Sox Erupt-End 3 Game Losing Streak

Well, there they were in Seattle--three losses in a row and down 5-1 after two innings. The three loss skein had begun with a come from ahead disaster to the Halos in extra innings and included another to the Halos on ESPN's Game of the Week in front of Jenn and her son, Aiden. What did the Sox do tonight to break the run and close things off where they were after the 2d? They did what the Sox are supposed to do--ignore everything that had come before, dig even deeper than they already had been doing and turn things around! Starting with a five spot in the 3d, they took the lead, briefly gave it back up, but kept on fighting and retook it for good in the 5th and won going away, 11-8.  From the 3d inning on, it was a growing cascade of numbers, most of them positive, for the Sox as every player got at least one hit, for a total of 16, and every player also either scored at least one run or drove one in. Amongst the flood of hits were five balls into the cheaps, including one by Papi and another by Jackie Bradley, just recalled from the Pawsox to get some OF depth while Jake deals with a nagging wrist. Other yard shots were had from Nap, The Dustman and Victorino. Beyond his shot, Papi also had three other hits, including a double squared, totaling four of five on the night. His performance also left him with a career total of 1688 hits as a DH, tied for the all time total lead with Harold Baines.
On the other side of the ball, the Hose moundsmen showed their mettle as the pen took over the game and kept their collective fingers in the dike while the batsmen were taking over the control of the game. Starting with Aceves, the Sox hurlers threw six and 2/3 innings of one run, seven hit ball, topped off by Uehara's sixth save in a totally perfect 9th that he closed out on just seven pitches, six of them strikes. Two of the outs didn't even leave the infield!
Net result of the night--Sox picked up a game on the entire Division, except the Rays, and were able to enjoy some of the Left Coast's best seafood from Kumamotos to Salmon as their late dinner. Let's hope this sets up a repeat W tomorrow in preps for their arrival here in the Bay Area and my visit to watch them live against the A's (most of whose best players are familiar names--all recent Sox players).