[MLB] Bedard eclipses Boston's offense
金鶯王牌投手貝達德成功封鎖紅襪打線，主投七局只被打出兩支零星安打，另有五次三振
及兩次四壞保送，成功奪下第十四勝，防禦率也下降至3.76。
巴爾的摩金鶯9/13官網新聞
Like a lunar eclipse, a Ba;timore win over Boston can only happen under precis
astronomical conditions.
First, the previous game must take place on a Tuesday night and be decided by
one run. Next, you have to put Erik Bedard and Tim Wakefield on the mound.
That's the exact formula for both Baltimore wins over Boston this year, with
the latest a 4-0 win on Wednesday night. In all other circumstances, the Red
Sox are 12-0 against the Orioles.
In fact, it's gotten to the point that Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo -- a
man with an encyclopedic memory of his time in baseball -- can't even
remember his team's last win against Boston. Just for the record, it came on
May 17, and it was a 4-3 decision at Camden Yards. Both victories came after
6-5 losses the night before.
"When was it? I don't remember a whole lot, to be honest with you," Perlozzo
said. "You remember a lot of losses and a lot of games you thought you were
in and battled hard [to win]. For some reason or another, we just couldn't
hold it down. We're trying to play this thing out and play it hard, and guys
are doing great with that.
"We'll just keep plugging away the rest of the season."
The record is one thing, but the scoring margin is every bit as one-sided.
The Red Sox have outscored the Orioles 99-56 this season, and five of
Boston's wins have been by six runs or more. Since last season, Boston is
17-2 in its last 19 games against Baltimore, and former Red Sox regular Kevin
Millar has been on both sides.
"What was it, [13] straight at one point? That's hard to do, no matter who
you are," said Millar, Baltimore's first baseman and designated hitter. "We
just haven't found a way to beat these guys, and tonight, Erik Bedard
basically did it by himself. ... He two-hit them and shut them out for seven,
so I'd say he was on."
Bedard was dominant, much like he was in the earlier win against the Red Sox
(77-68). The southpaw threw seven innings of two-hit ball in both games, and
both times, he was also supported by a two-run homer from Millar.
This time, despite the similarities, Bedard (14-9) was even better. He only
allowed one runner to reach second base and walked two batters -- both of
which came after the second inning.
"If we could space that out pretty well, we'd have him pitch against them all
the time," Perlozzo said. "Erik's been great. We've had some good games
pitched against them and haven't come up in the win column."
"He's got a fastball with plenty of velocity," said Boston manager Terry
Francona. "He had cut and sink tonight. Good sink. And he had a good breaking
ball and threw a lot of strikes. So that's a good combination."
Wakefield wasn't nearly as sharp. In his return from the disabled list, the
knuckleball specialist gave up a pair of two-run rallies, and Millar was in
the middle of both of them. The DH reached on a fielder's choice and a
throwing error in the second inning, allowing one run to score, and scored
from third base on yet another throwing error.
He scored in a more traditional way in the fifth, when he blasted a two-run
homer to left field off Wakefield. Baltimore (63-82) had stranded two runners
on base in the third inning and three more in the fourth, so Millar's shot
gave Perlozzo some room to breathe.
"I was thinking about that as it was going on, thinking they were going to
come back and possibly haunt us," he said. "We were able to take advantage of
a couple mistakes they made, and Kevin gave us a big home run."
"That's the whole thing, is the consistent at-bats," said Millar, who has
three home runs in his last nine games. "Early on, the roster was unstable
with myself and Javy [Lopez] and [Jeff] Conine. You didn't have a chance to
have a bad game, be in there the next day and make the adjustments.
"Now, the adjustments are there and I'm swinging the bat well. It's just the
consistency of the at-bats, like I said."
Veteran reliever Todd Williams pitched the eighth for the Orioles, and closer
Chris Ray pitched a perfect ninth to seal the game. Still, the story of the
game was Bedard, who has steadily evolved into Baltimore's staff ace.
"He's unbelievable. He's turned a corner," Millar said. "He's turned a corner
as one of the elite pitchers in the big leagues, and he's done that for us
all year. ... He set the tone, we got a two-run lead and he held it."
"I'm proud. I just don't show it. I just go out there and pitch," said
Bedard. "I'm not trying for anything. I'm just going out there and trying to
win every start. If I win 15, I win 15. If not, I don't.
"I'm just more mature and more consistent with the strike zone. Before, if I
got behind, I was a little scared to just go after them. I was nitpicking too
much. Now, I just throw it and let them hit it."
雙方攻守數據
Boston (77-68)
Lost 1 Baltimore 4, Boston 0 Today's Boxes 9/13/06 PIT 6, MIL 3 MIL 2,
PIT 1 OAK 1, MIN 0 HOU 5, STL 1 CWS 9, LAA 0 PHI 6, ATL 5 PHI 7, ATL 2 TOR
10, SEA 0 ARI 4, WSH 2 KC 6, CLE 2 NYM 7, FLA 4 NYY 8, TB 4 TEX 11, DET 3 SD
10, CIN 0 LAD 6, CHC 0
Baltimore (63-82)
Won 1
September 13, 2006
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Baltimore 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 12 0
Standings thru 9/13/06 | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Orioles Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Youkilis, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .281
Loretta, 1B-2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
Ortiz, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Pena, RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .308
Lowell, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
Kapler, CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
Mirabelli, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184
a-Hinske, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Pedroia, 2B-SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .130
Gonzalez, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257
b-Murphy, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Huckaby, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 7 11
a-Struck out for Mirabelli in the 8th. b-Grounded into a forceout for
Gonzalez in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Pena; Kapler.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pedroia; Ortiz.
GIDP: Lowell.
Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING
E: Gonzalez (6, throw), Mirabelli (2, pickoff).
DP: (Loretta-Gonzalez-Wakefield).
Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Roberts, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .292
Mora, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278
Markakis, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .305
Tejada, SS 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .330
Hernandez, C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .270
Millar, DH 4 2 1 2 0 1 5 .257
Newhan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
Gomez, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287
Fiorentino, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
Totals 35 4 12 2 3 4 20
BATTING
HR: Millar (13, 5th inning off Wakefield, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Roberts; Mora; Markakis; Tejada 3; Hernandez 2; Millar 4; Newhan; Gomez;
Fiorentino.
RBI: Millar 2 (53).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Roberts; Millar; Markakis 2; Newhan.
GIDP: Markakis.
Team LOB: 10.
FIELDING
DP: (Mora-Roberts-Gomez).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wakefield (L, 7-9) 5.0 10 4 3 2 2 1 4.19
Corey 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.25
Breslow 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bedard (W, 14-9) 7.0 2 0 0 2 5 0 3.76
Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.58
Ray 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.95
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 78-52, Corey 28-18, Breslow 11-7, Bedard 108-66,
Williams 15-9, Ray 7-5.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 5-8, Corey 1-2, Breslow 2-2, Bedard 9-7,
Williams 1-1, Ray 0-2.
Batters faced: Wakefield 26, Corey 7, Breslow 5, Bedard 24, Williams 4, Ray 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Breslow 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Larry Poncino. 3B: Lance
Barksdale.
Weather: 73 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:27.
Att: 22,240.
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