Well, after a pair of increasingly ugly losses, finished off by Sunday's 7-2 debacle victimizing JB, today's game was a refreshing change in a few ways.First, the Sox by winning gained a series split against Mr. Hankie's Yankees. Second, the pitching was masterful--can't describe it any other way. Lester went into the 7th, leading 2-0 and nailing a half dozen K's. Then Bard came on for an inning's worth, and although giving up Tex's 26th HR of the season, held the Yankees pretty much at bay. He was followed by The Laser, who pitched like the pap we've come to expect over the past three or four years. He went 1 1/3 innings, K'd the side in the 9th and slammed the door on any ideas the guys from the Bronx might have had about taking the third in a row from our Hose.
Now, as for Jake, his return to the lineup has bordered on painful to watch, at least as far as his offense is concerned. But today, he finally got a hit and then, just to remind everyone in attendance exactly why Tito refers to his base running as "breathtaking", immediately proceeded to steal second. But that was just the beginning. By the time the game was over and the Sox had the 'W' safely tucked away, Jake had stolen FOUR bases for the one game! That's not a typo. He just took a page from Forrest Gump's book, started running and kept running. Had the game gone on any longer, God only knows how many swipes he might have picked up on the day. To illustrate just how special a baserunner he is, JD also stole a base today. It was his third for the season. Jake took off and in one game exceeded JD's season total by one, and ow has twice as many as JD for the season--even though he's only played in something like ten or twelve games! Breathtaking, indeed!
Off to Toronto and let's hope he continues apace.
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