October 16, 2008
Two Nice Plays
Mark Kotsay and Matsuzaka both make nice plays on a hard grounder by Iwamura. Akinori grounded one hard down the first base line, and Kotsay made a nice dive to stop it. His throw to Dice-K, however, was low, but Matsuzaka stayed with it, reached down, caught it, and tagged the bag for the out. That's three nice plays by the Red Sox so far in this game.
However, the home run ball hurts the Red Sox again. Upton singled, then Carlos Pena connected, sending the ball past the Pesky pole for a 4-0 Rays lead in the top of the third.
This game is going like the Phillies game yesterday, where Philadelphia drew first blood and kept building on the lead.
Update: Longoria follows with a solo shot, and the Rays lead 5-0. That's 19 home runs in 8 1/3 post season games for the Rays.
Update: Floyd strikes out to end the inning. Dice-K didn't allow three home runs in a game all season. Twice he allowed two.