When you collect ten hits off the opposing starter and only allow him one trouble free inning, you’d expect to see a big run total.
Aug 15, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy (44) throws against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Nope. Despite collecting eleven hits off the Toronto Blue Jays, the Red Sox would go on to lose 2-1.
Jake Peavy pitched a solid outing: 6+ innings, five hits, two earned runs, four strikeouts and zero walks. Both of those runs came in the sixth. After allowing a leadoff single to Jose Bautista in a 1-0 game, John Farrell opted to leave Peavy in. Big mistake. Peavy would allow two more hits before Farrell finally gave him the hook. Craig Breslow would allow an inherited run via a sacrifice fly, but limited the damage. Junichi Tazawa and Rubby DeLaRosa would pitch a scoreless eighth.
The offense would leave twenty men on base. I repeat: TWENTY MEN LEFT ON BASE. Daniel Nava and Dustin Pedroia each had three hits, but no runs batted in. The lone run came via a force out by Jacoby Ellsbury (0 for 4, 1 walk, 5 LOB).
With the loss, the Red Sox concluded their road trip with a 4-6 record (Why couldn’t they sweep the Astros? Why did Jon Lester and Shane Victorino have a putrid fielding botch last night? Why couldn’t the KC series happen when the Royals weren’t in the middle of a hot streak?) Alright, enough venting.
Despite the 4-6 road trip, the Red Sox return home with a bigger lead in the standings than they had when it began (though it was a four game lead before last night).
The Red Sox return home for a three game set against the Yankees before a six game interleague West Coast trip. Felix Doubront takes the hill vs Andy Pettitte.