Keep The Jersey!!

Well, here we are two days post-Marathon and one thing is now staying in the Sox dugout--"The Jersey". Not just any jersey, but the one that is a Sox game jersey with Boston on the front and 617 with"Boston Strong" beneath it on the back. This Sox team is and always has been, except last year under Valentine, a very closely knit group, and The Jersey has bonded them even further.
Tonight's game they came into against a pitcher who has been all but untouchable so far this season. The Hose put a quick end to 'untouchable'. Before the 1st inning was over, the Hose were up three zip, in fact before there was even a single out. Jake started it off with a hit, followed by Victorino getting hit, after which Dusty singled to load the sacks. Napoli came up, and ,continuing his torrid hitting of late, produced a 2 run single, after which Nava kept the party going with a single to drive home the third run of the inning. Keeping Masterson on the ropes for the next few innings, the Hose loaded the bases again in both the 2d and 4th innings, but couldn't quite complete the crush in each case, scoring no runs. However, they were just setting the table, as it were. In the 5th, Drew took a freebie and was driven in by Carp on a solid triple (going with his two doubles for the day) --four zip, Sox. If that weren't enough, in their half of the 6th, the Bosox continued to add to the total. Victorino got another hit and was promptly doubled to third by Napoli, after which Nava plated the run with a single. Five zip, Sox. The next half inning things got a bit closer as a long time thorn in the Sox side (this is the third team now for him) got a 2 run shot, followed by Giambi's 430th career shot to make it 5-3. Exit Aceves and enter the Hose pen. The pen continues to amaze. Today the three guys who followed Aceves put up four perfect innings, and, if that's not good enough for you, included were 8 K's in the four innings, half of those by Tazawa in two innings! Bailey closed out the game for his first Bosox save.
Offensively, the Hose rang up 15 hits, four of them for extra bases. Jake, Victo and Carp each had three hits and Napoli joined the Dustman and Nava with a pair of hits each. Napoli also picked up his 7th two-bagger of the young season and his 17th ribbie. Better than having him doing all the damage to the Sox as he did the past couple of years with Texas.
Keep that jersey hanging!