Yes, Jenn, it really was another team victory, but you have to give Bill Hall special mention in this one. He went 3-5, including a pair of homers and drove in four ribbies. Good enough to seal the Jays' fate for the night. He also had support from JD and Beltre, each of whom added a shot, and Lowell, who collected three hits as well. Balance this with a masterful game by Bucky on the mound and you have the Sox 3d straight win and 4th of six. Bucky allowed only a single unearned run, gave up just five scattered hits and a pair of freebies over eight innings. Game WHIP of 0.875--not too shabby at all! With his 13 'W's', he leads the Sox staff for now. Lester will be going for a match his next time out. Buck has an outside shot at a twenty win season, and if Lester keeps up, he also has a very slim chance at one. JD's HR keeps him on pace for a shot at 20 for the year, and the pair of shots by Hall place him right in the discussion as well. Had Yoooukk not gotten hurt, the Sox would have had a good shot at five players with at least twenty dingers on the year, including two possible at 30. The latter figure is still a slim chance, but Beltre will have to be amazing in the HR category to do so. I'm assuming that Papi will reach that figure.
Hopefully, a sweep tomorrow. The Rays lost today, so the Sox cut that deficit to 3.5. Unfortunately, Mr. Hankie's Yankees came back from a 6-2 gap to win 7-6, so the Hose remain five astern of them. Stay tuned, kiddies. As I've said before, it's going to get very interesting before it's over.
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