March 25, 2008
Bottom of the First
Travis Buck hits the first pitch he sees from Matsuzaka, grounding it to Pedroia for the first out of the inning.
Update: Mark Ellis scores the first run of the season as he takes a 1-0 pitch over the left-centerfield fence for a home run.
Update: Daisuke seems to be losing his control. He walked Barton and hit Cust.
Update: Matsuzaka throws a wild pitch to put runners on second and third.
Update: Brown walks to load the bases. Matsuzaka walked 80 in 204 innings last year.
Update: Crosby appears to get caught looking on a 1-2 pitch, but Reed called the pitch low. It was a good pitch, and could have gone either way. On the next pitch, Crosby hits a nubber that Matsuzaka fields, but his only play is first and the A's go up 2-0.
Update: Matsuzaka comes back to strike out Hannahan, but he was still wild in the at bat. He throws 30 pitches, only 13 for strikes. This early in the season, Matsuzaka won't last long in this game.