Lineups:

http://baseballpress.com/lineup.php

 

Rios scratched with back stiffness.

 

1. Alejandro De Aza (L) CF

2. Angel Sanchez ® SS

3. Jeff Keppinger ® 3B

4. Adam Dunn (L) 1B

5. Tyler Flowers ® C

6. Brandon Short ® RF

7. Dewayne Wise (L) LF

8. Steve Tolleson ® 2B

9. Jake Peavy ® P

Only 4 regulars? Booo. If I'm gonna be able to watch I wanna see some starts or better prospects haha

Uribe scratched for Dodgers.

I'm tuned it, Sox lead 2-0 through 2. Not sure how we scored the first run, but the second, Flowers double, moved to third on a groundout by Short, Wise sac fly.

De Aza scored in the first. Drew a walk, groundout by Kep and Sanchez wild pitch with Dunn AB.

Edited March 24, 201313 yr by PtownSoxfan

I like what Flowers has done with the glove today. He framed a borderline pitch very nicely for a called 3rd strike. Caught a foul tip for a called 3rd strike and set up inside for a pitch that Peavy missed his spot on actually acing the outside corner. Flowers moved over his glove hand, caught the pitch, and froze it there for another called 3rd strike. Sometimes when pitchers miss their spot umps won't call it a strike because of the catchers moving their glove too much while lunging for the pitch.

 

And he really smoked that double to center.

Keppinger with a nice diving play to his right ( down the line) to get Kemp for the 3rd out with 2 men on saving at least one possibly 2 runs.

Dodgers could use a 3rd baseman. Morel anyone ?

Morel? They're not going to risk a $150-200 million roster on Morel, no way.

 

At any rate, wish they were still playing Mitchell, Walker, Thompson in major league games more instead of Brandon Short.

Puig is gonna be a BEAST. Jesus.

The Cuban Yasiel Puig is the talk of the Dodgers spring. Now batting over .520 with over 40 AB's . Tall , fast and smoked the 1st pitch to right center which was cut off before it split the gap but legged it into a double. Also has plus power.

Morel? They're not going to risk a $150-200 million roster on Morel, no way.

 

At any rate, wish they were still playing Mitchell, Walker, Thompson in major league games more instead of Brandon Short.

How does Morel risk the roster ? Ramirez is hurt. Uribe sucks and now his hammy is tweaked. Amezaga not expected to make the team. Hairston more of an outfielder. Morel would be a nice stop gap . At least he can field the position and maybe hit in the NL. If Cruz plays 3rd then Dodgers have to go Dee Gordon at short.

Edited March 24, 201313 yr by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

Sucks that the Sox didn't sign guys like Cespeda, Puig , or Soler . The Cuban free agents got too expensive for them. Dodgers signed Puig for 7 yrs. $42 M as a 21 yr old . Has only played 14 games in A ball but he is very impressive.

Jake fell apart there at the end.

 

Kepp is a OBP beast.

Dodger announcers say attendance tonight is a Cactus League record.

Dodger announcers say attendance tonight is a Cactus League record.

 

13,721

Puig breaks his bat dumps it into right field for a hit. . Now 28/52 in the spring with 10 extra base hits. Now goes from 1st to 3rd on a wild throw on a pick off attempt when it took him a second to realize the ball got away. Also had a diving catch down the left field line.

Sox pitching and defense falling apart. Lindstrom got nothing and Flowers throwing error and Sanchez boots one at short. Lindstrom wild pick off throw. Ethier bases loaded double . 9-2 Dodgers. Sox with still just 1 hit.

Puig another hit after Sox yank Lindstrom for Omogrosso.

Puig with more hits in that inning than Sox have all game.

Mark Tracy , son of ex manager Jim Tracy, drove in 2 Sox runs with a single. The Sox acquired Tracy for Ken Williams, Jr. , son of the ex Sox GM in Rick Hahn 1st trade as a GM.

Weird, thought they let that Tracy kid go short time after.