Well, this one to a large degree seemed just like a typical Sox W from earlier in the season, not to mention 2007. Lots of contributions from all corners. Dusty and Tek both homered, Ellsbury drove in a pair of ribbies, and Coco went 3-4 with his 15th swipe of the year. As if all of this weren't enough, the relief pitching did its job from front to back end of the bullpen.
Specifically, Dusty's still on fire. Tonight he got a couple of hits, including his thirteenth homer of the season. What's more, this makes the 46th of his last 5o games in which he's hit safely. That's not too shabby--not at all! As for Tek, his homer tonight is the third in as many games for him, giving him 11 on the season.
Byrd started for the second time since the trade that brought him to the Fens, and while he gave up a pair of two-run shots, he was otherwise pretty decent. He left with a lead that his teammates gradually expanded to the final 8-4, and got his first W in a Sox uniform. Masterson followed for an inning of shutout ball, although he did allow three baserunners. None of them got home, which is more important. Masterson was followed, in order, by Okajima and Papelbon, each of whom also tossed an inning of shutout ball, Oki's being perfect and setting the stage for the finish; Laser's slamming the door. In fact, both Oki and Pap got a pair of ground ball outs and a K, the only ball leaving the infield being a 9th inning single Pap gave up.
As I write this, the Rays lead in the 9th top of the 9th 6-4 against the Pale Hose, the Twins are zip-zip against the Halos in LA (hopefully, the Angels will hold any lead they get tonight, unlike last night), and Mr. Hankie's Yankees kept pace with our guys, and remain 6 games to the rear.
Unfortunately, a bit of negative news: JD's back pain is being caused by a herniated disk, not a good thing at all.
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