam Jones got a base hit in the hole at short to score Markakis then stole second. Nelson Cruz struck out swinging to end the inning with the O's up 1-0.
Chris Tillman got the ball in the bottom of the first but Grady Sizemore grounded back to the mound to start. Daniel Nava struck out swinging but Dustin Pedroia walked. Mike Napoli struck out swinging to end the inning.
Matt Wieters walked to begin the top of the second but JJ Hardy flied out to center. Steve Lombardozzi struck out swinging and Wieters was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the second as Mike Carp got a base hit to center to start. Xander Bogaerts walked but AJ Pierzynski flied out to right. Jackie Bradley Jr singled in the hole at second to load the bases but Brock Holt took strike three. Sizemore flied out to center to end the inning, what a waste.
The O's struck again in the top of the third as Jonathan Schoop grounded a base hit up the middle to start. Markakis doubled to right to score Schoop but Young flied out to left. Davis walked to load the bases and Cruz singled to right to score two runners. Wieters flied out to right and Hardy flied out to left to end the inning with the O's up 4-0.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the third as Nava popped up to Schoop in foul territory to start. Pedroia lined out to left and Napoli popped up to first in foul territory to end the inning.
Lombardozzi struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth before Schoop flied out to right. Markakis also flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fourth as Carp doubled to center to start. Bogaerts popped up to third and Pierzynski popped up to short, but JBJ walked. Holt got a seeing eye single up the middle to score Carp to put the Sox on the board. Sizemore struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 4-1.
The O's struck again in the top of the fifth as Young singled to left to start. Davis and Jones both struck out swinging but Cruz walked. Wieters singled under the glove of Carp to score Young and Hardy got a base hit to left to score Cruz. Lombardozzi popped up to short to end the inning with the O's up 6-1.
Hardy ices it
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fifth as Nava doubled off the Monster to start. Pedroia dumped a base hit to right to score Nava but Napoli flied out to left. Carp popped up to third but Bogaerts walked. Pierzynski drilled a base hit to center to score Pedroia, cutting the lead in half. JBJ struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 6-3.
The O's finished off Lackey in the top of the sixth as Schoop blooped a single to shallow left to start. Markakis popped up to left but a wild pitch moved Schoop to second. Young walked and that was it for Lackey. He got knocked out after 5 1/3 innings allowing 6 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks while striking out six. Andrew Miller came in and Davis struck out swinging before Jones forced Young at second to end the inning.
Not Lackey's night
Brian Matusz came in to pitch the bottom of the sixth and Holt lined out to right to start. Sizemore got a base hit to right but Nava struck out swinging. Pedroia forced Holt at second to end the inning.
The O's got to Burke Badenhop in the top of the seventh as Cruz grounded out to short to start. Wieters flied out to right but Hardy got a base hit to right. Lombardozzi singled to left and Schoop doubled to left to score Hardy. Markakis walked but Young popped up to first to end the inning with the O's up 7-3.
Schoop drives in a run
David Lough came in for Young to start the bottom of the seventh and Napoli doubled off the Monster to start. Carp hit one up the elevator shaft and Bogaerts got a base hit to left. Napoli scored but Bogaerts was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double. Pierzynski was plunked but JBJ took strike three to end the inning with the Sox down 7-4.
You're out, you dummy!
Davis struck out swinging to start the top of the eighth before Jones grounded out to short. Cruz grounded out to third to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the eighth as Holt was initially called out on a grounder to second but the call was overturned when replays showed Brock was safe. Sizemore grounded out to third to send Holt to second but Nava grounded back to the mound. That was it for Matusz as Darren O'Day was brought in to face Pedroia. Dustin grounded out to third to end the inning.
Edward Mujica came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Wieters grounded back to the mound to start. Hardy flied out to center but Lombardozzi got a base hit to center. Schoop doubled high off the Monster to score Steve and wrap up the scoring. Markakis grounded out to first to end the inning with the O's up 8-4.
Napoli flied out to center to start the bottom of the ninth but Carp drew a walk. Bogaerts flied out to center and Pierzynski grounded out to first to end the game. The O's had won it 8-4.
O's win
"You jackass" - Pedroia
Jackass of the Night is John Lackey. He allowed 6 runs to the Orioles to put the game out of reach.
The Good:
Mike Carp was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
Xander Bogaerts was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and an rbi.
Jackie Bradley Jr was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Brock Holt was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Andrew Miller got the final 2 outs of the sixth inning.
The Bad:
Edward Mujica allowed a run in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Grady Sizemore was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout.
Daniel Nava was just 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Dustin Pedroia was just 1 for 4 but walked, drove in a run and scored a run.
Mike Napoli was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
AJ Pierzynski was just 1 for 4 with a hit by pitch and an rbi.
Burke Badenhop allowed a run in 2 innings.
Final Thoughts:
Simply put, THIS is the April Boston Red Sox management had in mind for last season. The Sox have now lost 10 of their first 17 games and pretty much that was the design of last year's team. It only took 365 days for it to happen. Lackey and the bullpen got served their lunch by the Orioles and the offense did manage four runs, but Lackey's bad start was too much to overcome. Even if the bullpen didn't give up anymore runs after Lackey left, its doubtful the Sox would have been able to score enough to win anyway. Nava, Pedroia, Pierzynski and JBJ are all hitting under .256 and that's not going to cut it if the Sox have any hope of repeating as champions this year. Its only one game so no need to hit the panic button just yet. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow afternoon when Felix Doubront takes the hill against Bud Norris of the Orioles. The game begins at 1:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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