Bloopers and Practical Walks

Aviles Saves the Day
(AP)

Texas Tough Guys Gut Out a Win With Late Rally

Boston 2, Texas 1 | Sox Stay Alive and Kickin'
A Game of Inches: Aviles Gets Just Enough Air Time on Floater
Read All About It: 50 Shades of Clay Is the Real Ace of the Staff
Stop and Shop Him on the Trade Market: Kelly's Double Trouble for Murphy
The Villain Botches One Past A-Gon, Beans Beltre, Gets the Win

"We got some long-awaited walks. They were two great at-bats by Nava and Salty. Then Mike has been hitting in bad luck, but he got a hit on 3-and-2 off the end of his bat. A couple of walks and a bloop, and we win." -- Bobby V... Winning!


Another Crawful Start

Carl Crawford
(Barry Chin / Globe Staff)

Crawford Picks Up Where He Left Off Last Season

0-for-14 Makes Season Starting Slump Official
Zero Extra Base Hits for Crawford No Matter Where He Hits In the Order
Lifted for Nava on Defense Because He Can't Throw 'Out of His Shoes'
... And Because He Botched a Ball Badly In the Corner the Night Before
Ciriac0-for-4 Pays Homage to Crawford in the 2-Hole
So, Do You Just Keep Playing Him?

"I was supposed to get 50 at-bats and I got 30, or something like that, so in a perfect world you would like to, but you know the situation and you just have to deal with it." -- Carl Crawford... who had 44 minor-leage at-bats ... if only he had 50 ... [sigh]

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