Yup! Sixteen to four! What's that? It wasn't the Pats? Oh, well the score had me fooled for a moment there. I know the Hose have been thrashing their way through the AL East the past week, but with their 8th in a row, they outdid themselves--probably trying to make up for only scoring five last night. Today, they batted around twice, with Papi and Tek each driving a ball into the cheap seats. If that weren't enough, Gonzo got another ribbie, his eight straight game with one for a new personal record, The Dustman picked up three its to continue his climb to his normal level in hitting, and Scut had a quad! Yoouuk sat this one out at the request of Terry to get a little rest for a couple of days. Jake also got a pair of hits. Dusty's three included a pair of two baggers, and, coming with last night's contribution, it appears as if the one game off for a physical of the knee has been just the cure for ails him.
Pitching wise, Lackey had the second consecutive decent showing since coming off the DL. He went six, and while allowing all of the Jays' runs, also grabbed 8 K's for his best performance all year to date. He also only walked two. After he left, the pen, in the personae of Wheeler, Hottovy and Bowden each contributed a shutout inning, the first and last of the trio each being perfect.
The win extends the Sox' streak to a season high of eight in a row, and keeps them two up on Mr. Hankie's Yankees.
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