Well, that's apparently all it took--one critical column from here and the Sox went out and took it to Mr. Hankie's Yankees today at the Fens, 5-1. The big offensive heroes were, in no particular order, The Dustman, Nap and Sizemore. Pedey was 2 for 5, while Nap gave a solid 3 for 4. Included in these stats were Nap's fuifth two bagger of the year and Sizemore's first three bagger. If that's not enough to make you smile, the Hose pitching staff was positively golden today. Lack was the starter and went eight solid innings, picking up 11 K's along the way. He also allowed not a single freebie, so his game WHIP ended up at 0.88--definitely not too shabby! Come the 9th and Koji took over. Fourteen pitches later the game was over and he had his fifth save of the year in five tries. Ten of those 14 pitches were for strikes, and, after allowing a leadoff single, he blew away the Stripes--struck all of them out, 1, 2, 3--time for a shower!
As for a pickup in hitting, going forward, both Vic and Middlebrooks are on rehab assignments at Pawtucket, and could be back with the parent club by week's end, barring any unexpected setbacks. They'll be welcomed with open arms.
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