Gameday: Red Sox (18-21) at Phillies (21-19)
Posted by Kieran Carobine, Sat, May 19, 2012 06:00 PM | Comments: 61
2012 Gameday, Posts
Red Sox (18-21) at Phillies (21-19)
Jon Lester (2-3, 3.71) vs. Joe Blanton (4-3, 2.96)
Time: 7:15, Citizens Bank Park
TV: Fox Regional
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 82
Media: Twitter and Facebook
This is a Phillies team we have grown to know. Piecing together walks and hits to score runs. As team they managed only six hits last night but pulled out a win behind the good outing from starter Cole Hamels.
The Phillies will look for another good outing from tonight’s starter Joe Blanton. In his last start he only allowed one run in seven innings and is 3-0 over his last four starts.
Blanton will be up against Jon Lester who has faired very well when pitching against Philadelphia. With 21 innings under his belt, Lester is 2-0 with a 0.43 ERA. In those 21 innings, the Phillies have only managed one run and 10 hits. They will need to step their game up if they plan on keeping this win streak alive.
The Red Sox will be playing David Ortiz at first base after the Big Papi was called on to pinch hit in last night’s ball game. The move will put Adrian Gonzalez in right field.
Ortiz, Gonzo and company have had a lot of success against Blanton. Big Joe will have to some kind of smoke and mirror trick tonight to get ahead of hitters.
Lineup: Rollins SS, Mayberry LF, Victorino CF, Pence RF, Ruiz C, Wigginton 3B, Luna 1B, Galvis 2B, Blanton P
Your gameday beer: Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale
Blonde ale mixed with blueberry juice and natural blueberry flavor, the Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale has a mild taste, defined by slightly bitter hops that really show off the blueberry undertone as you swallow. The refreshing blueberry taste is perfect for warmer spring nights like tonight, when our collective foot is just on the doorstep of summer. Have it with some fresh vegetables and pasta. –By Ryan
GO PHILLIES!
Posts: 0 Chris
What does that tell you about how bad Luna is in the field that Wiggy get’s the start at 3rd while Luna has to play 1st.
Posted: 06:03 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 JohnMatrix
Fresh vegetables and pasta? you some kind of queer?
Posted: 06:37 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1077 EricL
Calling people who eat vegetables and pasta queer? You some kind of kuckle-dragging neanderthal?
Posted: 06:41 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 61 GM
Same beer selection as yesterday. This is a nice feature, but should be dropped if it is going to keep getting repeated.
Posted: 07:27 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 JohnMatrix
Papelbon told Harold Reynolds whats what there didnt he?
Posted: 07:10 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Hey, there is the Cheeseburger that I remember!
Posted: 07:20 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
OK, let’s try not to embarass ourselves on national television…
Posted: 07:31 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
the announcers do a good enough job at that.
Posted: 07:38 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
i’ve got Harry calling the game on my computer. I don’t need to listent to those morons. :)
Posted: 07:44 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Oh, come on! What the hell was that???
Posted: 07:43 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
And speaking of morons, somebody please tell that jerk not to pull the ball out of Pence’s glove, hmn? He almost cost us that out.
Posted: 07:47 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Faux Sports. You can hardly even see the game, they’re so busy cutting away from it.
Posted: 07:52 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1077 EricL
Big Joe having a night to forget
Posted: 08:17 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Yeah, very disappointing. He’s been pitching very well this year. I don’t know what’s wrong with him tonight.
Posted: 08:26 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 Jeff
You need to trade joe. He beats bad teams. Horrible pitcher.
Trade him now. Also does it matter Texas are the team.
Also utley will retire. Man up p u s s y
Posted: 08:20 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Yes! Progress is being made…
Posted: 08:28 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
OH BABY!!!! FREDDY!! FREDDY!! FREDDY!!!
Posted: 08:30 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Love that rookie!
Posted: 08:30 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
WTF??? Why is Blanton batting? I thought they were warming up a reliever?
Posted: 08:31 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Sheesh, he’s already at 100 pitches. When will Charlie learn how to use a pinch hitter? Instead we leave Blanton in the game to kill the rally and give up a couple more runs.
Posted: 08:42 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
And here he comes. Charlie, you suck.
Posted: 08:42 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 Jeff
If we had a good pitcher tonight. We win. Leave joe the f I ck to lose this game
Fat pig
Posted: 08:49 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 Andrew from Harrisburg
Trade Jimmy and Joe for a bag of balls. Sign Oswalt.
Posted: 08:50 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 515 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
I was really hoping we could keep the streak going, but alas, Blanton clock has struck midnight and he has returned to his old form. Galvis has been really hitting quite well lately…ashame we had no choice but to sign J-bag to 3 years. Maybe he’ll tweet a prediction. Phil’s can still come back in this one though…
Posted: 09:07 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Mm. Galvis’s fielding often reminds me of a young J-Roll.
Posted: 09:13 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 Jeff
Polly runs like Tracey This team can’t hit with runners on.
Love baseball. They get a boo boo on there knee and they miss
A week. P u s s y spains
Posted: 09:20 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Jeff, it sounds painful guy, why don’t you turn it off. I’m sure it won’t hurt as bad.
Posted: 09:23 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
It’s greasy Vinny
Posted: 09:31 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Hi all. Just can’t help it but I have hope here. I like these guys. Jus sayin
Posted: 09:37 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
@Johnny: I still have hope for the season, but not for this game.
Posted: 09:46 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 515 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
Carlos Ruiz was robbed on that one! Dammit!
Posted: 09:48 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Here here!
Posted: 09:49 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
wow… Wiggy got on base… maybe we do have a chance…
Posted: 09:55 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Ty gets an infield single. See? I grab onto any shred of hope. I am a Phillies fan. From way back. Won’t say how far, but you can guess. Pathetic, huh?
Posted: 09:56 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
FRE-DY!!!
FRE-DY!!!
FRE-DY!!!
Posted: 09:57 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
More opportunities – its gotta come our way soon
Posted: 09:57 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
See, Charlie? That’s how you do it. When your pitcher is in trouble, you take him out BEFORE he blows the game.
Posted: 10:00 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Does Jimmy have anything for us? Anything??
Posted: 10:03 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Jimmay!
Posted: 10:09 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Woo hoo! And cheers to Jimmy – I think that’s the most pitches he’s ever taken in an at-bat!
Posted: 10:10 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Go-ahead run is at the plate…
Posted: 10:10 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Hooray for Jimmy! This is a very winnable game, regardless of the 4 hrs given up by JB. Every inning the Phils have runners on base – Chooch and Pence have 10 runners lob.
Posted: 10:11 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
I think Jimmy just answered your question, Brooks. :D
Posted: 10:12 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
Georgie said that Vic and Jimmy were streaky players – well, streaky Vic has 3 hits tonight – lets see
Posted: 10:12 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Rats. But we’ve narrowed the gap.
Posted: 10:13 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1934 Brooks
First pitch swinging – way to go.
Posted: 10:13 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 Jeff
Work the count. My god. This redsox play as well as brooks slow and
Dumb
Posted: 10:14 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 515 \"Big Ed\" Delahanty
Dammit Shane! I echo the first pitch swinging angst. At least work the damn at-bat. 10 LOB!
Posted: 10:15 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
1-2-3! Now all we have to do is take the lead…
Posted: 10:20 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Still have hope, Tracy.
Posted: 10:21 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Tough DP.
Posted: 10:25 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
argh…
Posted: 10:27 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 1982 Tracey
Well, it’s not an embarassing loss, and we can still take the series tomorrow.
Posted: 10:28 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 41 Johnny Callison
Oh well. Ended better than I thought. Going to tomorrow’s game. Cliff! G’Nite all!
Posted: 10:29 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 BART SHART
dTime to sit Rollins down for a week and let Galvis play shortstop. Rollins is not producing and hurting this team batting first. Galvis is out hitting Rollins, whose ego is just too big for a leadoff hitter with a 220 batting average.
Maybe Rollins needs a week off. His ego is hurting this team
Posted: 10:34 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 2530 Chuck A.
And who then should play second??
Posted: 10:46 PM on May 19, 2012
Posts: 0 lwilli
two things immediately stand out to me about this senseless loss. First, Charlie lost this game for us by keeping blanton in the game when he was obviously getting owned, and two, doesnt it seem like guys coming into the phillies aka galvis, pence, , luna can hit? but its like eventually charies hitting system gets the bettr of them and they start looking like jroll and company. I actaully thought they did good with charlie on suspension last night.
Posted: 10:57 PM on May 19, 2012