Sox Finally Take One in Seattle

Well, after a pair of very forgettable losses to start the series in the Pac northwest, the Sox finally got one turned around and took the W tonight. Not by much, to be sure, but a win is a win, and it was accomplished in the manner that the Sox used to get to their championship last year. Both sides of the game actively contributed. Right from the tart, the offense contributed, with Papi putting the first pair of Sox runs on the board with a solid shot to the cheaps in right plating Pedey ahead of him. This is Papi's 449th career shot, and he climbs closer to the magic five hundred, something to look forward to in 2015.  Unfortunately, the lead didn't last very long as the M's grabbed three runs in their half, but the So didn't cave tonight. Bucky got ahold of himself and went 7 1/3, allowing seven hits and no freebies at all--a game WHIP of 0.95, a very good number. Hell, anything under 1.0 is good! He did allow four earned runs, but even that will cut his early season ERA by a little bit, as it was in the high sixes, low sevens. the Sox pen finished up, Miller closing out the 8th and Koji shutting things down in the 9th, in spite of allowing a hit and a pass.
Other Sox hitters doing well tonight were, once again, the sparkling rook, Holt. He got a pair of hits, raising his BA to .323. Danny Nava continues to show hints that he may be regaining his 2013 form, picking up three hits and a ribbie, simultaneously raising his BA to .227. he fact that it is still so low after a 3/4 evening shows you just how slow the year has been for him up until the past one or two weeks. Even Pierzynski picked up a pair of hits, and Bradley added a ringing two bagger to get his miniscule BA up to a season high .211. Hopefully, his offense of the past two weeks is sn indication that he may eventually reach a respectable level with the bat for the year. If he does, it could go a long way to helping the team make a late run for the Div.
Also, the Jays lost tonight, so the Hose regained one of the games back that they had surrendered in the early part of the week, and are now 7 1/2 back.