Best I could do on short notice to fit tonight's highlights, Jenn. Good to see you back, keyboard in hand. Yes, Beltre was truly awesome tonite. He went 4-5, including a pair of roundtrippers and a triple, and plated a half dozen ribbies. Not too shabby! With tonight's win, the Hose have won four in a row and eight of nine, AND have moved past Toronto in the division to third, just a little bit behind the Stripes. Papi continued his assault on enemy hurlers, getting his 10th HR and going 2-4 to finish a game over .260 for the first time this year. Youk added to his league leading runs scored total, picking up another three, complements of Beltre. Lackey was a little rough around the edges, but managed to get into the 7th inning before giving way to the guys from the pen. Oki closed out the 7th and Ramirez tossed a perfect inning. Nelson in the 9th gave up a hit, but it landed in the cheaps for the Rays' final tally.
Worries still hanging over the team now include Jake missing a second consecutive game, with some people fearing a DL redux. Hope not. Awful hard, Jenn, for anyone to steal bases from the DL. JD joined him on the sidelines tonite as well due to a painful hip flexor. That can really be very painful and can, without attention lead to worse things. So, hopefully he'll get it cleared up. Also, the mystery of JB continues. He's clearly still possessed of his velocity, but somehow the command has gone AWOL. Hopefully, the coaching staff can figure it out before we get too deep into the remaining three quarters of the season.
See ya' Friday!
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