All things considered, the Red Sox' road trip was a successful one. They come home having gone 6-3 in Oakland, LA, and Baltimore. While the 2-game hiccup against the O's kept them from reaching .500 on the season, they avoided the sweep by winning tonight's game 6-2. Lester kept the O's to 2 runs over 8 innings and Pap was dominant even in a non-save situation. The bats finally arrived from LA--the Sox put up 2 runs early, added another in the 7th, and 3 more in the 8th.
Two guys in particular were responsible for firing up the run-scoring machine: Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez. The first 2 runs were generated by Gonzo driving in Ells. Ells then added two RBI of his own in the 8th with a bases-loaded single. The numbers 1 and 3 hitters each notched 3 hits tonight and it's great to see them get hot Salty also singled with the sacks full and Pedey's slow roller eluded O's third baseman Mark Reynolds for a RBI infield hit. Let's give Salty his due--he's come up with some pretty big hits for the Sox this season.
Back in Boston tomorrow, Dice-K looks to bring his Dr. Jekyll game to the hill against the M's. For the sake of the Red Sox getting a game closer to .500, Dice-K ought to put Mr. Hyde on a rocket and send him to Neptune (The Moon is just not far enough away!) A memo to the hitters: Jet lag doesn't apply when you're flying home from Baltimore. I want to see a laser show from you, you hear?
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