August 31, 2005
In a Pinch
A nice comeback win for the Red Sox last night. In the eighth, pinch hitters Damon and Olerud both delivered, Damon leading off the inning with a walk and Olerud driving in the tying run with a single. Trot Nixon had key hits in both the eighth and the ninth and driving in the winning run with a single.
It was another poor start for Curt Schilling. He has his control, but players appear to be making good contact against Curt. His line drive percentage is high, and the DER behind him is low. That's telling me that fielders don't really have a chance on a lot of the balls hit off Schilling.
Correction: Nixon's hit in the ninth was a single.
Posted by David Pinto at
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Schilling looked good for the last four innings, but he was painful to watch early on. He has his control in the sense that he isn't walking people, but he is not locating his pitches well at all. In the 2nd inning the Devil Rays had a number of extra base hits that weren't even close to being caught - gap shots and balls off the monster. For the first couple innings, it was like he was throwing BP.
His BABIP going into last night was an eerie-if-you're-Dan-Shaugnessy .406. Ouch.
Nixon had a walk-off single, not a walk-off double.
