It was a rough afternoon for Boston Red Sox shortstop as he made 2 errors which allowed some unearned runs to score. But after 4 hours and 10 minutes of some Grapefruit League baseball, the Red Sox pulled out a 15-14 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on a Josh Reddick RBI double in the 10th inning.
Jon Lester threw the ball well this afternoon but was the victim of the normally steady Lowrie’s errors. Lester went 2 1/3 innings, giving up 4 run (1 earned) on 4 hits and a walk while striking out 2. Takashi Saito worked an inning, allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks while countryman Hideki Okajima also went an inning, giving up a hit. Manny Delcarmen had a rough inning of work, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk while striking out 1 and Ramon Ramirez rebounded from some poor performances giving up a hit and striking out 2 in an inning.
Rough afternoons for Billy Traber and Wes Littleton as well out of the bullpen. Traber allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and a walk in an inning while Littleton gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks while striking out 1.
Both Jeff Bailey and Josh Bard had good afternoons at the plate as did Brad Wilkerson and Dusty Brown. Bailey continued to swing a hot stick as he went 3-for-4 to raise his average to .524 and also scored 2 runs. Bard went 2-for-3 with a 3-run homer and walk while Wilkerson’s only hit of the afternoon was a grand salami. Brown went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and 2 RBIs while Nick Green added a home run as well.
The Red Sox are back in action this afternoon when the Baltimore Orioles come to City of Palms Park. The game will be televised on MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network). There’s no radio coverage of the game. Mike Lowell will be making his spring debut and will get two at-bats as the DH. He’s expected to play the field for the first time on Friday.
Several members of the Red Sox organization were also busy participating in the World Baseball Classic yesterday.
Jason Bay will be heading back to Ft. Myers in the next day or so as Team Canada was eliminated from the WBC by Italy in a 6-2 loss. Bay went 2-for-2 with 2 RBI and 2 walks. Javier Lopez didn’t see any action in Puerto Rico’s 3-1 win over the Netherlands. Sox farmhand Denis Neuman took the loss for the Dutch giving up 2 runs on 2 walks without recording an out. Another Sox farmhand, Justin Erasmus, started for South Africa and was tagged for the loss against Mexico. He went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and a walk while striking out 2.
David Ortiz and the Dominican Republic will be in action tonight at 6:30 PM on the MLB Network and ESPN Deportes when they’ll get a rematch with the Dutch. And lastly, Mitch Dening and his Australian teammates will face Cuba at 10 PM on the MLB Network and ESPN Deportes for a chance to advance to the next round in San Diego.
Linkage after the jump.
Red Sox vs. Pirates notes [Full Count]
Lester speaks: Nothing to see here…Move along, people [Full Count]
Peavy never said no to the Red Sox [Full Count]
Lester mum on deal [Boston Globe]
Lowell set to play tomorrow [Extra Bases]
A spring surprise [Extra Bases]
Team USA in WBC no-man’s land [Full Count]
Dustin Pedroia, Blog entry No. 2 [Full Count]
Kevin Youkilis rules the World [Boston Herald]
On deck: Mike Lowell [Boston Herald]
A field trip goes badly for Jed Lowrie [Boston Herald]
Lester extension makes good business sense [Peter Gammons]
Injury update: Baldelli should play Tuesday [Providence Journal]
Penny scheduled to pitch batting practice Thursday [Providence Journal]
In the Red Sox bullpen, there’s a lot riding on Ramirez’ and Littleton’s shoulders [Providence Journal]
Kottaras to get his best chance to catch on with the Red Sox [Providence Journal]
12th annual Boston Red Sox Children’s Hospital Diamond Dinner to benefit kids [Cape Coral Daily Breeze]
Simon Schama: the history man flaunts his Red Sox [The Times Online]
