This is starting to be like the scene in Groundhog Day where Bill Murray keeps waking up in the same situation....over and over and over. Here the Sox were; first inning and three runs come across for them, just like the prior evening in Minneapolis. Then, they go to the field with their best pitcher on the mound. Beckett surely would end comparisons with the Twins game quickly. Oh, yeah? Well, before you knew it, in a couple of innings, the score was 5-3 and we were on the bad end of it. Worse still is the fact that more often than not we're getting beat by people who have what can best be described as egregious stats either this season or, in some cases, forever.
Last night It was a player by the name of Scott, and, no he will never be confused with the former Sox first sacker, The Boomer. This Scott was hitting at a rate of 7 for his last 55 at bats going into last night's game. So what happens? He goes 3 for 3, and includes a three run shot in those stats that basically sealed the team's fate for the night. This is crazy! I mean when you're arguably one of the best pitchers in the league--hell, make that MLB, these are the types of guys that you use to fatten your resume on. That's fatten as in three at bats--three K's. But not this time.
JB wasn't himself last night for whatever reason. He gave up 11 hits in his relatively brief appearance, ended up back over 4.00 in ERA and took the loss. The Sox did reasonably well at the plate again, though they only accumulated 9 hits. They also gave it a late inning shot at coming back, but still fell a run short. The bullpen looked pretty good as the guys who followed JB, including The Other Manny didn't surrender any additional runs.
We'll have to try again today. Lester's taking the ball. May he end this ugly and frustrating streak, now at three.
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