What a beautiful game to start my Red Sox franchise with! Also using TNKBOS roster as well.
*on my iPad and the generator doesn't work*
Lester vs Sabathia
-Boston missed a golden opportunity in the first inning as Ellsbury singles to start the game. Ells steals second, then victorino pops out for the first out. Pedroia lined to center for a single and Ells moves to 3rd. Ortiz strikes out looking at a beautiful curveball from Sabathia for the 2nd out. Napoli grounds out to end the inning with no damage.
-Sox load the bases with only 1 out in the 4th but Sabathia manages to get out of the inning again with no marks on the scoreboard.
-5th inning victorino takes a high fastball deep to left for the first run of the day on a solo shot.
-6th inning the wheels begin to fall off for the Bronx bombers. Middlebrooks doubles to left to kick start the inning. Gomes lines to center for an RBI single (2-0). Sabathia gets the hook from Girardi as Phelps comes in to work. Salty doubles high off the left field wall which sadly only moves Gomes to 3rd. Stephen drew is next up to bat and he hits a sharp ground ball to right that gets thru for an RBI single (3-0) and moves salty to 3rd no outs still. Ellsbury strikes out on a 2-2 fastball high and away for the first out. Victorino steps in, phelps starting to lose confidence throws a slider in the dirt that gets passed the catcher and Salty scores (4-0). Victorino strikes out on a 3-2 fastball for the 2nd out. Pedroia is next up and finds a fastball that catches too much of the plate that he sends deep over the left field wall for an 2 run HR (6-0). Phelps is completely broken at this point as Ortiz steps in and on the 3rd pitch of the at bat he gets a hanging breaking ball that he crushed into the 2nd deck in right field (7-0) which also gets me the Bronx bomber trophy. Mike Napoli pops out to right to stop the bleeding for the Yankees.
-6 full innings would be enough for Lester in his first start of the season as he goes 6IP 7H 0R 0ER 0BB 4K
-Aceves comes into get some work in the 7th as gets the Yankees quickly 1-2-3
-Tazawa starts the 8th, gives up a single to Jeter and then a HR to Cano (7-2) which gets him pulled and Bard comes into finish. Granderon doubles, texeria flies out but advances Grandy to 3rd. Youkilis ground out but gets the RBI as granderson comes into score (7-3)
-Bard continued to pitch well as he gives up nothing in the 9th as the Sox day the season opener 7-3.
Red Sox
15 hits
4 2B
3 HR
1BB
2 ERR
Yankees
10 hits
2 2B
1 HR
0BB
0 ERR
Thoughts: overall great feeling game. The errors came on the same play, both were over thrown balls which didn't end up hurting me at all. A lot of hits but nothing felt unrealistic to me. Homeruns came on mistake pitches that caught too much of the plate. And the 6th inning rally felt amazing.
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