Owned by Ozzie & Company no more, the Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the White Sox at The Cell this weekend. After dropping Friday night's game due to lack of offense, the bats busted out on Saturday night behind a strong Lester (8 innings, 4 H 2 ER 1 BB 8 K) and won 10-2. This afternoon, Andrew Miller, while being far from economical, kept his team in the game and struck out 8 White Sox, but it was Aceves who got the win. The Muddy Laser Chicken Show, a.k.a. Pedey, knocked in the tying and winning runs in the 7th and Gonzo, who went yard last night for the first time since before the All-Star break, added insurance with an RBI double in the 9th. Pap struck out the side in the ninth to nail down the save. Tek provided some early offense when he hit a 2-run jack in the 2nd off Mark Buehrle. Miller ended up allowing 3 runs and left with 2 outs in the 6th, with the Red Sox down 3-2. Aceves pitched an inning (1 out in the 6th and 2 in the 7th) and handed it off to Bard and Pap.
This jaunt to Chicago was the shortest road trip of the season. The Red Sox come back home to Fenway for a 4-gamer against the Tribe starting tomorrow night and then 3 with the Yankees over the weekend. Bedard last pitched on Friday night, so his first start in a Red Sox uni could be on Wednesday. That could push Wake to Thursday and have Lester on the mound to greet the Yankees. It didn't go so well for Bedard on Friday, but DL rust probably played a role in his being touched for 5 runs in less than 2 innings against the Rays, especially since he didn't make a rehab start.
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