Sox: 6 'Stros: 1
Dice-K had a nice bounce-back outing and picked up victory #9, while hurling 5 shutout innings in last night's game. His striking out the side in order in the 1st was a good sign that all was well with his arm. He threw 87 pitches, with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts, showing some signs of fatigue in the 5th, when he allowed two of his three walks, plus a hit, loading the bases. He got out of the jam with no harm done and left the 'Stros with a goose egg on the scoreboard. Hansen and Delcarmen kept the shutout going in the 6th and 7th, but, with two outs in the 8th, Oki threw what Dennis Eckersley calls a "cookie" out over the plate and pinch hitter Abercrombie ate it right up to make the score 4-1 at the time. Paps came to the rescue once again and got the save, but not before two more runs were put on the board, courtesy of Mikey Lowell.
At the plate, it was the JD, Youk & Pedey Show for the most part (with the aforementioned cameo by Mikey in the 9th). JD showed he still has fire in the stick by putting up a 3-spot in the 3rd, while Pedey and Youk combined for 7 of the team's 12 hits. JD, by the way, now has as many homers on the season as Manny, with just one fewer RBI. If Manny doesn't perk up at the plate soon, JD will slug right past him.
Tonight, the team leader in ERA, Jon Lester, will take the hill to try to keep the Sox momentum going.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!!
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