Boston Sleeps Through Seattle
How much confidence do Red Sox fans have in Mike Timlin? Look no further than to the reaction at Sons of Sam Horn when Timlin was brought into a tie game in the ninth inning Tuesday.
Ugh Timlin + Safeco = disaster
Everyone can go to bed now. Losing Pitcher: M. Timlin (2-3)
Timlin Time. Please keep all barf bags nearby.
Hmm, Timlin. I’m terrified.
In a recurring theme Timlin later stated that he made good pitches but simply didn’t get good results. How a 1 ball, 2 strike pitch down the middle of the plate is good pitching defies logic, but so does Mike Timlin much of the time.
Meanwhile, Papelbon, who was brought into the previous night’s game with a 5-1 lead, was left on the bench. I’m guessing he was being saved for Wednesday’s game, perhaps when the Sox had the lead; a lead that never happened.
Of course, it’s the Red Sox offense, or lack of offense that is a growing concern. Check out these dismal stats from Boston’s first 6 games of their current road trip.
- They’ve failed to score in 45 of the 54 innings.
- A whopping 14 runs have crossed the plate.
- The bats are 32 for 189 — a robust .169 average.
- With 21 walks, their team OBP in this stretch is .252.
- The team has more whiffs at the plate (45) than hits & walks combined (43).
- The best of the lot: Casey (4/11, .364), Manny (6/17, .353), and Ortiz (5/19, .263).
- The essence of bad: Drew (4/18, .222), Lowell (4/22, .190), Cora (1/6, .167), Ellsbury (3/20, .150), Lugo (2/14, .143), Pedroia (3/23, .130).
- Zip, Zero, Nada: Youk, Tek, Coco & Cash are a combined 0-for-40.
Francona will give the usual spiel about facing good pitching, and it’s true; the sox have. But that doesn’t explain the complete collapse of the offense; not if the Sox have post season hopes. No matter how it’s spun, losing 2 of 3 to the lowly Mariners is troubling.
