The last time the Boston Red Sox faced Seattle Mariners starter Charlie Furbush, he was pitching for the Detroit Tigers and shut them down. For the most part on Sunday afternoon, the song remained the same as the Red Sox would only get to him for a run in their 5-3 loss.
In that outing for Detroit in May, the Red Sox managed just two hits off of him while striking out six times in five innings. On Sunday, they once again had six strikeouts (five of them came in the first three innings) and managed just four hits in seven innings off of Furbush who grew up in South Portland, ME rooting for the Red Sox.
Career win No. 200 is going to have to wait again for Tim Wakefield as he took the complete game loss on Sunday. A rough third inning did him on Sunday afternoon although the umpires may have helped him out (not in a good way) as well.
Leadoff walks will kill ya and the one he issued to Casper Wells to start the third did. With Jack Wilson at the plate, Wells stole second and took third on Jarrod Saltalamacchia‘s throwing error. He came into score on Wilson’s infield single. Kyle Seager followed that up with a single.
Wake then got Ichiro to hit a grounder to Adrian Gonzalez who went to second with the Jed Lowrie covering to try and get the front end of a possible double play. It was thought that Lowrie got the out at second but the second base umpire ruled that Lowrie never touched the bag as he had gotten out of the way of the slide.
This left the bases loaded for the M’s and they would capitalize getting two more runs in the inning. With the way Furbush was pitching, that would be all they needed.
The Red Sox did cut the lead to 5-3 in the 8th on a Kevin Youkilis homer but that’s as close as they would get.
With the New York Yankees being rained out on Sunday, the Red Sox remain a ½ game ahead of them for first place in the AL East. The local nine is off today but the Yankees are in action so it’s quite possible that when the Red Sox take the field tomorrow afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader, they’re tied for first place.
With the Red Sox off for the day, we’ll be back in a short while with the pitching matchups for the three-game, two-day set with the Tampa Bay Rays. But for now enjoy the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
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Why Ryan Lavarnway became one who didn’t get away from Red Sox [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
With Lowrie off base, Sox tagged with a loss [Boston Globe]
Youkilis back with a bang [Boston Globe]
Wait is starting to get heavy for Wakefield [Boston Globe]
Tim Wakefield watch continues [Boston Herald]
David Wright knows how Clay Buchholz feels [Boston Herald]
Red Sox just above average this month [Boston Herald]
Jed Lowrie gets safe-ty squeezed [Boston Herald]
Sox fall to M’s again, 5-3 [CSN New England]
‘Wake Watch’ now in full effect [CSN New England]
Notes: Lowrie, Francona baffled by ump’s safe call [CSN New England]
Rapid reaction: Mariners 5, Sox 3 [ESPN Boston]
Youk homers in return to lineup [ESPN Boston]
Tim Wakefield, Boston Red Sox try to refocus their efforts [ESPN Boston]
Red Sox draftee Senquez Golson flying to Boston [Full Count]
Charlie Furbush Proving to Be Thorn in Red Sox’ Side Early in Major League Career [NESN.com]
Questionable call costs Wakefield 200th career win [Providence Journal]
Wakefield’s road to milestone takes another detour [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Workhorse Albers deserved an even break [Providence Journal]
For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.
And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to The Oregonian, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times and Tacoma Tribune websites. You can also check out our Bloguin brother, Mariner Mayhem.
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