Boy am I ever getting to feel more and more like Bill Murray! Today, for the third consecutive time the Sox from Beantown found themselves ahead three zip. It didn't all come in the first inning as the previous two games had, but nevertheless, there we were up 3-0 after 5 and a half innings when deja vu struck. The Birds picked up a deuce on a ground out and single with the appropriate baserunners in scoring position in their half of the 6th. Worse was soon to come.
In the 7th, the O's loaded the sacks and a former Sox player, Jay Payton (they let him go because he wanted to be somewhere where he could play regularly) put the second pitch he saw into the bleachers for Grand Slam, O's 6-3. The loss was charged to Craig Hansen who'd put the winning runs on, and Okajima got one of his rare BS's (Thank God they're rare) when he served up the pitch that Payton deposited in the cheaps.
On the bright side, in spite of this, the fourth loss in a row, the Sox got a dozen hits including a pair of doubles by Youk and solo shots by Lowell and Tek. Ellsbury went 3-4 and stole his 15th base. In the field, Lester gave a creditable performance and deserved better from the team. He only allowed 2 in six and got 4 K's and a WHIP for the appearance of 1.167. Manny turned a highlight reel play in left. This is Manny who usually makes every catch an adventure. Going back on a long drive off Lester, he made a fabulous catch, paused to high five a Sox fan (we're everywhere) in the stands, and then pegged the ball in to double up a baserunner. Only Manny.
Hopefully, we'll end this losing streak tomorrow. It's at four and that's four too many.
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