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2008.9.4 boston herald com.文章翻譯 by nally 

No-decision OK with Daisuke Matsuzaka
If anyone ever deserved to buy his team multiple rounds of drinks
in appreciation for the no-decision in the Red Sox’ 5-4 victory over
the Baltimore Orioles yesterday, it is Daisuke Matsuzaka.

如果有人需要好好請隊友喝幾杯，來答謝紅襪昨晚對金鶯5比4的勝利，
那人就是松阪大輔了。

The Sox starter kept his sterling record of 16-2 intact, with the
right-hander at his baffling best. He threw 50 pitches in the first
two innings yet only allowed one run in his first three frames.
He surrendered three runs in the fourth before holding the Orioles
hitless in his last two innings.

這位紅襪先發原封不動地維持他的成績16勝2敗，他在前兩局花了50球，
而在前三局失了第一分。但在第四局一口氣丟了三分，
最後兩局則鎖住金鶯打線。

After turning a 4-0 deficit over to the bullpen, Matsuzaka watched
the offense score five times for the victory.

在四比零落後時，將剩下局數交給牛棚之後，松阪看著隊友慢慢反攻五分迎接勝利。

 “My pitching was one thing but right now we need to win games,
so to pull it off the way we did today, after falling behind,
I can’t ask for more than that,” said Matsuzaka, who failed to
surpass Hideo Nomo for the most wins in a single season by a
Japanese-born pitcher. “I felt my condition was good, so I hoped
for a better result but I guess baseball isn’t that easy.
Today, we got the win and I just want to thank the guys on the field.”

昨天無法超越野茂英雄的單季勝投數，

松阪說：「我的投球是另外一回事，現在我們需要贏球。在分數落後之後，還能板回一城，我實在不敢多想。」

「其實，我覺得我今天的狀況還不錯，我本來希望今天投球應該有更好的結果。
   我想，棒球就是這樣不簡單吧。今天我們能贏球，我真的要感謝每個隊友。」

Brian Roberts led off the game with a double, then a one-out, two-base
error by center fielder Coco Crisp, who dropped a fly ball at The Wall,
led to an early 1-0 deficit. Matsuzaka faced just four batters in the
second, striking out three and allowing the first of four walks.
He needed only seven pitches to retire the side in order in the third
before things got away from him in the fourth.

Brian Roberts以一支二壘安打開啟比賽，接著在一出局之後，Coco Crisp失誤漏掉高飛球，
造成失分，紅襪暫以0：1落後。松阪面對第二局的四名打者，除了頭一個送出保送之外，
其餘三個均以三振解決。第三局他僅花七顆球解決三上三下換邊，就在被炸慘的第四局之前。

“It was kind of a walk-strikeouts-deep count (type of start),”
manager Terry Francona said. “He threw a lot of pitches but he worked ahead,
threw a lot of first-pitch strikes but then he got a lot of deep counts.
The three-run inning was a single, double, two walks. His stuff was good,
he was strong. Just again, with the walks and strikeouts,
he ran that pitch count (up), especially early.”

粉柯南說：「他是保送-三振-耗球數的先發類型，他投了相當多球讓局面領先，
他投了不少第一球的好球，但是他也耗了許多球數。丟三分的那一局是一壘安、二壘安以及兩個保送。
他今天的球威不錯。不過，這種保送與三振的類型，他容易用完球數，特別是局數較早的時候。

Matsuzaka’s pitch count was at 88 after four innings. Francona stuck with the
starter and Matsuzaka responded with six more outs, using only 24 more pitches.

松阪的投球數在前四局是88球，粉柯南讓他續投，松阪接著花了24顆球，讓6個打者出局。

“I walked a fine line there in the fourth but I’m glad I was able to pitch
through the fifth and sixth,” Matsuzaka said. “I’m grateful they let me go back
out for the sixth because I thought I was done after the fifth.”

松阪說：「我第四局的投球狀況如同走鋼索般，但我很開心我能夠投五六兩局，
我真的很感激他們讓我出來投第六局！我本來以為第五局後就結束了。」

An outstanding catch from Jacoby Ellsbury against the bullpen fence in right
in the fifth inning saved Matsuzaka from giving up a home run.

第五局Jacoby Ellsbury一個漂亮的接殺，阻止了一個陽春砲，救了松阪。

“Not just that catch today by Jacoby but for my past few starts our defense
has really saved me,” Matsuzaka said.

松阪說：「不只今天的Jacoby救了我，過去好幾次我們的守備都救了我。」

Matsuzaka has not needed much help most of the season. Yesterday was not one of those days.

其實，松阪這一季大部分的時間都不需要太多的幫助，昨天是例外。


2008.9.4 官網新聞 

松阪部分很少，就不翻了。

來自：http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080903&content_id=3412494&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos

RedSox stage comeback to topple O's
Pedroia, Kotsay knot game; Cora scores winning run on error

BOSTON -- Alex Cora slid into third base, located the ball rolling into left field and scampered home with his arms in the air. It was an easy jog, but it was anything but simple getting to that moment. 

The Red Sox waited seven innings to jump-start their offense on Wednesday, but a three-inning rally to end the contest helped Boston earn a 5-4 victory over Baltimore at Fenway Park, completing a sweep of its American League East rivals. 

The win took on added importance later that evening, as the Yankees beat the Rays, 8-4, trimming Tampa Bay's AL East lead over Boston down to three games. The Red Sox also increased their AL Wild card lead to five games over the Twins, who lost to the Jays and fell into second place behind the AL Central-leading White Sox, who beat the Indians. 

It was the 455th consecutive sellout at Fenway, tying the Cleveland Indians for the most consecutive sellouts. The Red Sox's streak began on May 15, 2003, matching the Indians' stretch between 1995 and 2001. 

Much like this particular streak, the Sox's win on Wednesday took time to develop. But the ninth inning set the stage for a walk-off win that created an eruption of the 37,373 on hand. 

"I think it's fairly obvious how we feel about this ballclub," manager Terry Francona said. "Today was another example." 
Cora began the inning with a single off Orioles reliever Jim Miller, putting the game-winning run at first base. He advanced to second on a wacky bunt attempt by Coco Crisp -- the ball seemingly hit a pebble as it was about to go foul, remained fair, and Crisp wound up safe at first. 

With two on and none out, Boston was in prime position to make a move. Jacoby Ellsbury stepped to the plate. 
"We just keep battling," Ellsbury said. "As long as you keep battling, keep on grinding, it's going to work out." 

Ellsbury was asked to do exactly what Crisp did the play before -- bunt and advance the runners. He plopped one down the third-base line, just short enough that Miller thought he had a play on Cora at third. When Miller's attempt went wide of third baseman Aubrey Huff, Cora triumphantly marched home and handed the Birds their sixth straight defeat. 

"I was just trying to get a big lead and run as fast as I can," Cora said. "I got a good jump. All of a sudden, I look up and the ball was in the corner. We put pressure on them and ended up with the 'W.'" It was a fine ending to a game that had Cora's fingerprints all over it. He went 3-for-4 with the game-winning run, but also played exceptionally in the field. 

Perhaps Cora's biggest contribution came with Boston trailing, 4-2, in the eighth inning. With Baltimore batting and Huff at second base with no outs, Oscar Salazar sent a ground ball toward Cora at short. He immediately fielded the ball and tossed it to Jed Lowrie at third, who tagged Huff out. 

"You don't make that play unless you're already making it before the ball's in your glove," Francona said. "He was going to third and he almost got Lowrie out. You don't see that play all that often, but it's a game-saver." Justin Masterson then forced Luke Scott to hit into a double play, ending the inning and sending the game into the bottom of the eighth. "I just took a gamble," Cora said. "I thought if they scored one run, it'd be tough to come back." 

He was right. That one run would have made the game a 5-2 contest. Without it, the door remained open for a Red Sox comeback. And of course, just like virtually every other game this homestand, Dustin Pedroia was the catalyst. Pedroia already homered in the seventh inning to cut the Orioles' lead to 4-1. In the eighth, with David Ortiz on first, Pedroia sent a double down the left-field line. It put the tying run on second, which Mark Kotsay brought home on a triple. 

"It was a good win," said Pedroia, who went 3-for-4 and was just a triple shy of the cycle. "We didn't play too good in the first six innings." The late-inning heroics took starter Daisuke Matsuzaka off the hook for the loss. Matsuzaka battled through six innings, hurling 112 pitches and leaving with a 4-0 deficit. He only allowed three earned runs but had three innings of 25 pitches or more.

"My pitching was one thing, but right now we need to win games," Matsuzaka said. "So to pull it off the way we did today, after falling behind, I can't ask for more than that." Neither can the Red Sox, who were nearly delirious after Cora crossed the plate. The Sox gathered on the infield to celebrate, while some were oblivious to the situation. 

"I forgot that [Cora] was the winning run," said Crisp, who began the play at first. "So I was running around the bases like an idiot trying to score." Whether it's a 14-2 drubbing on Tuesday or a 5-4 nail-biter on Wednesday, the Red Sox are not making one victory out to be bigger than another. "How many [wins] have we got -- 81 or 82?" Cora asked. "They're all amazing. To get the 'W,' it doesn't matter how we do it."

松阪本季其他場次先發紀錄

松坂第10次先發 5.2局失3分
松坂第11次先發 4局失2分
松坂第12次先發 1局失7分
松坂第13次先發 5局失0分
松坂第14次先發 5局失1分
松坂第15次先發 7.1局失0分
松坂第16次先發6局失0分
松坂第17次先發7.1局失2分
松坂第18次先發5局失6分
松坂第19次先發6局失2分
松坂第20次先發8局失1分
松坂第21次先發7局失0分
松坂第22次先發5局失2分
松坂第23次先發6局失5分
松坂第24次先發8局失0分