House of Blues: Sox lose 9th straight at Safeco

Seattle 7, Sox 4
WP: Green (5-1)
LP: Timlin (1-1)
SV: Putz (32)
HRs: BOS-Papi (19); SEA-Betancourt (6), Johjima (12)

SUMMARY
For the second straight game a Sox starter blew a three-run lead, but this time the team couldn't salvage the win. Mike Timlin allowed 3 runs after Jon Lester with the game tied at 3, and Boston ran it's losing streak to 9 in a row at the House that Nintendo Built.

#1 STUNNER Yunieski Betancourt 2-4, 2R, 4BI, HR
The captain of the All Name team stung the Sox with four ribbies including a monster 3-run bomb off Lester that spelled the beginning of the end for Boston.

PAN's FAUN Timlin 1.1IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, BB, K, HR
Returning to the scene of his near decapitation, Timlin had a horrendous outing, committing one psychical error, one mental error, and allowing a soul-crushing 2-run homer to seal the deal.

RECAP
Ah don't you just love staying up till 1:30 in the am just to see how the Sox can blow another game in the city that never sleeps (due to the high caffeine intake)?

The combination of the late hour plus the absurdity of how a team can amass 12 base hits, 6 in the first two innings, and lose the game makes for some...ah fuck it, I can't even type a coherent thought right now.

Bottom line is Boston had an inordinate amount of chances to not only win this game but blow it wide open early--like loading the bases twice in the first two innings yet scoring just 2 runs--but they managed to bungle away what seemed like a golden opportunity to break the Safeco Curse.
Shit, I'm so messed up I'm even using the dreaded 'C' word.

Thanks to an inopportune occurrence of MannyBeingManny, a couple of costly double plays, and a two-error 6th inning that allowed Seattle to take an undeserved 1-run lead, the Sox sent everyone to bed angry this evening. Morning. Whatever.

Speaking of going to bed, I'm heading there myself. I'll try to shed some light on this mess in the morning. Later this morning. Whatever. Goodnight.