Chisoxfn Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Recap: Sox Fall Short In Comeback By Mario Scalise April 12, 2003 SoxNet.net Unfortunately for the Sox, every winless team is due for a win at some point, and the Detroit Tigers, heading into the game 0-9, did just that with a 4-3 win over the Sox on Saturday at Comerica Park. Josh Stewart was erratic in his control and pitch count, and the offense failed to score on two bases loaded opportunities, leaving 14 men on base for the game. Stewart started the game safe enough with two base runners and four strikeouts in the first two innings. A 24-pitch, three-run third - coming off a home run by Shane Halter - however put the Sox down 3-1. Stewart eventually pitched out of the inning after a double, walk, and botched double play, which happened when both Valentin and Jimenez covered second on the throw by Stewart, resulting in an error (given to Valentin). The Sox scored their first run with a Tony Graffanino solo home run in the third, but that came after missing a golden opportunity in the first. The Sox put their first two men on in to start the inning with a single by D'Angelo Jimenez and bunt single by Jose Valentin. That was it as a Frank Thomas grounded into a fielder's choice to second, and Magglio Ordonez and Paul Konerko flied out. The Sox had a second chance in the fourth inning, this time loading the bases with three straight singles by Ordonez, Konerko and Carlos Lee. A soft liner by Graffanino to first for a double play and an Aaron Rowand groundout ended the inning. After the Sox left another two men in the fifth, Stewart took the mound for the Tigers' half and departed with one out after giving up a Bobby Higginson lead off double. The Tigers then went up 4-1 with a RBI-sacrifice fly by Dean Palmer off reliever Gary Glover. Glover finished the inning and a pitched a scoreless sixth before giving way to Kelly Wunsch (2/3, no runs) and Tom Gordon (1 1/3, no runs) to finish the game. Glover and Wunsch have yet to give up a run in 6 2/3 innings. Stewart's line for the game was four earned runs, six strikeouts, five hits, three walks and 90 pitches in 4 1/3 innings. The Sox loaded the bases for the second time in the seventh with a Jimenez single, Thomas walk and Ordonez hit by pitch, but Konerko struck out for the final out. A small rally for two runs in the eighth off Detroit' relievers - starter Nate Cornejo was pulled after the sixth, picking up the win - brought the Sox within one run. Both runs came off a Joe Crede pinch-hit (for Valentin) single, scoring Graffanino and Sandy Alomar. In the inning, the Sox walked twice, had three pinch-hitters - two coming within the same at bat - and a Rowand single, his only hit of the game. Tigers' Matt Anderson pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to pick up his first save. The Sox had two men on with two outs in the ninth before Rowand struck out, putting the Sox record at 6-5. The game, which consisted of seven runs, was over three hours long and played in front of a small, but energetic, crowd of just under 13,000. The rubber game of the three-game set will be on Sunday at 12:05 p.m. CT. Bartolo Colon is schedule to pitch against Gary Knotts. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 thanks jas for the detailed recap... it pretty much summs things up in a nut shell..........this game sucked and tomorrow is another day......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 thanks jas for the detailed recap... it pretty much summs things up in a nut shell..........and tomorrow is another day.........this game sucked "this game sucked" Maybe it was a good thing I missed the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molto Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 this game was bad. in fact, I started writing the recap as a loss in the eighth inning. the offense was simply dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 in fact, I started writing the recap as a loss in the eighth inning. Way to keep the faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molto Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 lol, don't worry, I was prepared to rewrite it, I just saw the pace of the game and didn't see a comeback coming. thing is, a lot of times when I do it, the Sox actually come back and win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 I just hope that the Sox put this behind them. A loss to a pathetic team like the Tigers could very well put them in a tailspin...God, don't let that happen! If they take tomorrow's game, and then take no less than two of three from KC, I'm gonna be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 Good things happened in this game DJ hit the ball well....dumbass, or Carlos Lee(whichever you prefer to call him), started to hit a little better, Manuel managed the team a little better, Tom Gordon was sharp and this time actually got good results, and we showed some life at the end of the game with Joe getting a 2-out 2-run hit in the 8th. And Thomas missed a 3-run jack by about an inch. He just got under one. But point blank....we sucked today, and hopefully, we don't suck tomorrow. I wanna be .500+ when April is over....because we'll get rolling when the weather gets hotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeportHeather Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 dumbass, or Carlos Lee(whichever you prefer to call him) That is, Carlos Norriel Lee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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