Well, after the distress of last night's blown game, all on Lackey's major throwing error, that allowed the Stripes to take over 1st on % points, and got the Birds tied with the Hose 6 % points behind, the Jays came to the Fens tonight. Lester was on tonight for the Sox, and, as things turned out, that's all you have to know. Yes, both the Dustman and Victorino had multi-hit nights, but tonight the big news was Lester. Although he only garnered 5 K's, he tossed a complete game one hit shutout. The goose egg was a no-no through five and 2/3, finally being broken up on a double by Izturis. Had that ball not gotten through, Lester very well could have been perfect as he gave no-one a free pass all evening. In fact, Izturis was the only Jay to get on base at all! For the game, JL's WHIP was an almost invisible 0.11, and his ERA dropped back below 3, settling at 2.73 by game's end. He also lowered his opponent's BA against him to a sub-Mendoza .193. So, he's now 5-0 on the year, just behind rotation mate Bucky. Offensively, the Hose had ten hits, four of which were for extra bases. Although Papi went for the collar again--once the streak ended, he's not been as fortunate on the hits column--there was a moment when everyone in the park, as well as anyone following somewhere electronically got a taste of the respect as a hitter and slugger opposing teams now have. It was the 3d inning. With Victorino on 1st and Papi at bat, the Jays hurler tried a pickoff and blew the throw. Victo ended up standing on 2d and suddenly wisdom demanded that Papi be intentionally walked. Not taking any chances with the big guy in that situation, no sir. Nobody scored that time, but the message was clear. If Papi comes up with men on, especially in scoring position, he gets a pass.
Join us for the next game tomorrow evening.
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