Buchholz got tagged again in his 2nd start since being called back up to the majors. He still can't seem to locate his fast ball, as the Angels got to him early and continued to ding the youngun until he was pulled in the 5th.
But Buchholz wasn't the only one having problems last night. It was a bad evening for Red Sox pitching and defense in general. After Buchholz gave up a total of eight runs, 4 of them earned thanks to a bobble from Cora in the 3rd, he left and Aardsma took over. But he didn't fare much better against the Angels. While he may have only given up one hit to the Anaheim, sorry Los Angeles, team, that one hit was a single to left that brought home Buchholz final two runs. Aardsma did manage to get the third guy he faced out, but by the end of the 5th inning the damage had been done and the Angels were up 8-3 with four innings left to play.
The Angels would score another 3 runs before the night was over while the Sox wouldn't score any. But the best, or was it the worst, play of the night came from Manny being Manny in the 6th inning. There was already one out and a man on third when Maicer Izturis came to the plate. And then... well just watch:
And of course Theo wasn't too happy with Manny's antics.
That little blooper and Theo's reaction made every sports reel last night. And over on ESPN's Baseball Tonight they showed it twice. Laughing the whole time.
So that's how last night's game went. Add to that the fact that both the Rays and the Yankees won last night and The Sox are no longer in first place with the Yankeess creeping closer.
But today's a new day and I'm going to be in attendance at the Big A. With Beckett on the mound hopefully we can regain some ground.
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