3/17 - Red Sox (SS) at Orioles (SS) (1:05 p.m.)

[PaulFolk]

Hardy singles...but Johnson is thrown out by a mile at the plate. Inning over.

Joe Angel speculates that Johnson wouldn't have been waved to the plate if it were a regular-season game. I should hope not. I don't want DeMarlo Hale to be the latest 3B coach sending runners to their doom.

End of 5. Still 3-0 Red Sox.

[PaulFolk]

Kevin Gregg is now pitching in the 6th. Try to contain your excitement.

[Don Quixote]

This game disturbs me more than the other one since this game has more regulars for the Orioles and more backups for the Red Sox, yet the song remains the same (emphasis on the offense).

[PaulFolk]

Chen's final line: 5 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 Ks, 1 HR. And two pickoffs.

[Don Quixote]

Kevin Gregg is now pitching in the 6th. Try to contain your excitement.

[PaulFolk]

Youkilis grounds out to short.

[PaulFolk]

Gregg walks Gonzalez on 4 pitches. That's our Kevin!

[PaulFolk]

Lavarnway with an infield hit off Hardy's glove. Two on, one out.

[Don Quixote]

Gregg walks Gonzalez on 4 pitches. That's our Kevin!

Never give in.

[PaulFolk]

O's turn a 6-4-3 DP, with Johnson making a nice scoop at first. Gregg gets out of the inning unscathed.

On to the bottom of the 6th. O's trail, 3-0.

[Il BuonO]

Gregg walks Gonzalez on 4 pitches. That's our Kevin!

And he still wants to be considered the closer.

[PaulFolk]

A bunch of new players in the game now for Boston. I've heard of maybe 2-3 of them.

[PaulFolk]

Markakis rips a leadoff double. Good to see him hit the ball with authority for the first time.

[PaulFolk]

Jones singles; Markakis to third. Runners at the corners with nobody out for Wieters.

[PaulFolk]

Oh, Wieters. He pops out to third for the first out.