4/26 - Your Baltimore Orioles vs. the Boastin' Pink Sox

[JDubs]

With apologies to OFFNY, I wanted to get the game thread started. My wife got me tickets to this game as soon as they were available and I am extremely excited to see Britton pitch in person. He's going to show them just how not-back-on-track they are. [Art courtesy of OFFNY]

BALTIMORE ORIOLES:2yay-thumb:

Brian Roberts - 2B

Nick Markakis - RF

Derrek Lee - 1B

Vladimir Guerrero - DH

Luke Scott - LF

Adam Jones - CF

Mark Reynolds - 3B

Matt Wieters - C

Robert Andino - SS

Zach Britton (3-1, 3.16 ERA)

BOSTON RED SOX:angryfire:

Jacoby Ellsbury - CF

Dustin Pedroia - 2B

Adrian Gonzalez - 1B

Kevin Youkilis - 3B

David Ortiz - DH

Jed Lowrie - SS

J.D. Drew - RF

Carl Crawford - LF

Jason Varitek - C

Clay Bucholtz - P (1-2, 5.31 ERA)

See you at the Yard! Get out there, get loud, and send those bandwagoners back to Camden North!!

GAME PREVIEW

From Baltimore Sports Life

After finding his first struggles as a rookie in Cleveland, Britton looked solid back in Baltimore, allowing three runs in six innings in his last start. The sinker baller has been changing up his routine each time on the mound, mixing up which pitches he focuses on, so it will be interesting to see what he relies on against Boston’s stacked lineup.

Buchholz, while struggling early on in the season, actually rebounded really well in his last outing against Oakland, throwing 6 innings and only allowing only 1 run (a homer). He’s been letting up a lot more homers this year, serving up 6 while last year he gave up 9 all season.

[OFFNY]

BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Brian Roberts - 2B

Nick Markakis - RF

Derrek Lee - 1B

Vladimir Guerrero - DH

Luke Scott - LF

Adam Jones - CF

Mark Reynolds - 3B

Matt Wieters - C

Robert Andino - SS

Zach Britton -P (3-1, 3.16 ERA)

BOSTON RED SOX

Jacoby Ellsbury - CF

Dustin Pedroia - 2B

Adrian Gonzalez - 1B

Kevin Youkilis - 3B

David Ortiz - DH

Jed Lowrie - SS

J.D. Drew - RF

Carl Crawford - LF

Jason Varitek - C

Clay Bucholtz - P (1-2, 5.31 ERA)

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[JDubs]

Thanks for the line ups, I'll edit.

[OFFNY]

Thanks for the line ups, I'll edit.

How did you know that I was going to do the thread art ??? You must be psychic, man. :wedge:

[JDubs]

Great minds, man...great minds. I've come to look forward to it!

[JDubs]

Whoops, reposted and can't delete it. Carry on.

[JDubs]

I have to get my phone charged so I can follow this thread at the game!

[scOtt]

Bucholz has flat out SUCKED this year. He finally got his first halfway decent start last time out. Vs. the Zach Attack™ I like our chance tonight!

[fishbowlguy]

damn do we need a win......

[scOtt]

Ellsbury looking at Britton like WTF was that????

[scOtt]

ground ball

[Blizzard1090]

It goes from day to day which team has players I loathe more, Yankees or Red Sox..they both have so many....

[scOtt]

ground ball.

[EutawStreet]

For a Red Sox game the attendence is just pitiful.

[nevadaO]

No scoring in the top of the 1st! Woohoo!