Sox: 3 Phils: 0
Not a lot of offense tonight, but what offense the Sox did get came from some surprising sources, namely Julio Lugo and Coco Crisp. That long ball by Crisp I totally called in my last entry. Lugi picked himself another ribbie with none other than Coco scoring the Sox' third run. I have to give ol' Loogs props for being so patient at the plate tonight. He got himself on base three times, two via the walk and the third on his RBI double.
Lester continues to impress tonight with his 7 shutout innings against a heavy-duty offense. He struck out sluggers Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell multiple times and K-ed reigning homer king Utley once. He limited the Phils to 5 hits and gave one free pass.
I'll be the first to admit, I had...ahem...*reservations* about Oki taking the mound for the 8th in a 3-run game. But Oki, save for one double by Jimmy Rollins, kept the Phillie bats in check, while Paps slammed the door by striking out the side in the 9th. Awesome pitching tonight by the Boston boys!
By the way, in picking up the win tonight, the Sox will come away from this road trip having gone at least .500, which is a huge victory considering their road woes so far this season. Oh, and Jake, having filled in for Manny after the 7th, stole his 34th base, but got thrown out trying for #35.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!! Beat 'em again tomorrow!
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