I'm pretty sure this isn't how the Boston Red Sox expected this four-game series to go with the Minnesota Twins. I know it's not what I expected.
Skipper Bobby Valentine said the goal for the rest of the season was to win each series for the rest of the year. But after last night's 6-5 loss to the Twins that won't be happening in this series. The best the Red Sox can hope for now is to split this series with the lowly Twins.
After a loss, Felix Doubront has been solid for the Red Sox this season. Unfortunately though he let his emotions get the best of him when the strike zone calls from home plate umpire Mark Wegner didn't go his way. And it ultimately cost him a 5-1 lead the offense had given him. Doubront will learn as he gets more experience not to let his emotions get the best of him.
For the offense, it was a night of wasted chances.
They left 10 runners on base as a team and were just 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position. On a night where t...
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PLAYERS:
Bobby Valentine,
Josh Beckett,
Curt Schilling,
Cody Ross,
Darin Mastroianni,
Daisuke Matsuzaka,
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins
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