Well, tonight the Sox had Lester on the mound--after hanging on and finally putting away the Chicago Mob last night, 12-8 with timely hitting by our newest member, Martinez. Tonight Lester looked good for a little while, slipped up a bit to fall behind, 3-2, and then the Hub Hose came back to tie things and, with TOM on the mound, put it away thanks in large part to Jason Bay's 28th roundtripper of the season and Martinez's latest two ribbies.
But, it wasn't all from the power. Right at the top of the game, Jake put one issue to rest--the record for steals by a Red Sock in a single season. Tied with Tommy Harper, he wasted little time. In his first at bat, he doubled and before you could blink was standing on third with his 55th steal of the year. From now on he sets a new team record every time he steals a base for the rest of the season. Then, he'll have a new target next year to go after. While he was at it, he also reclaimed the AL lead in stolen bases, 55-54, over Tampa's Crawford. Should be an additional interesting contest--beside the playoff placings. With tonight's win, the ox moved to within six of Mr. Hankie's Yankees, while still staying 1.5 ahead of Texas. Texas, you see, played and beat the Stripes in MY. Not sure who to root for in that series.
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