Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Akinori Iwamura leads off against Daisuke Matsuzaka and draws a walk to start the bottom of the first. Update: Upton gets a bit under a ball and flies out to center, but Pena draws a walk to put men on...
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Akinori Iwamura 2B B.J. Upton CF Carlos Pena 1B Evan Longoria 3B Carl Crawford LF Cliff Floyd DH Dioner Navarro C Gabe Gross RF Jason Bartlett SS Scott Kazmir SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Signal to Noise (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
... to third as Perez was stealing, keeping them out of the double play and forcing Timlin to walk Akinori Iwamura . B.J. Upton hit a ball to shallow right that no one else but Perez would have tagged up adn scroed on — he has home in about nine long, quick strides.
Fenway West (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Akinori Iwamura 2B B J Upton CF Carlos Pena 1B Evan Longoria 3B Carl Crawford LF Cliff Floyd DH Dioner Navarro C Gabe Gross RF Jason Bartlett SS James Shields SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. --- In addition to admitting he cranked up the Rolling Stones hit ``Start Me Up'' in the clubhouse today, Rays manager Joe Maddon revealed his lineup for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Red Sox. The lineup: 1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B 2. B.J. Upton, CF 3. Carlos Pena, 1B 4. Evan Longoria, 3B 5. Carl Crawford, LF 6. Cliff Floyd, DH 7. Dioner...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Zobrist to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third, and Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked. Upton, who had homered earlier, followed with his fly ball down the right-field line. “The main thing there is not to strike out,” Upton said. Drew settled under the ball, but rushed and a two-hop throw up the third-base line. Perez scored easily,...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
... runners a base each with a grounder to Youkilis at third. Red Sox manager Terry Francona ordered Akinori Iwamura walked intentionally to load the bases with one out for Upton, who had homered in the third. With the infield in and the count, 0-2, Upton lofted a fly to short right that J.D. Drew caught but didn't throw strongly to the plate and Perez beat the throw to end the game....
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tampa Bay pulled this one out in the wee hours and evened this series thanks to a game-winning 11th-inning rally that didnt even boast a base hit. Veteran Mike Timlin, Bostons seventh pitcher of the night, opened the frame by issuing back-to-back walks. Those runners then moved up on Jason Bartletts groundout, forcing Red Sox manager Terry Francona to intentionally walk Akinori Iwamura...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Both moved up on a groundout to third, and after an intentional walk to Akinori Iwamura, Rays outfielder B.J. Upton hit a sacrifice fly down the right-field line. It was shallow, but it was enough to score pinch runner Fernando Perez from third, giving Tampa Bay a 9-8 victory and evening the series at one game apiece. The game took 5 hours, 27 minutes.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dustin Pedroia homered twice for Boston, and scored his fourth run on a wild pitch in the eighth that made it 8-8.Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin walked Dioner Navarro and Ben Zobrist to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third, and Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked.Upton, who had homered earlier, followed with his fly ball down the right-field...
Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Zobrist to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third, and Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked.Upton, who had homered earlier, followed with his fly ball down the right-field line."The main thing there is not to strike out," Upton said.Drew settled under the ball, but rushed and a two-hop throw up the third-base line. Perez scored easily,...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Zobrist to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third, and Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked.Upton, who had homered earlier, followed with his fly ball down the right-field line.Drew settled under the ball, but rushed a two-hop throw up the third-base line. Perez scored easily, showing off his best asset — he stole 43 bases in Class AAA...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third. After Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked to load the bases, Upton — who had homered earlier — followed with fly ball down the right-field line.Drew settled under the ball, but rushed and made an off-line throw that two-hopped home. Perez scored easily — he stole 43 bases in Triple-A this season,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to start the 11th inning. A ground ball by Jason Bartlett put runners on second and third and Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked to load the bases.Upton hit a short fly ball to right fielder J.D. Drew and pinch runner Fernando Perez slid home safely with the winning run.Boston won the first game of the best-of-seven series 2-0 on Friday.The series shifts to Fenway Park in Boston...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin walked Dioner Navarro and Ben Zobrist to begin the 11th and Jason Bartlett grounded out, moving runners to second and third. After Akinori Iwamura was intentionally walked to load the bases, Upton -- who had homered earlier -- followed with fly ball down the right-field line.
