Home Opener--Another W!

Well, after the disappointing five zip loss to the Jays day before yesterday, made even more so by Lackey's arm injury (more on that later), followed by yesterday's total explosion by the Sox against those same Jays with Lester's 7 SO innings and six Sox shots to the cheaps (including three by Middlebrooks), the Hose came home to the cozy confoines of the Fens to face the O's, last season's surprise East Division team. The O's arrived with Chris Davis leading their team, having home runs in his first four games from the season opener, tying a record, and accumulating RBI's like penny candy to lead the league in that stat.
Today's game was a pitcher's duel in the classic sense, with the O's starter holding the Sox to just a pair of hits through six. On the home side Bucky was just as good. Although giving up three hits and four walks through seven, he also showed he knew how to pitch, a term I've covered many times here before. He got 8 K's and allowed no Baltimore runner to come close to the plate, in spite of giving up leadoff runners in four innings. So, net, net, net Bucky had a game WHIP of 1.0, very good and a K-freebie ratio of 2-1, also very good. His season ERA so far is a minuscule 0.64, complementing his two zip record.
Everything was zip-zip after six and a half, and then the cream, rose to the top. Sox put on a pair of baserunners in the Dustman and Napoli and, after yesterday's hero, Middlebrooks, was erased, Nava stepped into a pitch and put it where no-one was going to throw anyone out. Matching his shot of yesterday vs the Jays, Nava's drive today gave the Hose all they'd need for another W. The pen closed things out, with Bailey going one perfect inning, including a pair of K's, and Hanrahan getting his third save, in spite of giving up a solo shot to the O's center fielder, Jones. Even after that, Hanrahan's ERA is 2.25.
Sox rookie phenom Jackie Bailey got to sit this one out to help his adjustment to the Bigs, and will likely be back in left tomorrow.
Back to Lackey's arm for a sec: he apparently injured his right bicep, not the replaced ligament, but there's no definite time set for his rotation return. Farrell only says it's day-to-day and they think it's minor enough to not want to put Lack on the DL for now.