Dice K, on the other hand, has only thrown about 1.5 innings according to St. Leo. Wonder if Bobby Cox tries to bring him back with the Oriole having fired him?
Lofton takes ball one. With the count full, Lofton flies to Drew. Even at 40, you want Kenny hitting it in the air, not on the ground.
Franklin Gutierrez is back in the lineup tonight, with Nixon out. Strike one. Another full count, and Gutierrez pops to Pedroia. Two down. Don't need to get into the full count routine.
Here's Blake. He shows bunt and takes strike one. At 1-2 Blake singles between Lugo and the second base bag for the Indians' first hit.
Sizemore's up. Called strike to Grady. On the second pitch, Dice K wild pitches Blake to second. That's as mild a WP as you'll ever see. Tek usually smothers those. Not this time. At 2-2, a swinging strike 3.
Matsuzaka is getting it done!
Inning: 23 pitches, 14 strikes; Game: 44 pitches, 30 strikes. Longer inning than needed; still in line for the game. Still, just one baserunner through three.
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