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On a day when Daisuke looked mortal, and the bullpen was in a state of flux, the Red Sox turned to Manny Ramirez to get them out of trouble. And so he did, hitting a 2-run homer in the 4th to give the Sox a 7-5 lead, then a solo shot deep into right to give them their 8-7 win.
Daisuke struggled in the first, no thanks to two fielding muffs by Alex Cora Julio Lugo. It was 5-0 before Seattle starter Horacio Ramirez even took the mound, but the Sox got to him in a big way in the second, batting around and tying the score. Brendan Donnelly got his first Red Sox win, with Papelbon still uncertain and Okajima tired after a long Wednesday. Mike Timlin went on the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day, so Devern Hansack is back with the big club for a while.
Speaking of Okajima, congratulations to him on being named the AL Rookie of the Month for April. He gave up a homerun to his first major league batter, but has been almost unhittable since then, so it's a well-deserved honor. The Sox rewarded him with his own translator; at this rate, he may be a more sought-after interview than Daisuke by the end of the year. Maybe.
So now it's on to Minnesota for the weekend. Tim Wakefield will test his knuckleball in the climate-controlled spaciousness of the Humphreydome against the Twins' Carlos Silva tonight.
The Revolution played the final 31 minutes shorthanded against DC United after Shalrie Joseph got tossed (a call the Revs were not thrilled with) last night. Goalie Matt Reis fended off seven DC shots, though, to preserve a 1-1 tie (Andy Dorman got the Revs' goal) and run the New England unbeaten streak to four.
In playoff news, farewell to the Vancouver Canucks, who got bounced by Anaheim, and to the Dallas Mavericks - winners of 67 regular season games and #1 seed - who got ripped apart by Golden State and are the first #1 seed to lose a seven-game opening series. Dallas owner Mark Cuban, perhaps wisely, hasn't had anything to say about the series on his blog.
And congratulations to Boston.com for the most obvious headline in the history of Boston sports.
Manny photo from Flickr's Giberson.
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FYI - Lugo made the errors. Cora wasn't even in the starting line up. Cora's a good player. They should start him more often.
Julio Lugo, *NOT* Alex Cora! Cora didn't play at all yesterday.
And it wasn't two errors. They amended the scoring after the inning ended and awarded a base hit on the short pop fly to the OF.
Whoops. Fixed the infielder. I guess I have Cora on the brain for some reason.
And I knew they changed one of the official calls to a hit, but it seemed silly. So I went with "fielding muffs" which I thought was more accurate and slightly funnier.