Well, we finally have the answer! You ask to what. It's how do the Sox take an early three zip lead and proceed to lose the game, and what can be done about this recent bad habit of theirs. Simple! Before you score three runs to take a lead, score at least one other and have the subsequent three add to it. This is exactly what the Hub Heroes did today, scoring a single run in the first and then adding the fateful three an inning later. Those three came on Papi's eighth HR of the season, which came with two aboard. Instantly--4-0 Sox. With the Diceman doing a pretty good job on the Brewers batters, that remained the score until they were 2/3 through the seventh. At that point, a fielding error followed by a roundtripper by Milwaukee's center fielder, cut the lead in half and Tito hooked Dice. Lopez walked the only batter he faced and was quickly replaced by The Other Manny-Delcarmen. TOM did quite well, giving us an inning and a third of shutout ball, allowing only a solitary single and, better yet, getting us to Saver Time--the 9th for Papelbon.
Pap came on, got the first two batters he faced relatively easily and then, after creating a little tension by allowing a first pitch solo shot, shut the door by nailing the final Brewers batter. He only threw a total of seven pitches, so he should be well rested should the team need his services again in game two tonight.
Overall, the guys looked pretty good today. Dice got his 7th win against no losses, allowing only 76 scattered hits and a pair of walks, while K'ing six. On the offensive side of things, Papi was 2-2 and a pair of walks, driving in 3 ribbies. Tek got a pair of two-baggers, and the team totalled 11 hits, five of them being for extra bases. Ellsbury started today, so I'm guessing that Coco will do the honors in the nitecap.
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