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Tank doesn't make that play and Morneau just had an RBI single for a 7-6 lead. Finally, the defense comes through in the last 2 games when it's most needed.

Matt Thornton basically can't get lefties out anymore. It's kind of sad actually. We've seen both Marte and Thornton go from the best LH set-up guys in baseball to ... well, whatever Thornton is now.

THIS IS SCARY. Thornton finally got the clue he might not want to throw a FB to Willingham. One more to go.

GREAT PITCH BY Matt. LOL. Jesus, thank god, Morneau and Mauer both hit balls that would have been out in the old park, Rios missed one too probably because of the outdoor stadium.

Quintana with a well-deserved off the hook there. YOUK continues to struggle offensively, but he's played a solid 3B and only missed the now infamous Escobar/Red Sox game.

Mauer, Willingham and Morneau. Earn your $5.5 million here Thornton. We need this game.

I take back my criticism of DeAza's bad throw to the plate earlier in the game. He's almost Pods-like (2nd time with us) in terms of his uncanny clutch hitting. 4 hits for Alejandro.

At least we should have YOUK, Konerko and HOPEFULLY Rios against the LHPer in Perkins. We've got a good chance, although we're typically not a comeback team in the 9th.

This is getting to be unreal with that A's team. Cespedes and Carter teaming up to score a run off David Price. Rios gets revenge against Span. Maybe that will turn the momentum around for us. Meanwhile, another cryogenic linea hit by one of these two teams tonight. MERCY. Sox nemesis Suzuki with a double for a 2-0 lead. Who the hell is going to emerge from that AL WEST?

Still don't think Konerko scores if Rios' ball isn't caught by Span. Maybe....the same maybe Doumit beating out the double ball Alexei threw into the dugout. Would have been 2nd and 3rd there.

This is just ridiculous. We're hanging out 2 line drives per inning right at people. Twins' defense just better than ours in this game...the difference, but it's not like our offensive approach has been bad at all.

Well, the worst thing you can say is Q has responded and save the bullpen the 3 times he's been bad at the beginning of a game. The two other times, he hung in there and the team ended up rallying for wins. It's when he has a 1-0 lead or tie game in the late innings that the Sox are in real trouble when he's on the mound.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 09:24 PM) I really hope Tigers didn't get Reed Johnson, but it would make sense to get him with all the lefties in the Sox rotation. I think I would rather face him than Berry or Boesch. Reed Johnson's the least of our problems right now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) Sox are hitting a ton of balls right at the Twins defenders. With that said, yes please to Rios batting 3rd. Then you have Rios/Konerko back-to-back and Dunn/AJ. You don't want to do that. And no way you can move Viciedo up right now in between them, despite the fact he's on a pace for 22-25 homers and 75-80 RBI's.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) Horses*** Ummm....he's kind of leading the majors in homers and Top 5 in RBI. At any rate, Dunn always struggles when he gets behind in the count. He has at least one more at-bat, though.

Just can't seem to get that big go-ahead or tying hit with RISP. One of those Minnesota games. They're battling and all having good at-bats. Eventually, they have to punch through.

Willingham owns Quintana. Just lucky to keep him in the park so far tonight. Chris Carter and Rizzo fighting for "comeback" dismal rookie debut, great second campaign award.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 08:56 PM) Why the hell was Tank just staring at the two fastballs he got? The second one dotted the outside corner. Some hitters just don't like to swing on the first pitch. Youkilis almost never does, for example. Comfort level.

Viciedo and Youk are cold now. Have to get them going again.

Shades of Torii Hunter against Carlos Lee there. LOL. That wasn't going to be a homer, but it was close.

Aceves will get the save opportunity against the Tigers with at least a 2 run lead. Gonzalez, Middlebrooks and Salty looking for insurance runs. And that annoying Ciriaco is playing SS for them. He kilt us.

This game's going to be over at 11 o'clock at this pace.

Shoppach triple, singled in by Ellsbury. 5-3 Red Sox.

Two bad errors in a week against DOZIER. One left Alex Rios safe at 1B and resulted in a crooked number. Take advantage, need to turn the line-up over somehow this inning....

One thing's for sure, if we keep playing like this defensively against the Angels, we're going to be very lucky to take one game against them this weekend at USCF.