October 21, 2007
Hafner Hits
Travis Hafner goes the other way and bangs a ball off the wall for a double. He's in scoring position with one out in the fourth and Victor Martinez up.
Update: Man, Martinez is slow. He hits one off Matsuzaka's glove, and Dice-K has forever to throw him out at first. Hafner is unable to advance.
Update: Garko battles Matsuzaka and Garko finally delivers an RBI double off the wall in left center. He stayed alive long enough for Matsuzaka to make a mistake, and Ryan crushed it. It's 3-1 Boston.
Update: Peralta grounds out to end the inning, but the Indians are on the board. Now then need to put a zero on the board in the bottom of the fourth.
Dice-K pitched better in game 3 in the first 4 innings than he has tonight - his curve was biting a lot more that night and, with the exception of the pop ups in the second, Cleveland is hitting the ball very hard off of him. I'm nervous as a Sox fan, although the results are favorable so far.
Also, his fastball has also lost 4-5 mph since the first inning.