Friday - June 19
Interleague play continues as the Sox welcome the Braves to Fenway. John Smoltz had a chance to catch up with former teammates after spending 20 years with Atlanta. Smoltz is almost finished rehabilitation and is due to start next Thursday in DC. Not a minute too soon as Daisuke Matsuzaka was really hammered in this game. He only lasted 4 innings giving up 6 R 8 H 4BB and only 2SO. Soon after this performance, his ERA is now 8.23, he was given an MRI and placed on the DL. The only offense the Sox could muster in this game was a two-run homer by J-Bay who also had a double for the only Sox hits in this one.
Final Score: Atlanta 8 Boston 2
Jacoby Watch: 0 for 2 with a BB - Ellsbury continues to bat 7th in the order
Saturday – June 20
This game belonged completely to Josh Beckett as he threw an absolute gem. He commanded all his pitches allowing no runs and only five singles while striking out 7and walking none. Beckett finished the complete game shut out with only 94 pitches. The bottom of the order was getting it done with Tek having 2 doubles and scoring 2 runs and Nick Green getting 2 hits and an RBI.
Final Score: Boston 3 Atlanta 0
Jacoby Watch: 0 for 3 with a SO
Sunday - June 21
It was a Happy Father’s Day, first day of summer as the Red Sox won today in dramatic fashion. The weather was wet and very windy. Tim Wakefield gave the team 6.2innings of 4 R 9 H ball. After Wake gave up 2 runs in the 1st the Sox came back with 3 of their own. The big blow was a two-run homer by Papi as he drove it into the monster seats through a strong wind. Sox were up by two in the 7th but the Braves tied the game as Ramon Ramirez allowed an inherited runner to score. The Sox managed to go up by a run in the home half of the 7th. J. D. Drew was apparently called out on strikes but the home plate umpire didn’t think so. On the next pitch Drew hit one off the left field wall scoring George Kotteras who had doubled. Braves pitcher, Eric O’Flaherty, was thrown out for arguing the non-strike call by the home plate umpire as was manager, Bobby Cox and 3rd baseman Chipper Jones. Atlanta tied the game again with a run off Okajima in the 8th. After Jonathan Papilbon pitched out of a bases loaded situation in the top of the 9th, Nick Green first pitch swinging in the home 9th hit a ball down the 3rd base line which stayed fair and wrapped around the Pesky Pole. Green with the walk-off homer and the Sox win another series!
Final Score: Boston 6 Atlanta 5
Jacoby Watch: 1 for 4
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