John Lackey had his best start as a member of the Red Sox. Jamie Moyer had the worst of his career.
Earlier this season, David Ortiz and John Lackey weren’t producing for the Boston Red Sox. Ortiz couldn’t get on base and Lackey had a tough time keeping men off them. Surely enough, to keep the success train running for the Red Sox, an ineffective Jamie Moyer cured Ortiz’s woes, and an anemic Philadelphia Phillies offense did the same for Lackey’s.
Moyer, 47 years young, has been tremendously effective during his golden years, but his 84 mile-per-hour fastball and assortment of slow off-speed pitches didn’t fool Boston’s bats. Ortiz, who had been mired in a 3-28 slump to start the month of June, especially proved troublesome. He doubled in Victor Mar ...
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David Ortiz’s bat, John Lackey’s Arm Help Red Sox Cruise Past Phillies
Posted: 12th June 2010 by Nick Poust in MLBComments Off on David Ortiz’s bat, John Lackey’s Arm Help Red Sox Cruise Past Phillies