Published 7/1/2009
by Thomas H.
at Bleacher Report - MLB
A loss like this hurts so bad, my words can't describe it. All the ideas of what happened just plain hurts — and what a lead we had...
John Smoltz started, trying to get his first win as a Bostonian after a tough debut. Meanwhile, Rich Hill got the start for the Orioles. After a great win yesterday, the odds seemed to be in the Sox favor.
Boston started the game quickly, in the first inning Youkilis started it all with a two-run homer as Julio Lugo also scored. Then, in the second inning, they opened up the lead to 4-0 as Dustin Pedroia had a two-run homer.
It seemed after only two innings, it was all over. In the fourth inning, it just got plain ugly: Jacoby Ellsbury got two hits including a homer while Ortiz and Youkilis also got nice hits to bring in runs. At the end of that, the Sox had a ridiculous 9-1 lead.
The fact was, John Smoltz's win was in the book. He had a 9-1 lead in the fourth inning, and he was pitching very well. Smoltz finished after four innings, just giving up one ...
(link)
Tags:
Related Content
Game Picks - Wednesday: July 1, 2009
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Holy cow! Did you see that Orioles/Red Sox game? Going into the rain delay, the Red Sox were winning 9-1. NINE to ONE! The rain delay knocks Smoltz out of the game and he pitched great for the Sox last night. After the rain delay, the Orioles knocked around every one of the vaunted Red Sox ...
Red Sox 10 Orioles 11
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — Ugh do I have to write about this game? Well lets get the epic collapse out of the game. The Sox were up 10-1 going into the bottom of the 7th inning. Then the best bullpen in baseball fell apart letting up 5 runs in the 7th and 5 more in the 8th to complete the biggest comeback in Baltimore ...
Orioles Mount Biggest Comeback In Franchise History
mlbnotebook.com 7/1/2009 — In case you missed last night, the Baltimore Orioles were down 10-1 in the bottom of the seventh against the Boston Red Sox. The Orioles would score five runs in the seventh and five in the eighth and close out the game with a 11-10 win for the biggest comeback in Orioles franchise history . ...
Red Sox botch 10-1 lead in 7th, lose to Orioles - Baseball
nbcsports.msnbc.com 7/1/2009 — BALTIMORE - John Smoltz watched in disbelief as the Boston Red Sox wound up on the wrong end of the biggest comeback in Baltimore Orioles history. Smoltz wasn’t upset that he didn’t earn his long-awaited 211th victory. He just couldn’t believe that ...
John Smoltz Redeems Himself Against Orioles —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
After giving up four first inning runs against the Washington Nationals on June 25, John Smoltz rightly redeemed himself tonight against the Baltimore Orioles before his outing was cut short due to an hour and 11 minute rain delay at Camden ...
Seven Random Thoughts on the Day in Sports —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
1. Apparently, no lead is a safe lead in Major League Baseball. Nick Markakis and the Baltimore Orioles proved it Tuesday night, overcoming a 10-1 seventh inning deficit at Camden Yards against Jonathan “Papelbum” and the American League-leading Red ...
Red Sox Lose Focus; Then Lose Game —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/1/2009
As the rain ended, the tarp pulled off, and baseball began again, it looked like the Red Sox were going to cruise to another victory.
However, it seemed as if the 71 minute rain delay in the middle of the fifth inning got into the heads of the ...
