August 25, 2007: Red Sox 4 White Sox 3 (12)

Posted by spooky at 5:27 PM




A day after being the goat that blew a lead in a game that the Red Sox would go on to win in extra innings by a score of 4-3, Eric Gagne is the hero who gets the save in a game that the Red Sox won in extra innings by a score of 4-3. It is Gagne's first save in a Red Sox uniform.

In this one, the game was tied at 2 at the end of 9 innings. The Red Sox would score a run in the top of the 11th thanks to an error following a hit batsman and a single, so I brought in Jonathan Papelbon to hopefully preserve the win. Instead, AJ Pierzynski would lead off the bottom of the 11th with a solo homer to tie the game. Paps would get out of the inning otherwise unscathed. The Sox loaded the bases in the 12th for Big Papi, who drew a walk to once again break the tie. This time, I went with Hideki Okajima with 3 lefties due up in the bottom of the 12th. Oki would strike out Jim Thome but walk the other 2 lefties, clearly tired from being used in 3 games in 2 days. With one out, runners on 1st and 2nd, and a righty up, I take my chances with Gagne. He gets Josh Fields to ground into a double play, and the game is over! It's Gagne's 12th save of the year. Papelbon gets the blown save (his 4th), but also the win (his 3rd).


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Chicago (AL) White Sox        8/25/2007
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Pedroia 2B        6  0  2  0 .301     J.Owens CF          4  1  1  0 .284  
C-J.Varitek C         1  0  0  0 .238     J.Fields 3B         6  1  1  2 .299  
  C.Crisp CF          6  0  2  1 .269     A.Pierzynski C      5  1  1  1 .256  
  D.Ortiz DH          5  0  2  1 .307     P.Konerko DH        4  0  0  0 .286  
  M.Ramirez LF        4  1  0  0 .307     D.Erstad 1B,LF      5  0  2  0 .263  
  M.Lowell 3B         6  0  1  1 .320     J.Dye RF            5  0  0  0 .248  
  K.Youkilis 1B       5  0  1  0 .278     J.Uribe SS          5  0  1  0 .226  
  B.Kielty RF         5  2  2  0 .167     D.Richar 2B         3  0  0  0 .160  
  A.Cora SS,2B        5  0  1  1 .250     A.Gonzalez LF       3  0  1  0 .191  
  K.Cash C            3  0  0  0 .222   A-J.Thome PH,1B       2  0  0  0 .286  
B-J.Lugo PR,SS        0  1  0  0 .222                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46  4 11  4                 Totals      42  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 10th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Cash In 11th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pedroia In 11th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 1  -  4 11  1
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  7  2
 
Red Sox (98-32)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Wakefield               9       5   2   2   3   6   1 135   2.25
M.Timlin                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  12   2.78
J.Papelbon W(3-2) BS(4th) 1       2   1   1   0   1   1  23   2.09
H.Okajima HOLD(16th)      0 1/3   0   0   0   2   1   0  15   2.15
E.Gagne SAVE(12th)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.13
Totals                   12       7   3   3   5   8   2
 
White Sox (58-71)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Buehrle                10       8   2   2   6   7   0 159   5.71
R.Bukvich                 0       1   1   1   0   0   0  12   6.69
M.Thornton LOSS(5-5)      1 2/3   2   1   1   3   1   0  32   4.19
E.Wassermann              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.12
Totals                   12      11   4   4   9   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,013 DATE- Saturday, August 25th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson, Jim Wolf
T- 4:33
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:18  White Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  White Sox: 0
ERRORS- D.Pedroia, J.Fields, R.Bukvich
DOUBLES- M.Lowell(27th), A.Cora(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Fields(25th), A.Pierzynski(26th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Owens-2(27th)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Crisp
WALKS- D.Ortiz-2, M.Ramirez-3, K.Youkilis, A.Cora, K.Cash, J.Lugo, J.Owens-2,
       P.Konerko, D.Richar-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Kielty, K.Cash
STRIKE OUTS- J.Varitek, M.Ramirez-2, M.Lowell, B.Kielty, K.Cash-3, J.Owens,
             J.Fields, A.Pierzynski, P.Konerko, J.Dye-2, A.Gonzalez, J.Thome
GIDP- J.Fields
 
The powerful Boston Red Sox nipped the Chicago (AL) White Sox in 12 innings 4
to 3 at US Cellular Field in a hard fought contest.
 
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings.  Boston ended up winning it in
the 12th inning.  Bobby Kielty was hit by a pitch.  After an out was
recorded, Julio Lugo stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk.  Jason
Varitek got his turn next, but he was a strikeout victim.  Coco Crisp stepped
in and he ripped a base-knock to load the bases.  David Ortiz came to the
plate and drew a walk scoring the run.  Boston out-hit Chicago (AL) for the
game, 11 hits to 7.  
 
Jonathan Papelbon(3-2) was the winner allowing 1 run in 1 inning. Eric Gagne
was credited with his 12th save.  Matt Thornton(5-5) was given the loss in
relief.  He allowed 2 hits and 3 walks in 1 and 2/3 innings.








 

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