Well, Jenn, after yesterday's second straight loss to the Jays, coupled with the Stripes and Rays wins, I was getting down. I mean, 15 to go and that distance from the post-season--getting tense. But today, Lester came out and, other than not getting his usual almost one K per inning strikeout totals (he only picked up four), he was excellent! He allowed four harmless singles and held the Jays scoreless. The scoreless item was copied by the two Sox relievers, so that the team got a shutout collectively. Offensively, the Sox got four extra base hits, including a pair of jacks out of nine hits. Drew and Victor supplied the shots, and are now respectively just one and two HR's short of the magic number twenty. If they get it, and McDonald, who has 17 at this point also does, the Hose will have five players at 20 or more for the year. If Papi is joined above 30 by Beltre, that would be a pair at that level. Pretty good, in spite of all the injuries. Actually, power is one of the few things that the injuries haven't totally destroyed for the Sox this season. They currently are second among all teams in MLB for homers for the season, behind the Jays.
With losses by the Stripes and Rays today, the Hose are back within seven for the division and five and a half for the card. Not impossible, but tight. Stay tuned.
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