Another Glide Through the Astros

Well, last night's game was more or less a repeat of Thursday's. Sox won, 7-3, backing new staff member Dempster's first Sox W. Boy, did they back it! Seventeen hits (not a misprint), including a pair of homers by Ross and Papi's second to dead center in two games (like the previous one, this was out of there as soon as it left the bat). Dempster also picked another 10 K's in his 6 2/3 innings and the pen was solid enough to hold onto the win. Jake got a hit, and immediately added his 11th swipe of the year, still the leader in all of MLB. Speaking of MLB leaders, Nap added to his leads in both doubles and ribbies, once again making his presence strongly felt. The game went along with the Hose leading early, 5-1, then, after the 'Stros picked up a couple of runs, Papi reminded them whose town it was in the most emphatic way, his shot to center landing solidly in the cheaps. The Sox later added one more run for the hell of it and stayed home the winner.