Deficits are mounting and thus may be the frustration for that Red-colored Sox.
Ryan Dempster pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, and also the Chicago Cubs hung onto beat team leader Theo Epstein's former club, topping Boston 3- on Friday.
The Red-colored Sox loaded the bases against Carlos Marmol within the ninth, but he got from it when Dustin Pedroia forced the runner at third, giving the Red-colored Sox their eighth reduction in 11 games and the other dose of disappointment.
This time around, they believed they go to the ball with enough contentration. They simply did not find holes.
""You usually get frustrated if you have proficient at-bats and do not get almost anything to show for this," manager Bobby Valentine stated. "(Jarrod Saltalamacchia's) had a lot of them, Dustin's had a lot of them, (Kevin Youkilis) had a lot of them."
Ultimately, the Red-colored Sox got absolutely nothing to show on their behalf.
Dempster (3-3) is constantly on the pitch in addition to ever and may be appealing to a contender, especially if he is constantly on the perform such as this.
He extended his scoreless innings streak to 22 and decreased his ERA to two.11 with another dominant performance.
He what food was in it again after shutting lower Milwaukee and Minnesota. This time around, the best-hander struck out three and walked two while winning his third straight start after going 18 consecutively with no victory.
Dempster also assisted themself while at bat with two hits. He won a $500 wager with Tony Campana as he came finished his second career triple past a diving right fielder Adrian Gonzalez and obtained within the second to really make it 3- after Steve Clevenger hit a 2-run, bases-loaded double off Daisuke Matsuzaka (-2) within the first.
The wager with Campana? Who'd obtain a triple first this year.
For the Red-colored Sox?
"Everyone's trying," Pedroia stated. "We are not playing good. Today, we did not play good."
In the second start after Tommy John elbow surgery, Matsuzaka threw in the towel three runs and 4 hits in six innings. He walked 3 -- all within the first -- but eventually found his rhythm.
"Used to do struggle in early stages, but next I could fight through and pitch," he stated with an interpreter. "I'd state that would be a step-up from my begin.Inch
The Red-colored Sox simply did not provide him much support.
They'd runners on second and third against Dempster with two in the seventh, but Pedroia lined to to finish the threat, slamming his helmet in disgust.
Things got tense within the ninth with Marmol around the mound.
Third baseman Luis Valbuena designed a diving stop on Saltalamacchia's hard smash to take advantage of him of the hit leading off. But after Ryan Sweeney singled, he misplayed Mike Aviles' grounder, putting runners on third and fourth.
Marmol, in the closer's job after losing it, then struck out pinch hitter Daniel Nava but walked Scott Podsednik to load the bases, drawing a trip from manager Dale Sveum. He fell behind 2- to Pedroia prior to getting him to bounce to 3rd on the 2-2 pitch to finish the overall game, giving Marmol his first save since May 2 against Cincinnati.
"I figured Dustin was gonna get him," Valentine stated. "I'll take my chances whenever, despite the fact that you'd like to 't be lower three within the ninth whenever, but that is the man to interrupt him, the ball just hit from the finish from the softball bat."
A lot of the main focus before the overall game dedicated to Epstein. In the end, the Cubs were meeting the Red-colored Sox the very first time since he grew to become Chicago's leader of baseball procedures within the offseason.
The Cubs introduced him in wishing he could cause them to their first championship since 1908, after he assisted build two title those who win and finish a lengthy drought in Boston because the Red-colored Sox's gm.
Clearly, he's facing a hard task.
The Cubs possess the majors' worst record. The Red-colored Sox have experienced their issues, too.
Ryan Dempster pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, and also the Chicago Cubs hung onto beat team leader Theo Epstein's former club, topping Boston 3- on Friday.
The Red-colored Sox loaded the bases against Carlos Marmol within the ninth, but he got from it when Dustin Pedroia forced the runner at third, giving the Red-colored Sox their eighth reduction in 11 games and the other dose of disappointment.
This time around, they believed they go to the ball with enough contentration. They simply did not find holes.
""You usually get frustrated if you have proficient at-bats and do not get almost anything to show for this," manager Bobby Valentine stated. "(Jarrod Saltalamacchia's) had a lot of them, Dustin's had a lot of them, (Kevin Youkilis) had a lot of them."
Ultimately, the Red-colored Sox got absolutely nothing to show on their behalf.
Dempster (3-3) is constantly on the pitch in addition to ever and may be appealing to a contender, especially if he is constantly on the perform such as this.
He extended his scoreless innings streak to 22 and decreased his ERA to two.11 with another dominant performance.
He what food was in it again after shutting lower Milwaukee and Minnesota. This time around, the best-hander struck out three and walked two while winning his third straight start after going 18 consecutively with no victory.
Dempster also assisted themself while at bat with two hits. He won a $500 wager with Tony Campana as he came finished his second career triple past a diving right fielder Adrian Gonzalez and obtained within the second to really make it 3- after Steve Clevenger hit a 2-run, bases-loaded double off Daisuke Matsuzaka (-2) within the first.
The wager with Campana? Who'd obtain a triple first this year.
For the Red-colored Sox?
"Everyone's trying," Pedroia stated. "We are not playing good. Today, we did not play good."
In the second start after Tommy John elbow surgery, Matsuzaka threw in the towel three runs and 4 hits in six innings. He walked 3 -- all within the first -- but eventually found his rhythm.
"Used to do struggle in early stages, but next I could fight through and pitch," he stated with an interpreter. "I'd state that would be a step-up from my begin.Inch
The Red-colored Sox simply did not provide him much support.
They'd runners on second and third against Dempster with two in the seventh, but Pedroia lined to to finish the threat, slamming his helmet in disgust.
Things got tense within the ninth with Marmol around the mound.
Third baseman Luis Valbuena designed a diving stop on Saltalamacchia's hard smash to take advantage of him of the hit leading off. But after Ryan Sweeney singled, he misplayed Mike Aviles' grounder, putting runners on third and fourth.
Marmol, in the closer's job after losing it, then struck out pinch hitter Daniel Nava but walked Scott Podsednik to load the bases, drawing a trip from manager Dale Sveum. He fell behind 2- to Pedroia prior to getting him to bounce to 3rd on the 2-2 pitch to finish the overall game, giving Marmol his first save since May 2 against Cincinnati.
"I figured Dustin was gonna get him," Valentine stated. "I'll take my chances whenever, despite the fact that you'd like to 't be lower three within the ninth whenever, but that is the man to interrupt him, the ball just hit from the finish from the softball bat."
A lot of the main focus before the overall game dedicated to Epstein. In the end, the Cubs were meeting the Red-colored Sox the very first time since he grew to become Chicago's leader of baseball procedures within the offseason.
The Cubs introduced him in wishing he could cause them to their first championship since 1908, after he assisted build two title those who win and finish a lengthy drought in Boston because the Red-colored Sox's gm.
Clearly, he's facing a hard task.
The Cubs possess the majors' worst record. The Red-colored Sox have experienced their issues, too.
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