They've had it done to them a few times already this season, especially in that brutal first week or so, but today, they were the ones doing it to another team. No longer roadkill, the Red Sox have found the West Coast to their liking. They've won 5 out of their 6 games in the Pacific time zone and pulled off a 4-game brooming of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. While the first two games of the series were close, in the last two, the Sox flat-out dominated the Halos; the last 18 innings did not see the Angels crack the scoreboard while the Sox knocked out 12 runs. In fact, the Angels in this series reminded me a little of how the Red Sox looked from April 1-7.
The thrower of scoreless frames today was John Lackey, who went 8 and struck out 6. He followed Dice-K's gem up with one of his own, giving more credence to the idea that good pitching is contagious. Unlike his last outing, when he kept the A's to a single run over 6 innings, his teammates backed him up with 7 runs. New Sox Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez chipped in two apiece: Crawford with his first long ball for his new team and Gonzalez with 2 RBI singles. This is the second consecutive 2-hit game for Crawford, who looks to be returning to the form that netted him the big bucks in the offseason. What a weight that is being lifted from his shoulders!
After an off-day tomorrow, the Sox try to carry their momentum back East as they go to Baltimore for 3 games and then back home to The Fens. One more win will put them at .500 for the first time this season. Until then, they'll have to settle for double digits in the win column.
By the way, the C's also pulled off a sweep today. They broomed the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs. Double-doubles for Rondo and KG!
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