Hard to Believe & Frustrating!

Well, when last we chatted, the Hose were on a two game win streak, having ganged up on the Twinkies. Since then, two games have been played: another against the aforementioned T's, which our heroes won in 11 innings on a Carl Crawford double that drove pinch runner Iglesias in from 1st. Oki got the W, Pap got his first BS of the season in spite of a one hit shutout inning (the hit was what blew the save), and JB's ERA & frustration continued to go in opposite directions: the ERA down under 2 and the frustration must be up in the sky as he more than pitched well enough to win, left ahead, one zip and got a no-dee again.Both hitting steaks extended to 18--Jake & Gonzo rolling along.
The second game since our last visit, unfortunately, is the perfect exemplar of frustrating and unbelievable. I mean, how often does a team get 16 hits while outhitting its opponent by almost 2-1, have a pair of doubles, three HR's, a couple of swipes and lose? Happened tonight to the Sox. Starting a road trip against the Jays' our heroes were expected to take the opener with Lester on the hill. Not his night, however--gave up a threespot in the 1st, five runs in under six innings, had a game WHIP of over two, and left trailing 5-4.He had been ahead 4-3 an inning earlier. It seemed that no matter what the Hose put on the board, in total and form, the Jays matched or went them one better. Unlike last night when Crawford finally settled things once and for all, tonight in extra innings, when he had an opportunity to do likewise, he went flat, taking the collar for the evening's activities.
On the plus side, yes, Virginia, there's always a plus--you may have to look a bit harder to find it, but it will be there if you try hard enough; both Sox hitting streaks reached 19 tonight. Jake and Gonzo were each 3-6, with Jake getting three singles and adding his 11th stolen base, while Gonzo included a pair of home runs in his totals.His ribbies now total 28, which will give him the league lead if the Chisox' Konerko didn't increase his pre-game total of 27. While we're at it, Big Papi also had a dinger, his 5th, to accompany a two-bagger as parts of a 3-5 evening. As far as the hitting streaks go, they are the longest in MLB currently continuing. Of course, they are far shy of the just terminated 30 game streak of the Dodgers' Ethier, and nowhere remotely close to any of the all-time leading streaks of DiMag (56) and Rose (44). So, for now, my take is be happy they're streaking, hope for some continued upward move by the Hose and that those guys who are still below their norm, finally get back to normal--and SOON!
By the way, in that regard, a table in today's SF Chronicle compared Crawford in April with his results for May. The diffs are scary! Before tonight's game, he was hitting .361 for May, with 5 runs scored and a steal in nine days, while for the whole month of April he was just a .155 hitter with a single HR and 4 swipes. The comparison gets worse when one looks at K's for each month. Last month, he had 17 K's in 97 AB's; so far this month, it's 7 K's in 36 AB's. He's over the Mendoza apparently for the season now, and it looks like he may, just maybe, be getting on a bit of a tear. We hope so. His hitting and basepath speed would be a great compliment to Jake's running and the bulk of the order's hitting.