Sox: 6 Tribe: 5
Jonathan Van Every's first career homer couldn't have come at a better time. The Sox had rallied back to tie the score 5-5 after being in a 5-0 hole for the better part of the game. They were looking to bounce back from an error-filled loss the night before that snapped their 11-game win streak. Van Every had already made a night for himself with an RBI two innings before and a skid on the rubber to make a fantastic catch in the bottom of that inning. On a night where the Sox were down two sluggers, with Youk and Drew banged-up and resting, they needed someone like Van Every to step up and step up he did, with both the bat and the glove. In the top of the 10th inning, facing his former roommate from his days in the Indians' organization (per the Globe), he sent a "Thanks for the memories" shot over the centerfield fence and trotted around the bases and back to the dugout, where he was greeted with a hero's welcome and a few knocks on his still-helmeted noggin.
Another Jonathan, starter Lester, didn't have such a great night, at least for the first four innings. He surrendered 5 runs, including two dingers, and continued to have trouble with his command. He kept a lot of pitches up and hitters feasted on the offerings, with Mark DeRosa and Kelly Shoppach finding them especially delicious. He settled down in the fifth and sixth, but the damage had been done...or so we thought. His teammates let him off the hook by capitalizing on a tiring Carmona and the Tribe's bullpen. Jake plated the tying run that let Lester off the hook and we know what happened after that.
Tonight, the Sox return to the place where their season ended last year: The infamous Trop. The Rays are off to a rough start this year, however, and are in last place again after their year of dominance. They had the Sox' number for two of the three games in the opening series, and on the mound tonight, is a pitcher who seems to tie them in knots: Matt Garza. Is tonight the night they've finally seen enough of him and knock him into next week? Let's hope so!
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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