So the Sox took 2 of 4 from the Yanks this weekend. Will it be enough to stay in the race? The Rays have been scuffling lately (though they won tonight, they lost 5 in a row before that, including being swept in Toronto) so the Sox may have caught a break there. Still, with the offense suffering from acute Youk withdrawal and the all to frequent circuses in the field, it'll be a tough row to hoe. Toronto's playing good baseball lately and then there's Texas. The Rangers might be even harder to beat than the Yankees. They've got it going on in the Lone Star state, in a 2008 Rays way.
It was great to see Lester get back on track with scoreless 6.1 innings, helped out in the end by clutch pitching from Bard. Bard served up a gopher ball to nemesis Teixeira, but that was the only run the Yanks scored in the 2-1 Sox win. Runs are hard to come by with this Youk-less, Pedey-less bunch, but they won't be Pedey-less for too much longer. The Laser Show is expected back on his 27th birthday, August 17 as the Sox host the Halos back at Fenway.
Ells got his first post-DL hit today, batting ninth and got on base three times (once by a hit, once by a walk, and once by getting drilled) and stole four bases to make up for lost time. Only other Red Sox to accomplish this feat: The RemDawg himself.
A look ahead to the Toronto series: Tomorrow night we see Dice-K vs. Ricky Romero. Wednesday night is Buchholz vs. Shaun Marcum. Thursday at 12:30 (yes, 12:30!) is Lackey vs.
Starter To Be Named Later. Looks like the Sox better win those first two because Lackey pitching a day game is downright terrifying.
LET'S GO RED SOX!!!!
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