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Red Sox Live Blog: Padres Top Red Sox 5-1 in Rain-Shortened Affair

Postgame, Padres 5-1: The first rain-shortened affair at Fenway Park since Sept. 28, 2009, is an absolute dud.

Four rain delays totaling two hours, 24 minutes, and a game that lasted two hours, 49 minutes gives the Red Sox a long, losing afternoon.

Much of the postgame talk surrounded the conditions. Let's allow David Ortiz, one of the guys who doesn't even play the field, sum it up for you.

"It was bad, it was bad. There was a lot of water on the field. Even myself, I’m not out there fielding, even walking to home plate feel like you want to swim."

Drew Sutton described the surface on the infield as "two inches of slush."

Look for more on the rain and how it impacted the players, particularly John Lackey, in a separate piece.

The Red Sox finish a homestand 6-6 for the second straight time. They now have perhaps the most intriguing road trip of the season -- nine games in three National League cities, where we will be waiting eagerly for the lineup card each day to see how Terry Francona fills it out.

The first game of the trip is Friday night in Pittsburgh, a 7:05 p.m. start. As always, I'll be here to carry you through. Thanks for sticking with us today.

Final, Padres 5-1: That's it, folks. Heading downstairs for a bit. Back soon.

6:42 p.m.: Still waiting.

6:28 p.m.: It is raining here. Oh, you were aware of that? Well, just trying to be thorough.

Anyway, we expect an announcement in a few minutes. Cross your fingers!

6:09 p.m.: The expletives are flowing unlike anything you've ever heard in the press box as the tarp goes on for the fourth time.

As always, keep it here for updates.

Mid 8th, Padres 5-1: It's absolutely pouring and coming up on five hours after the originally scheduled first pitch. A great time for Matt Albers to have a 10-pitch battle with Chase Headley.

Albers wins with a strikeout to end the top of the eighth.

Touching warm....

End 7th, Padres 5-1: Adrian Gonzalez is favoring one side after an awkward slide into second base on an inning-ending double play.

Not what the Red Sox want to see now, nor on the upcoming road trip .

Seems that some guys are not pleased to be playing on this field right now. It is a mess. The crew has done a good job to stay on top of it, but a constant rain is just too much.

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