Thursday, October 25, 2007

WS Game 2 Bottom 6

Herges breaks one off for a called first strike to Ellsbury. And the kid singles to center on the 0-1. His first World Series hit.
Lugo gets a chance. Ball one. Julio bunts, and Herges had a great shot at Ellsbury, but turns and throws to first. Sac Bunt; one out, man on second.
Pedroia has an RBI chance. That curve again, for strike one. Just how much pressure is Clint Hurdle feeling in this game? Brian Fuentes is warming up in the sixth, with Papi lurking two spots down. Pedroia fits right in on this team; it's 2-2, with a couple of two strike foul balls already. A six pitch at bat working. Another foul. On the 8th pitch he grounds to Tulo, with Jacoby moving to third. Two down.
Youk needs to get Ellsbury in. Strike one, called. Swinging strike two. Juuuust a bit outside. Another ball, high; 2-2. And after 0-2, the Greek God of Walks works it full. Foul. Foul again. After the next, the first two men in the Sox order will have seen 40 pitches tonight, just the two of them. Another ripped foul. He's all over Ellsbury and Hale with these fouls. Helmets, helmets, helmets! Hey Bud, wake up and do something useful. Mandate the helmets. Ball four. First and third, two out, for Papi. And, indeed, Herges will leave for Fuentes. In the sixth.
Papi stands in. Ball one. On the second pitch Papi flies deep to Taveras. Fuentes did his job.
2-1 Sox after 6.

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