Split in Seattle
Well, for third time in the 4 games with the Mariners, everything came down to a final inning sac fly. However, the good news is that this time it was the Sox who got the sac fly and resulting winning run. After stranding another 9 runners as the game progressed, a trend that is a bit dusturbing  based on this series, Papi, the newly anointed Sox starter at DH in the upcoming All-Star Game, stepped to the plate and drove a ball deep enough into the Seattle park's outfield to get the winning run home--Sox 2-1. Aceves, the guy who took the loss yesterday when the M's did the same thing in the 11th, pitched a perfect inning today and got the Save.
During the game Gonzo's recent hitting streak continued as he picked up a hit midway through the game. Better yet, The Dustman went 2-5, both hits figuring in the Sox scoring. In the 6th, Hose trailing one zip, Petey drove a ball deep into the cheaps to tie the game. This was at that point the best evidence to date that he's pretty much recovered from the problems that his injured thumb was causing at the plate. Then, in the deciding 9th after Kalish had hit a pinch two bagger, Dusty singled, moving Kalish over to third where he was able to score on Papi's fly.
So where are we as the Hose come to the Bay Area (Sara & I to go to the game tomorrow nite)? Well, Baltimore, Tampa and Toronto all lost, so we picked up a game on all of them, and are now still in 3d in the Div, but just a half game behind the O's if my math is correct, and still 6.5 astern of the Stripes, who won today. Assuming the Hose continue to win, the coming weekend's series against Mr. Hankie's Yankees could be perfectly timed to put a real move on the Evil Empire.