Sox Use N & N's to Crush Stripes!

Well, you've all heard of M & M's. The Sox have their own special treat--N & N's! That's N & N as in Napoli & Nava. Tonight, the pair each single handedly outdid the Evil Empire--at Yankee Stadium! Top of the 1st and the Sox already have one run in. There are two men on base and the Stripes' hurler, Hughes, intentionally walks Papi. No sense tempting fate this early in the game, he's thinking. So, up next comes Nap, and after the count ruins to 2-2, Hughes has a conference on the mound to decide what next. Can't do another free pass, as that will score the Hose' second run of the inning. So, what to do? Pitch to Nap and hope for the best. The best this time was the Sox. Nap swings and the ball rockets to a resting place deep in the right center cheapies--five-zip, Sox. The score stays that way for exactly an inning and a half, when Mr. Hankie's Yankees pick up what will be their only run of the evening. After that sac fly score, the score remains unchanged through the seventh. Then, Sox 8th and they basically break things open. Iglesias and Jackie Bradley, Jr. both start the inning with hits and the other N comes to the dish. After taking two strikes, Nava drills a shot into the right field seats and suddenly it's 8-1, Sox. Basically, if the game hadn't been over before, it, for all practical purposes, is now. Except that there's still a 9th inning to play. So, for an exclamation point, the Bosox sent seven to the plate in their half of the 9th. After Nap led off with a K, Drew drove the ball deep into the right field stands, followed by a ringing two bagger from Salty. Next up: Iglesias, who singles in another run, followed by Jackie Bradley, Jr., who doubles Iggy to third. This sets the table for Nava's final contribution of the night, a run scoring grounder for the Sox' eleventh and final run of the evening. Pleasant dreams for all involved, although this one likely will be bouncing around Yankee slumbers as a nightmare.
Overall, the Sox had 18 hits, of which seven were for extra bases, three of those for homers. Nava was 4 for 6, while both Nap and Bradley were 3 for 5, and both members of the N & N team picked up four ribbies.
As for the pitching, Dubront went six innings, allowing that lone Yankee run, while allowing six hits and countering that with a half dozen K's. The Sox pen was perfect for the remaining three frames, Tazawa, Uehara and Breslow each taking care of an inning.
The W for tonight allowed the Sox to pick up a game each on the Stripes, the Rays, the O's and the Jays. Can't get any better than that. Tomorrow, Bucky gets the ball for the ESPN Game of the Week, and gets the honor of facing the returned from the DL Pettite. Should be a good matchup, with both pitchers coming off tweaks or injuries. Go Sox!