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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE "IDIOTS" REVERSE THE CURSE June 11, 2004 ... David Ortiz gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead with a seventh-inning home run, then singled home Johnny Damon with the winning run in the ninth in a 2-1 game before 35,173 at Fenway Park. Ortiz bailed out Manny Ramirez, whose two-out defensive miscue on pinch hitter Olmedo Saenz's wind-blown fly to left in the top of the ninth allowed Alex Cora to score all the way from first, ruining Keith Foulke's bid for his 13th save. With the win in hand, Ortiz and Ramirez could afford to laugh about the misplay. Foulke (2-0) got the win, leaving Derek Lowe with a no-decision despite pitching seven shutout innings. Damon, who walked in the ninth and advanced to third when Mark Bellhorn extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double to the corner in left. Earlier, Ortiz, 7 for 9 in his last two games, delivered a solo shot off Dodgers starter Odalis Perez, who was superb, over the right-field fence for his 13th home run. Lowe completed seven innings for the first time since April 29th, a 7-3 win over Tampa Bay. He did not experience the nasty blister problems that had hindered him in his last two starts. But he did encounter a few control problems, especially in the third when he walked two and allowed a single to Dave Roberts, loading the bases with two outs. Reese, starting in place of Nomar Garciaparra, who got the night off after playing two straight days, received an ovation as he ran off the field to chants of "Pokey! Pokey!" As expected, Scott Williamson was activated prior to last night's game and first baseman/third baseman/catcher Andy Dominique was optioned to Triple A Pawtucket. Williamson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation May 21. He has a 1.69 ERA (three earned runs in 16 innings) in 14 appearances. Manager Terry Francona said Williamson will take his normal spot as one of the team's setup men. Bill Mueller, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list May 25 with right knee inflammation, is expected to meet up with the team in San Francisco next week to begin hitting. Mueller is expected to return to the lineup near the All-Star break. Trot Nixon went 1 for 3 with an RBI in his second rehab start in Pawtucket last night. Brian Daubach also had an RBI single in the PawSox' 5-2 loss to Durham. Nixon stroked his RBI single in the second inning and also walked in the fourth. He fielded only one ball in the outfield . |
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