Last night was one of those games that you wished you weren’t watching. When it’s all said and done, you wish that last night was one of those nights where you just wished you were out to dinner, or hanging out with some buddies. Unfortunately, last night was not one of those nights (for me at least) and I watched the Sox get absolutely dominated by Roy Halladay.
You gotta give this guy all the credit in the world. He pitched great (9 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1BB, 1K), and the Sox didn’t even get a man to third until Pedroia’s solo shot in the 9th. There were very few missed opportunities for the Sox, and we can “blame” Halladay for that.
Byrd made a very decent debut, but the lack of run support gave him the “L” last night. Although I was a little worried in the 1st inning, when the first three batters sit safely, one of them for a shot over the monster. I thought to myself, “Why did we trade a guy who does the same as Buchholz?” Well fortunately, Byrd settled down and pitched very well for the rest of the game. There were several long fly balls that looked like they had a shot to leave the ballpark, but fortunately they did not.
Not to be forgotten was the stellar defense from both sides: Scutaro made a great grab at third, and Pedroia was being Pedroia, not allowing anything to get by him. JD Drew also made a nice grab taking away extra bases.
Well, I don’t really know what else to say. The Jays got us. But tonight should be better. I mean, hey, Halladay isn’t on the mount, is he?
Keep the faith.
Post game notes:
-Bartolo Colon: Colon left after only throwing 17 pitches last night, according to the beautiful Heidi Watney. He was said to have left with the stomach flu. Looks like we won’t be seeing him anytime soon, considering his rehab is going so slowly.
-Javier Lopez: For the amount of criticism I give this guy, he sure didn’t deserve any of it last night. He went 1.2 IP and retired all five batters he faced.
