I'm writing this in a bar that's probably an hour-long subway ride from home. That means I'll need to get the details right in my notes as it happens. It means I'll want to write the recap quickly so I'm not up long past midnight. Basically it means I'll have to act like a real reporter. Except that real reporters don't get beer and wings. Your job is rough, Messrs. Topkin, Chastain, and Mooney.
The Game
Jacoby Ellsbury led off by slapping an elevated fastball the other way for a single. Then with Brett Gardner batting, Elssbury stole second, and although Rene Rivera's release was quick and his arm strong, his throw sailed high and wide and into center field, and it gifted Ellsbury third base.