Monday, September 10, 2012

Red Sox get swept by Jays, right to the basement.

After this weekends sweep, the Red Sox are now all by themselves in last place in the division, they are twelfth out of fourteen teams in the American League, they are 1-11 in their last twelve games, and 10-26 since August 1st. This team hit rock bottom and still keeps finding ways to sink lower than that.

Game one: The Red sox fell behind 5-0 before making a bit of a run, they closed to within five to three, but in the top of the ninth, with two outs, Colby Rasmus hit a two run home run to extend the lead to 7-3. That home run proved costly, as the Sox would get two in the bottom of the ninth to lose by a final of 7-5. Pedrioa and Gomez both hit home runs for the Sox, who went 2-6 with runers in scoring position. Doubront and Bard had rough nights, as Doubronts ERA rose to 5.21, and Bards to 5.59

Game two: A blowout as Daisuke threw out another terrible start. A five run second inning for the Jays put this game away early. Daisuke didnt get out of the second inning, and his ERA now stands at 7.21. Andrew Bailey gave up three runs of his own in one inning, this was his first rough outing since returning from the disabled list.  The final score was 9-2

Game three: The best pitching matchup of the series did not dissapoint as Buccholz went 8 2/3, and Villanueva went six earning a quality start. The Sox jumped to a 2-0 lead thanks to a two run shot from Jacoby Ellsbury, but the Jays came back with three of their own runs in the fourth. Pedrioa tied the game with a solo blast in the sixth. The game remained tied in the ninth until Buccholz loaded the bases with one out, then gave up the go ahead run on a sacrifice fly. The Sox didnt get anything going in the ninth, and fell 4-3.

Pedrioa continues to be the only bright spot for this team in this brutal stretch, with his two home runs over the weekend. Ryan Lavarnway continues to dissapoint, going 1-6 over the weekend.

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