No Longer Winless in Seattle: Peter

Jenn:
Tonite (actually last nite as it's now morning) against the M's in Seattle was a turnaround for Lester. Even when he's had a good showing in his home town, somehow the Sox lose. Not this time! Lester went a fabulous eight innings allowing only a trey of singles and one lone run while the team supported him with five runs, including a number of doubles and Kalish's HR to seal the deal.
Lester meanwhile was busy picking up a dozen K's and his 17th 'W' on the year. This puts him in second in wins for the league. His game WHIP was a low 0.75, and the only reason it was that high was he gave up a few walks to go with the three hits. Statistically, Lester is now not only 2d in wins, but also third in strikeouts at 208, eighth in ERA (3.18) and tied for third in opponents' batting average at a low .220. He's also one of a very small group of Sox pitchers with consecutive 200 K seasons, the club including Clemens and Pedro.
Now, I know that seven out of wild card and seven and a half from first with only eighteen games left is a pretty slim chance, but the Sox basically have their own destiny in their own hands. Why? They still play the guys from NY six times and those same guys have nine left with the Rays. The right combo of Sox wins and Rays/Stripes losses and....well, you see the possibilities. Time will tell.