Matt Clement, RH Rodrigo Lopez, RH
(1-0, 3.12) (2-0, 2.66)
CF J Damon 2B B Roberts
RF T Nixon 3B M Mora
LF M Ramirez SS M Tejada
DH D Ortiz RF S Sosa
1B K Millar 1B R Palmeiro
C J Varitek C J Lopez
SS E Renteria DH J Gibbons
3B R Vazquez CF L Matos
2B M Bellhorn LF L Bigbie
This is a battle for first place, as the teams are tied at 9-6. Our bats will need to wake up against Clement, because we aren't going to beat the Red Sox with pitching.
Lopez is pretty good against Boston for his career, 8-3 with a 3.73 ERA, and was 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 2004.
David Steele did an article at the Sun about last night's crowd being about "three-quarters" Red Sox fans and how embarrassing that was. It was mentioned in the comments for yesterday's game, too. I noticed it. It was pretty bad.
This is what I mean. Where are the fans? Where's the support? Hopefully there will be more tonight, but I kind of doubt it. That would be a big turnaround for one day, and I assume the Boston fans will again drown us out.
By the way, does RSTN really stand for Royals Sports Television Network? That really exists? I like that the score display is a crown.