Why Did The Red Sox And Orioles Throw Away Sunday's Game?
The Red Sox and Orioles both used position players to finish Sunday's game. Here, to me, is the obvious question: "Why?"
| Final - 5.6.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
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Orioles 9, Red Sox 6: Chris Davis' Wild Day
In one of the weirdest baseball games you will ever see, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in 17 innings in Boston on May 6, 2012. Chris Davis threw two scoreless innings in relief to get credit for the win for the Orioles.
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Orioles 6, Red Sox 6. We are heading into the top of the 15th inning. Every Orioles reliever has been used up. What will happen next?
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Orioles 6, Red Sox 5, currently heading to the bottom of the 8th inning. Mark Reynolds with the go-ahead double in the top of the 8th.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Flaherty, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Ronny Paulino, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| J.J. Hardy, SS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Nick Markakis, RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .236 |
| Adam Jones, CF | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Matt Wieters, C | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| Chris Davis, dh,1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .299 |
| Mark Reynolds, 5,3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .195 |
| Nick Johnson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .128 |
| Endy Chavez, ph,7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .127 |
| Robert Andino, 2B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .309 |
| Totals | 59 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hardy, Jones, Andino
Doubles - Hardy, Jones, Wieters, Reynolds
Grounded into DP - Hardy, Markakis, 2 Jones, Davis, Andino
Stolen Bases - Jones, Reynolds
Caught Stealing - Betemit
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Betemit, Reynolds
Home runs - Hardy, Jones, Andino
Doubles - Hardy, Jones, Wieters, Reynolds
Grounded into DP - Hardy, Markakis, 2 Jones, Davis, Andino
Stolen Bases - Jones, Reynolds
Caught Stealing - Betemit
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Betemit, Reynolds
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hunter | 4.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 82-54 |
| Luis Ayala | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22-15 |
| Darren O`Day | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.64 | 0 | 22-13 |
| Troy Patton | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 0 | 6-6 |
| Pedro Strop | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 25-14 |
| Kevin Gregg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.19 | 0 | 35-21 |
| Matt Lindstrom | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29-17 |
| Jim Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29-16 |
| Chris Davis (W, 1-0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Aviles, SS | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Ryan Sweeney, RF | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .368 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .302 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .365 |
| Darnell McDonald, pr,dh,1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 |
| Cody Ross, LF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .258 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Will Middlebrooks, 3B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Totals | 63 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
Batting
Home runs - Middlebrooks
Doubles - Aviles 2, Ortiz, Saltalamacchia
Grounded into DP - Gonzalez, McDonald
Sacrifice flies - Saltalamacchia
Caught Stealing - Aviles, Pedroia
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Saltalamacchia, Middlebrooks
Home runs - Middlebrooks
Doubles - Aviles 2, Ortiz, Saltalamacchia
Grounded into DP - Gonzalez, McDonald
Sacrifice flies - Saltalamacchia
Caught Stealing - Aviles, Pedroia
Team LOB - 11
Fielding
Errors - Saltalamacchia, Middlebrooks
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9.09 | 0 | 81-46 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17-12 |
| Matt Albers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 31-18 |
| Vicente Padilla | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.59 | 0 | 31-17 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.17 | 0 | 31-21 |
| Franklin Morales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 26-16 |
| Rich Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 33-21 |
| Scott Atchison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 0 | 23-14 |
| Darnell McDonald (L, 0-1) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 | 24-11 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Patton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. A.Aceves pitched to 1 batter in the 11th. F.Morales pitched to 1 batter in the 13th. R.Hill pitched to 1 batter in the 15th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye, First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Duration: 6:07
Pitching notes: T.Patton pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. A.Aceves pitched to 1 batter in the 11th. F.Morales pitched to 1 batter in the 13th. R.Hill pitched to 1 batter in the 15th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye, First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Second Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Duration: 6:07
