Happy 4th-NotFor Sox: Peter

Well, the Sox sure failed to give your mom a present for her birthday today, Jenn.Not that she cares. Her interests today were centered on Wimbledon where Rafa Nadal made her happy. Anyway, the Sox really shut down today. Other than a 9th inning solo shot by Yoooukk, they only had two hits for the entire balance. When you do that, even against a pitcher with a season ERA in the fours, you'll probably lose. And lose they did. Lackey pitched well enough to win had he any run support, but he didn't and so he didn't. Gave up four (just three earned) in seven and a third innings. He grabbed seven K's against a single free pass and his game WHIP was about 1.25, so he deserved better, but that's baseball. Unfortunately, both the Stripes and Rays won, so we're now 1.5 behind Mr. Hankie's Yankees and just a half game ahead of the Rays.