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I've been a bad boy--Labor Day weekend and hosting friends and family at Stinson Beach--my special Merlot leg of lamb on Saturday, followed by tons (at least it seemed that way) of good old fashioned deli cuts on Sunday, topped off by canoeing and kayaking (the vid of me capsizing the kayak that was miles too small will possibly go viral). Anyway, while this was ll going on, the Hose were slipping behind the Stripes, losing five of seven, including yesterday's one zip tragedy to an 11th inning HR by one of the Jays' minor league callups. Possibly more serious than the loss was JB's sprained ankle that popped up suddenly in the 4th inning that took him from the game. He's day to day--likely will miss one start.
However, today, the Sox started making up for the past frustrating week. Knocking twenty hits around the Jays' home park, the Sox walked away with this one, 14 zip. They scored in 6 of the nine innings, and, in fact, it was 13-0 after just five. Lester looked great, allowing three harmless singles in seven innings, while getting 11 K's and his 15th W. His game WHIP was 0.57. Offensively, everyone of the starters but Pedey got at least one hit, with Papi and Scoots getting four apiece and Gonzo picking up three. Of the Sox' 20 hits, 11 were extra bases, a pair going into the cheaps. Gonzo now has 105 ribbies and Papi has 91, looking like a sure bet for the century. Jake,though not adding to his RBI total, got his 38th two bagger and still looks like a good shot at the ribbie century. Presently, there are at least four members with at least 32 2B's each, three of them at 37 or more, and Gonzo at 42. Gonzo's league leading BA got back over the .340 mark at .342, giving him a little bit of breathing room over Texas' Mike Young, down to .333 after tonight's game. Stripes were long rain delayed,. so too early to see if the guys from the Fens gained ground on them or not.