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Sox win Monster Mash at Fenway
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Johnny Damon collected three hits in the first inning of Friday's game at Fenway. (Charles Krupa/AP)
BOSTON -- As late, great Red Sox broadcaster Ned Martin would have said, "Mercy."
What else could be said after Friday night's record-rattling display by the Red Sox at Fenway Park?
It was a game that saw the Sox achieve several milestones, including a 14-run first inning. By the time the night was through, the Sox produced a 25-8 romp over the Marlins.
The Sox tied a club record with 28 hits, equaling a mark set on June 8, 1950 against the St. Louis Browns.
The 25-run outburst was the second-highest total in the rich history of the franchise. They scored 29 in that aforementioned 1950 contest against the Browns.
For all practical purposes, the Sox put the outcome of this game out of doubt in the first inning.
Eleven batters in and no outs recorded, the Sox held a 10-1 lead. That set a Major League record for most first-inning runs before an out was made.
Nomar Garciaparra -- Boston's 12th hitter of the inning -- made the first out.
The 14-run first tied an American League record and left the Sox one run short of a Major League record. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 15 runs in the first inning on May 21, 1952.
While it looked as if it was going to be an evening of pure joy for the Sox, the fun was taken right out of Fenway Park when a line drive by Sox second baseman Todd Walker struck Marlins pitcher Kevin Olsen above the right ear.
The right-hander was on the ground for several minutes before being wheeled off in a stretcher. The ballpark became silent, with players on both sides shaken by the incident.
Fortunately, it was revealed later in the night that "Olsen's condition is good, he will be observed over night. The injuries appear to be minor."
It brought back memories of a Friday night three years ago at Fenway when former Sox reliever Bryce Florie was hit below the right eye in a game against the Yankees.
As for the game, it's hard to remember that the Marlins actually had a 1-0 lead after the top of the first.
But that was before a relentless display by the Sox in the bottom of the inning, which took 50 minutes to play. The Red Sox batted around twice in the inning and sent 19 men to the plate.
Johnny Damon had a game's worth of hits in one inning, going 3-for-3 in the first. That tied an American League record set by former Red Sox Gene Stephens for the most hits in an inning.
Marlins starter Carl Pavano gave up hits to the first six batters he faced and was promptly removed from the game. The downfall of his short evening was a towering three-run homer by Manny Ramirez, that boosted the Boston lead to 5-1.
Following Kevin Millar's RBI single, left-hander Michael Tejera came on for the Marlins. But that didn't make much difference.
He didn't retire any of the five batters he faced. He left following Walker's RBI single, which made it 10-1 Sox.
By the time the inning was over, Damon was just a home run short of the cycle.
He wound up falling short. Also falling one hit shy of the cycle was Bill Mueller, who had a single, two doubles, a homer and a career-high six RBIs.
Though the Sox clearly had all the offense they needed by the time the first was over, they continued to sprinkle rallies for the rest of the night.
David Ortiz hit a titanic two-run blast into the bleachers in right-center in the second.
In the third, Mueller supplied a solo homer to right.
Benefiting from this barrage of runs was right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim, who worked five innings (seven hits, five runs, one earned run) to pick up his second win since joining the Sox.
Mueller and Varitek smacked RBI singles in the fourth, making it 19-1.
After the Marlins got a little closer with four in the fifth, the Sox produced run No. 20 in their half of the inning, courtesy of Ortiz's RBI single to right.
Ok ok ok...I know everyone "LOVES THE YANKEES OVER THE RED SOX" but...When was the last time you saw the overpaid Yankees pull a display like this on ANYONE! (by the way...for the Yankees fans...you can be happy, they beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-4)
Sox win Monster Mash at Fenway
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Johnny Damon collected three hits in the first inning of Friday's game at Fenway. (Charles Krupa/AP)
BOSTON -- As late, great Red Sox broadcaster Ned Martin would have said, "Mercy."
What else could be said after Friday night's record-rattling display by the Red Sox at Fenway Park?
It was a game that saw the Sox achieve several milestones, including a 14-run first inning. By the time the night was through, the Sox produced a 25-8 romp over the Marlins.
The Sox tied a club record with 28 hits, equaling a mark set on June 8, 1950 against the St. Louis Browns.
The 25-run outburst was the second-highest total in the rich history of the franchise. They scored 29 in that aforementioned 1950 contest against the Browns.
For all practical purposes, the Sox put the outcome of this game out of doubt in the first inning.
Eleven batters in and no outs recorded, the Sox held a 10-1 lead. That set a Major League record for most first-inning runs before an out was made.
Nomar Garciaparra -- Boston's 12th hitter of the inning -- made the first out.
The 14-run first tied an American League record and left the Sox one run short of a Major League record. The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 15 runs in the first inning on May 21, 1952.
While it looked as if it was going to be an evening of pure joy for the Sox, the fun was taken right out of Fenway Park when a line drive by Sox second baseman Todd Walker struck Marlins pitcher Kevin Olsen above the right ear.
The right-hander was on the ground for several minutes before being wheeled off in a stretcher. The ballpark became silent, with players on both sides shaken by the incident.
Fortunately, it was revealed later in the night that "Olsen's condition is good, he will be observed over night. The injuries appear to be minor."
It brought back memories of a Friday night three years ago at Fenway when former Sox reliever Bryce Florie was hit below the right eye in a game against the Yankees.
As for the game, it's hard to remember that the Marlins actually had a 1-0 lead after the top of the first.
But that was before a relentless display by the Sox in the bottom of the inning, which took 50 minutes to play. The Red Sox batted around twice in the inning and sent 19 men to the plate.
Johnny Damon had a game's worth of hits in one inning, going 3-for-3 in the first. That tied an American League record set by former Red Sox Gene Stephens for the most hits in an inning.
Marlins starter Carl Pavano gave up hits to the first six batters he faced and was promptly removed from the game. The downfall of his short evening was a towering three-run homer by Manny Ramirez, that boosted the Boston lead to 5-1.
Following Kevin Millar's RBI single, left-hander Michael Tejera came on for the Marlins. But that didn't make much difference.
He didn't retire any of the five batters he faced. He left following Walker's RBI single, which made it 10-1 Sox.
By the time the inning was over, Damon was just a home run short of the cycle.
He wound up falling short. Also falling one hit shy of the cycle was Bill Mueller, who had a single, two doubles, a homer and a career-high six RBIs.
Though the Sox clearly had all the offense they needed by the time the first was over, they continued to sprinkle rallies for the rest of the night.
David Ortiz hit a titanic two-run blast into the bleachers in right-center in the second.
In the third, Mueller supplied a solo homer to right.
Benefiting from this barrage of runs was right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim, who worked five innings (seven hits, five runs, one earned run) to pick up his second win since joining the Sox.
Mueller and Varitek smacked RBI singles in the fourth, making it 19-1.
After the Marlins got a little closer with four in the fifth, the Sox produced run No. 20 in their half of the inning, courtesy of Ortiz's RBI single to right.
Ok ok ok...I know everyone "LOVES THE YANKEES OVER THE RED SOX" but...When was the last time you saw the overpaid Yankees pull a display like this on ANYONE! (by the way...for the Yankees fans...you can be happy, they beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-4)
