It was a game that lasted nearly 5 hours, which was an egregious violation of the Joe West rule, by the way. Think of it as a shorter version, a microcosm, if you will, of that epic 11-hour tennis match. Starters were limited to five innings (Dice-K) and four (Hammel) and the bullpens of both teams were all kinds of FAIL. It was a game that would have been a whole lot less stressful if I could have fast-forwarded through the bottom halves of the first inning and innings six, eight, and nine. I'm not one that deals with stress very well. Why I chose to become a baseball fan (or any kind of sports fan) must have been an exercise in masochism. Either that or the victories are worth suffering through the defeats. Depends on who's winning at the moment. Ha ha ha!
Pedey had a career night at the plate--a perfect 5 for 5 with 3 dingers a single, a double, and a walk. He went yard for the third time in the tenth inning with Scoots aboard. Pap, who blew another save tonight in the 9th, came out again in the 10th with the score 13-11 and this time he held the lead. Darnell McDonald saved Pap's bacon in the 9th by making a catch on a ball that almost got out and would have given the Rockies the win. Never did I imagine it would be so hard to beat those guys.
Dice-K shook off some rust in the first inning, allowing 2 runs in what could have been a lot worse. He pitched well through the remaining 5 innings, though he was hampered by errors from the left side of the infield. Those errors drove up his pitch count and he was done after five. He managed an RBI single in his second at-bat--This was the second game in a row where a Red Sox pitcher has gotten a hit, with Lackey getting 2 last night.
Winning tonight and avoiding the sweep was huge, especially since the Rays won earlier today. My fingers are crossed that the Sox aren't too exhausted from last night's game and the late flight to win another one tomorrow in San Fran.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!! CONGRATS ON PEDEY FOR HIS INSANELY AWESOME NIGHT!!!
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