Francona to miss Baltimore series
The Bottom Line —
Extra Bases is reporting that Terry Francona will miss Boston’s 2-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday in Baltimore. Mary Ann Lang, the mother of his wife, Jacque, passed away on Monday night in Tucson, Ariz. Francona and his family flew to Tucson today. Bench coach Brad Mills will manage the club during the Orioles series. I'm sure all of our thoughts and prayers go out to Tito and his family.
G42: Red Sox at Orioles, 7 PM
The Joy of Sox —
Josh Beckett (3.70, 118 ERA+) / Jeremy Guthrie (4.32, 98 ERA+) Terry Francona's mother-in-law passed away last night, so Brad Mills will manage the two games at Camden Yards. Since May 3, Kevin Youkilis is hitting .421 (in 43 plate appearances). His 16 hits in that time: 5 singles, 5 doubles and 6 home runs -- for a 1.026 slugging percentage. (And one stolen base!) *** Tampa (.5 GB) hosts the Yankees (Wang/Jackson) at 7. Rich Gossage, on Joba's 8th-inning fist pump-athons: That's just not the Yankee way ... Let ...
Beck-mania. Sox @ O's, 7:05 EDT
Over the Monster —
... Notes:
Jed Lowrie's return to Pawtucket? 2/3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI
Speaking of Pawtucket, a minor "position battle" to note: September's PR and "Being"-caddy in LF. Jonathan Van Every? or Sean Danielson?
Make sure to send the good vibes out to Tito. His mother-in-law passed away Monday night. (via Extra Bases) ...
