Empyreal Environs

Game 59: June 8, 2005
Red Sox (32-27), 4
Cardinals (38-21), 0
W: David Wells (4-4)
L: Chris Carpenter (8-4)

Well, well, well. Maybe Mr. Not Perfect really is a National League pitcher. The lefty’s line (8 innings, 4 hits, no runs or walks, and 2 strikeouts) continued his maddening pattern of inconsistency. Foulke had a somewhat uneventful save, although Albert Pujols and Reggie Sanders both singled with 2 outs in the 9th. With the count 3 and 1, Foulke was able to get Jim Edmonds to line out.

The David Ortiz At Bat Scenario Generator

In a pivotal game of the series, Ortiz
a) muscled
b) blasted
c) sprayed
d) launched
e) ________

a(n)
a) stratospheric home run,
b) surprising infield hit,
c) opposite field double,
d) sacrifice fly,
e) ________,

which
a) generated the only runs the Red Sox scored.
b) broke the tie in the 6th inning.
c) brought the Boston club the lead.
d) soared into the right field bleachers, hit a fan in the head, causing a minor concussion.
e) ________.

The
a) hulking
b) mango salsa-making
c) applesauce-eating
d) ever-smiling
e) ________

designated hitter cum first baseman continued his streak of
a) clutch hits, winning
b) extra base hits, breaking open
c) late-inning RBIs, bringing the Red Sox the lead, saving Keith Foulke’s butt, and winning
d) superb swinging, tying the score to lead to Wells’s victory in
e) ________

the game. All hail Big Papi.

The cursed and the formerly cursed meet for an historic series. Two clubs with diverging destinies play for the first time at Wrigley Field, where the Red Sox will hopefully douse the scorching Derrek Lee, who, up until recently, was leading the majors in the triple crown stats.