The O's wasted no time getting to Peavy in the top of the first as Nick Markakis popped up to Brock Holt in foul territory to start. The pain in the ass Nelson Cruz then hit a home run all the way into Walden Pond on the first pitch to put the O's on top. Chris Davis walked and Adam Jones singled to center before Matt Wieters singled to right to score Davis, moving Jones to third. JJ Hardy hit a sac fly to center to score Jones and David Lough flied out to the right field wall to end the inning with the O's up 3-0.
O's go up early
Jimenez got the ball in the bottom of the first and Grady Sizemore walked to start. Sizemore stole second but Dustin Pedroia grounded out to third. David Ortiz grounded into the shift but Sizemore moved to third before Mike Napoli watched strike three go by to end the inning.
Jonathan Schoop struck out swinging to start the top of the second before Ryan Flaherty flied out to center. Markakis walked and Cruz singled to left, but Davis grounded out to first to end the inning. Jonny Gomes led off the bottom of the second with a grounder to short before Daniel Nava also grounded out to short. Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning.
Jones singled to left to start the top of the third before Wieters popped up to left. Hardy struck out swinging and Lough took strike three to end the inning. AJ Pierzynski lined out to a leaping Lough to start the bottom of the third before Brock Holt walked. Sizemore struck out swinging but Holt stole second. Pedroia grounded out to short to end the inning.'
Schoop almost hit a home run to Nebraska but the ball went foul and he eventually struck out swinging to start the top of the fourth. Flaherty was retired on a nubber in front of the plate but Markakis walked. Cruz took strike three to end the inning. Ortiz flied out to center to start the bottom of the fourth before Napoli flied out to left. Gomes doubled to the left field wall but Nava struck out swinging to end the inning.
The O's struck again in the top of the fifth as Davis grounded into the shift to start. Jones grounded out to second but Wieters singled over the head of Holt. Hardy got a base hit to center and Lough hit a fan touched ground rule double into the right field seats to score Wieters. Schoop grounded out to short to end the inning with the O's up 4-0.
O's pour it on
The Sox tried to start a rally in the bottom of the fifth as Bogaerts got a base hit to center to start. Pierzynski popped up to short, Holt took strike three and Sizemore popped up to third in foul territory to end the inning.
The O's finished off Peavy in the top of the sixth as Flaherty doubled off the Monster to start. Markakis popped up to second and Flaherty moved to third on the fly out to right by Cruz. Davis was intentionally walked but Jones ripped a base hit to left to score Flaherty. That was it for Peavy who got rocked for 5 runs in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed 10 hits and 4 walks and was lifted for Chris Capuano. Wieters lined out to left to end the inning with the O's up 5-0.
The Sox began the comeback in the bottom of the sixth but Pedroia grounded out to second to start. Ortiz got a base hit to center and Napoli walked. Gomes then pulverized his second home run of the season to put the Sox back in it. That was it for Jimenez as Zack Britton came in to pitch and Nava grounded out to third. Bogaerts struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 5-3.
Sox climb back in
Steve Lombardozzi pinch hit for Hardy to start the top of the seventh and took strike three. Lough's bunt attempt was snuffed out and Schoop popped up to short to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the seventh as Pierzynski struck out swinging to start. Holt got a base hit to center and Sizemore hit a grounder to Britton. He flipped to Flaherty but he dropped it for an error. Pedroia made Flaherty pay with a base hit to right to load the bases. Ortiz ripped a base hit to right to score Holt and chase Britton. Evan Meek (who will inherit nothing) came in to pitch to Napoli and Mike hit a grounder to third. Schoop bounced the throw home and Sizemore scored on the error to tie the game. Gomes hit one up the elevator shaft and Nava struck out swinging to end the inning with the game tied 5-5.
Flaherty got a base hit to left to start the top of the eighth but Markakis struck out swinging. Junichi Tazawa came in just to face Cruz and got him to pop up to second. Andrew Miller came in to face Davis and struck him out swinging to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the eighth as Bogaerts grounded out to third to start. Pierzynski grounded out to second and Holt grounded out to first to end the inning.
Jones doubled into the left field corner to start the top of the ninth and Wieters grounded out to second to move him to third. Lombardozzi grounded back to the mound and that was it for Miller. Edward Mujica came in to face Lough and got him to strike out swinging to end the inning. Brian Matusz came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Sizemore struck out swinging to start. It looked like Pedroia hit a home run but an idiot fan reached out and grabbed the ball for an interference "double". Umpires got together but concluded that a fan touched it. When play resumed a wild pitch moved Pedroia to third and Ortiz was intentionally walked. Darren O'Day was brought in to face Napoli and ended up hitting him to load the bases. Mike Carp pinch hit for Gomes and hit a liner to Lough. Lough instinctively fired home but the throw was way off the mark. Pedroia made a mad dash for home and scored to win the game on the error. The Sox had won it 6-5.
Hero of The Night is Johnny Gomes. The Sox were down 5-0 in the sixth and his home run changed everything.
The Good:
Dustin Pedroia was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
David Ortiz was 2 for 4 with a walk, rbi and a run scored.
Brock Holt was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Chris Capuano tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Junichi Tazawa retired the only man he faced.
Andrew Miller tossed a full scoreless inning.
Edward Mujica got the win by retiring the only man he faced.
The Bad:
Mike Carp flied out to left in his only at-bat.
Daniel Nava was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
AJ Pierzynski was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Jake Peavy got rocked for 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings allowing 10 hits and 4 walks while striking out 5.
The Ugly:
Grady Sizemore was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Mike Napoli was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked, was hit with a pitch and scored a run.
Xander Bogaerts was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Final Thoughts:
That might have been the most "2013" win of the season so far. Taking advantage of bad defense and winning by any means necessary. The Sox were down 5-0 and looked ready to pack it in when Gomes clobbered that home run. Then the O's blew it in the seventh then blew it again in the ninth. Buck Showalter is going to have a headache tonight because they had this game in the bag in more ways than one. Still, they won games last year like this so its good to see some of that carry over to this year. Peavy looked awful but he was due for a stinker, hopefully he'll be okay next start. Word is Will Middlebrooks and Shane Victorino could be returning sometime soon so that'll help the stagnant offense. Let's see if they can rise up to the occasion in tomorrow's big game. The Sox look to wrap up the series with Baltimore tomorrow morning on Patriots Day. Clay Buchholz (0-1) gets the start for Boston against Wei-Yin Chen of Baltimore. The game begins at 11:00 AM at Fenway Park.
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