Defense is Difference
I’m no sabermetrician but I developed a few formulae that summarize last night’s game.
6 (Total Tampa Bay runs) - 4 (unearned runs) < 5 (Total Boston runs)Marco Scutaro (first inning at bat) - bat = Happy kid in the stands
Mike Cameron one-out double (third inning) + Ben Zobrist (catch of Jeremy Hermida’s fly ball to right) ≠ Redemption
Victor Martinez (leadoff single in the fourth) + David Ortiz (double off the left field wall) = 0 runs
James Shields + 121 pitches + third start of the season + Joe Maddon = Dusty Baker
7th inning rally (Dustin Pedroia two-run HR + Kevin Youkilis solo HR) < Unearned runs from Cameron’s 1st inning error
39 degrees + 37,022 fans + rain + loss ≠ “Dirty Water”
| Game 11: April 17, 2010 | ||
 Rays8-3 | 6 | W: James Shields (1-0) H: Randy Choate (1) H: Dan Wheeler (2) S: Rafael Soriano (4) |
| 2B: Pat Burrell (1), John Jaso – 2 (2) HR: Evan Longoria (3) | ||
| Red Sox 4-7 | 5 | L: Clay Buchholz (1-1) |
| 2B: Mike Cameron (2), David Ortiz (5), Dustin Pedroia (4) HR: Dustin Pedroia (5), Marco Scutaro (1), Kevin Youkilis (2) | ||
