TNK - BOSTON RED SOX FRANCHISE
Game #1 of Season
Baltimore Orioles (0-0) @ Boston Red Sox (0-0)
Pitching Matchup – Kyle Gibson vs Corey Kluber
GAME NOTES
The season got off to a shaky start for Corey Kluber as Cedric Mullins jumped on the very first pitch of the season and launched a solo HR down the RF line giving Baltimore a 1-0 lead. Kluber bounced back and struck out the next 3 batters. The Red Sox were threatening after a double by Rafael Devers in the bottom of the 1st but Kyle Gibson struck out Masataka Yoshida to strand Devers at 3rd base and the Orioles had a 1-0 lead. Kluber picked up two more Ks in the 2nd inning giving him 5 Ks and Gibson retired the side in order as the Orioles led 1-0 after 2 innings. Baltimore was threatening with two men on with 1 out in the top of the 3rd but Kluber would get Adley Rutschman to ground out and picked up his 7th strikeout as he got Anthony Santander on a breaking ball to end the threat and keep it a 1-0 game. Alex Verdugo singled with 2 outs in the bottom of the 3rd but Gibson struck out Devers to send the game to the 4th inning with Baltimore leading 1-0. Kluber and Gibson continued to pitch well as each team had generated 5 hits and the score remained 1-0 through 6 innings of play. Kluber registered his 8th and 9th Ks as he struck out Adam Frazier to end the top of the 7th and Gibson worked around a lead off single by Adam Duvall in the bottom of the 7th to send the game to the 8th inning with the Orioles still leading 1-0. Jorge Mateo lined a ball into the LF corner for a lead off double to begin the top of the 8th and that would be all for Kluber as Richard Bleier came in from the pen with Mullins coming up. Mullins would poke a ball through the right side into RF for a RBI single as Mateo scored to make it 2-0. Anthony Santander drove in Mullins with a RBI double off the green monster with 1 out to make it 3-0 and Ryan Brasier would come on to replace Bleier on the mound. Brasier would record the final two outs with no further damage and we would head to the bottom of the 8th with Baltimore now leading 3-0. Gibson retired the side in order in the bottom of the 8th sending the game to the 9th inning with Baltimore leading 3-0. Zack Kelly recorded two quick outs to begin the top of the 9th before Mateo blooped a ball down the RF line for a round rule double and Mullins hit a slow roller up the middle for a RBI single into CF extending the Orioles lead to 4-0. The Red Sox came up to bat in the bottom of the 9th trailing 4-0 and Gibson returned to the mound at 99 pitches looking to finish off the complete game shutout. Devers lined a single into CF leading off the bottom of the 9th for Boston. Turner would go down swinging before Yoshida lined a single into RF to put two men on for the Red Sox with 1 out. Adam Duvall stepped in and jumped on a first pitch fastball from Gibson and hammered a ball over the green monster in left-center for a 3-run HR to cut the Orioles lead to 4-3. Gibson would exit and Felix Bautista would come on looking to record the final two outs for Baltimore. Triston Casas would battle to a full count before lining a ball into left-center and Christian Arroyo followed with a single to CF and suddenly Boston had two men on for Reese McGuire with 1 out. McGuire would fly out to Santander in deep RF for the 2nd out as Casas would tag and advance to 3rd base bringing Kike Hernandez to the plate with the Sox down to their final out with runners on the corners and the tying run just 90 feet away. Hernandez would hit a fly ball to CF and Mullins would move back and make the catch to end the game as the Red Sox rally falls short and the Red Sox fall to the Orioles 4-3 on Opening Day
HIGHLIGHTS
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BOX SCORE
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Mar 30, 2023</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Baltimore (1-0)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston (0-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Kyle Gibson (1-0) <b>L:</b> Corey Kluber (0-1) <b>S:</b> Felix Bautista (1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">BAL</td><td align="right" width="8%">BOS</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BAL</td><td align="center" width="7%">1</td><td width="70%">Cedric Mullins solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BAL</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Cedric Mullins singled to RF (Mateo scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BAL</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Anthony Santander doubled to LF (Mullins scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BAL</td><td align="center" width="7%">9</td><td width="70%">Cedric Mullins singled to CF (Mateo scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">9</td><td width="70%">Adam Duvall 3-run HR to LF (Devers & Yoshida score)</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231f20" colspan="9"><span style="color:#F47D31">Baltimore Orioles</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mullins, CF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.800</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rutschman, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Santander, RF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Mountcastle, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Henderson, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Urias, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hays, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Frazier, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mateo, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Mateo 2 (2), Santander (1)<br /><b>HR:</b> Mullins (1)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Mullins 3 (3), Santander (1)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Mountcastle</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Verdugo, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Devers, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.750</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Turner, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Yoshida, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Duvall, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.500</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Casas, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arroyo, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>McGuire, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.250</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hernandez, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.000</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Devers (1), Yoshida (1)<br /><b>HR:</b> Duvall (1)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Duvall 3 (3)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Turner, Casas</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231f20" colspan="9"><span style="color:#F47D31">Baltimore Orioles</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Kyle Gibson (W, 1-0)</td><td align="right">8.1</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.24</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Felix Bautista (S, 1)</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Gibson - 114 Pitches (71% Strikes)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Corey Kluber (L, 0-1)</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">2.57</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Richard Bleier</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">27.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Ryan Brasier</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Zack Kelly</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">9.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Kluber - 85 Pitches (75% Strikes)</td></tr></table></body></html>
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