Three IN A Row & Counting--DOWN

Well, after getting a pair consecutively from the O's, and four of five, it looked as if the Sox were finally getting rolling. They were within a game of .500, and things were looking up. Then they lost the Patriots Day finale vs the O's, although they did mount an impressive comeback that fell just short. The Evil Empire made its appearance in Fenway and immediately took a pair, so that the Hose are now in a three game losing streak. Yesterday's was just plain UGLY! Even though Lester allowed three earned runs, he also allowed another five unearned, set up in part by 4 freebies! It was four zip Stripes before the Hose even got anything on the board. At that point, the Sox looked as if they were going to give the Stripes an argument in the form of some runs, both Nap and Papi hitting solo shots. But it all fizzled and the HubHose dropped another. The biggest problem still seems to be a lack of timely hitting, most of all. The Hose get runners on base, but all too often leave them stranded there. More often than not, the LOB stat shows the Sox with enough stranded runners to have won a given game had the timely hit happened. Well, on to tonight's game and hope.