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ADAM JONES |
BOSTON STRONG -
THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION
The Orioles win another
as the Red Sox bullpen fails
April 11, 2013 ...
Koji Uehara had been flawless in his first three relief outings for the Red Sox, retiring all nine batters he faced in a mere 26 pitches. But that stretch of brilliance ended on his first delivery of Thursday night, an 80-mph splitter that Adam Jones belted
into the left-field corner for an RBI double that drove home the deciding run in a 3-2 loss to the Orioles.
For Boston, this was one of those nights where it was just too much Jones. The blossoming Orioles' star drove in the tying and go-ahead runs on a night in which he went 2-for-5. It was the first series loss of the season for the 5-4 Red Sox, who won the series
opener against Baltimore, but lost the past two games.
For the second night in a row, Boston's bullpen, which was brilliant in the first week of the season, took the loss. Clayton Mortensen fired a scoreless sixth and started the seventh with two outs. But after the righty gave up a single to Manny Machado, Farrell
went to Andrew Miller for a lefty-lefty matchup. But Miller walked Nick Markakis, ending his night. Once Miller came out, Uehara came on, but Jones greeted him rudely and that double snapped the tie and decided the game.
Alfredo Aceves had to work through stretches of inconsistency in his first Major League start since 2011, allowing at least one hit in each of his five innings. But he did what the Red Sox wanted, allowing six hits and two runs over five innings, walking three and
striking out four.
As a part of the domino effect of John Lackey hitting the disabled list with a biceps injury, Alex Wilson was called up to replace Aceves in the bullpen. He threw 72/3 innings in six spring training appearances, giving up just one run on one hit. |
