Vintage Beckett: Peter

Well, missed blogging over last night's loss, but, quickly, it was a further example of Sox performance over the past few games: fall way behind early and then try to catch up and win. Sometimes you get the elevator and others the shaft. Last night, in spite of a four run rally over the last two innings, the Hose came up a run short. Also lost Yoooukk to the DL from tearing a muscle in his thumb. Fortunately, they remained 6.5 behind first, but now it's jointly the Rays and Mr. Hankie's Yankees there.
Tonight: different story. JB was on the mound and Lowell (remember him?) was on first. It was vintage JB. He went eight innings, allowing only three hits, one a homer, no freebies and had a game WHIP of 0.375 (not a misprint!)! Only reason he didn't get the complete game, he was one of the Sox leaders in a bench clearing rush to the field after the Tribe pitcher threw behind a Sox hitter for the second time in the game. Ejection! No matter--The Laser came in and it was three up and down--bing, bang, boom! Game over!
Now Lowell. Pressed into service fresh off the DL himself, he replaced Yoooukk and in his first AB took one over the Monster on the first pitch he saw--two zip, Sox. In the field he performed flawlessly. Welcome back, Mike!
Mr. Hankie's Yankees lost tonight to the Jays, so the Hose are now five and a half games astern of them and the same 6.5 behind the Rays, who didn't lose.