Three & Counting!

Well, with last night's dismantling of the Brewers the latest streak has reached three, and 12 of 13 for the Hose. As with many of the W's in the prior 9 game streak, this one was spread throughout the order. Gonzo was 3-4, Papi added three and homers were hit by Jake and Gonzo. Lackey started off like the Lackey of pre-DL, giving up an early four runs, leaving the score knotted at four, and looking like this was going to be a game of attrition to see who would be the last one standing. Kind of like Bastogne in WWII when Gen.McAuliffe told the Germs "Nuts", hung on and waited for Patton to break through. However, after the four early runs, Lack tightened up dramatically, retiring his last 14 batters in a row and only leaving after he was comfortably up 10-4 and eight innings were gone. The pen closed out the game and, with the Cubbies beating the Stripes in Chicago, the Sox had a 2.5 game lead again.