Manager's Show

Welcome to Tropicana Field in saint Petersburg Florida and welcome to the Herb Chambers Cadillac in Providence pregame show my name is John Rich. The Red Sox beat the rays eight to four on Tuesday to take the opener of this three game series. Boston now leads Tampa Bay by six games in the wild card standings with Texas three and a half out tonight. It's Josh Beckett opposite Matt Garza. Now let's get the latest from the manager Terry Francona is brought to you by the -- G Terry Francona is great team of choice here's joked Justin Leone.

Potatoes and that was a grinder last night and a very big win for the Red Sox in a tough defeat the Tampa day. -- Well. September call all the players people four big bullpen and they're not afraid to use it. And we do -- good things and ran two minute work they kept stringing hits off walkie. You know and work it real hard and pap comes in and does everything and more you can -- Is there any concern about -- he and a couple of years ago he rested a little bit is he okay in terms of his endurance and strength. Yeah I mean when you look back at the outing get a base hit want to Longoria that we can't different. -- we want to. The walker next hitter. Actually strong reports were about all combined 200 feet so both things happened no he's he's fine. I think he was. Upset. Which you know -- feelings -- report other anomalies fires than he's been good there's nobody in our bullpen right now we feel like really. Is on view for like and we've had the ability and will do it tonight you know. Apple pitch shall go to somebody else can we expect them to assume -- Billy Wagner has been near perfect five strikeouts and -- Anthony. Yet he's been a nice addition. And again you know you'll be available knives or go to somebody else. And we have to be cognizant. Of keeping -- schedule. But I think we've all seen what he can do -- our job's not over. Sometimes judging great catches and like judging a beautiful paintings it's hard to pick one out but. -- last night had to go that we're sensational here in the second on the timing of it makes it even better of them August while. Its role of the wall and we've we've got to fiasco. He he really under the circumstances made a fantastic play and work coming to expect to Colby's. Young players is starting to earn your stripes and what you are called veterans to understand. The responsibilities. And and racial -- up and play when it'll feel good and things like that. We -- you know lead off spot now every -- he's not bounced around enemies don't. Lester come out of last I started okay with the tagline yes Johnny's he was a little tight. And I didn't affect his pitching you could see it like when he was coming off the field and and we were little concern in the fifth. So we keep it tight -- on them. And in the -- actually felt better. But he was up about nine before again defeat. We didn't want to give the situation we have to missiles or or or -- not feel under percent start I think we caught it and I mean he he's. Tim Wakefield did some throwing today. Waited so long tossing and made some -- can actually do pretty well all. Right numbers improvement. In his soreness. If everything goes okay more articles side. And then go from there but again if everything goes okay he's not real far off but we -- the -- As -- starts Friday -- Lari. Right -- you'll go Friday in Pawtucket. Did did not players they just worked out Andy's back -- tonight. It's it's our own because he's he's back and forth be one day he's pretty good next days -- so we're trying to monitor calls McCain. We -- Jack -- quarters saying that. Beckett has -- downhill plane now how would would that be explained that a -- Not you know Beckett always comfortable loss was always going to be -- But when it's flat through the zone hitters don't need help to -- up in the year when he creates the ball work -- downward they have trouble lifting it. So we've that they make solid contact that's reaches of grumbled but will place the easier shortstop. He has -- two seam movement that's easy at a early on you'll always. And -- Matt Garza's been very tough eyes again it was great stuff. Great stuff and we've seen Indians it's more like. Townsend but he gets its all -- finally read and we have not figured out and we guys we don't know tonight. It was a fun imagine September with the extra players in the pinch runners and their catchers available that type of thing it's fun to be in September 1 year. Every game means so much it's a lot going on. I think as we settled down in September we get used to the fact there -- a lot of names it gets easier. Last night after remodeled it also wouldn't look in on your roster and both teams of the top guys has different. Wish you the best that I too. --

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