Sox: 3 Royal Pains in The You-Know-Where: 4
Ugh, ugh, ugh! They came so close in the 9th, but Casey flied out to right with the bases loaded. How I wish it could have been Lowrie at bat instead. That kid's been golden with runners on, at least these past few days. I'm glad Bay got himself an infield hit, driving in the third run, however. This is yet another frustrating one-run loss on the road, but the pitching matchup tonight was not in the Sox' favor. One of the Royals' best starters, Meche, was up against the Red Sox' fifth starter, who once again struggled. He got through the first and second innings without much trouble, except for Sox nemesis Alex Gordon's homer, but the third is where things got hairy. A series of hits and a hit batter allowed three Royals to cross home plate, erasing the Sox' lead. Kudos to the Sox bullpen, however, for keeping the game within reach.
The Sox bats were alive in the first inning, getting to Meche early for two runs on a walk and two hits, but Meche settled down and the Sox bats went into Pitiful Road Mode until the eighth and ninth innings, but sadly they weren't able to catch up in the end.
Tomorrow night, it's Beckett against Bannister. Beckett has the ERA advantage, but his teammates need to score some runs for him.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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