Bosox In Second Straight Walk-off Win

Although the method isn't what Hub Hose fans would like to become the norm, the spirit and form that the Sox used last night to beat the Chisox was followed again tonight. After staking themselves to a 3-1 lead by picking up three runs in the 6th, the last pair coming on Papi's solid double, the Sox rolled along into the top of the 9th looking for all the world that they'd get Lester his tenth W of the year. Lester was spectacular, allowing a single run in the 1st and scattering seven hits over seven innings. He gave not a single freebie and struck out an even dozen, two per inning in the first five frames. His game WHIP was an even 1.00, pretty good. But this performance, when added to his numbers over his prior five starts are little short of amazing! Over these six starts, the portsider is 3-0, has a 1.01 ERA , 39 K's against a mere six walks and 33 hits in 44 2/3 innings. If that's not enough for you, he extended his streak of homerless innings to 45 in a row. His WHIP for these six games is a meager 0.87! That's pitching!
Continuing in the hurling vein, he left to Tazawa and the quality continued. Taz went an inning perfectly--nothing and no-one got anywhere, and he picked up a pair of K's while he was at it. Cue Koji for the 9th and we should be home free. Unfortunately, not tonight. For only the second time this year, he blew a save.
Ramirez led off with an infield hit, after which Koji looked normal. Translation, he quickly K'd the next batter. Unfortunately, the batter after that, a pinch hitter named Gillaspie, hooked one of Koji's offerings just inside the Pesky pole for a two-run shot and the game was tied. After that was over, Koji quickly closed out the inning with a K and a grounder. But the damage was done, and that meant the Sox would go into the 9th (and, as it turned out, extra innings) with only two hits to that point. It was again looking like a situation of the Sox potentially dropping a game due to no hitting to speak of.
Not to worry. They did fail to get anything going in their half of the 9th, but Miller came on and, in spite of giving up a single and a free pass, got out of there in eighteen pitches with a zero on the board next to Chicago's name.
Then, the Sox again acted like it was 2013 all over again in their half of the 10th.  Danny Nava worked a walk, and was sacrificed to second by the new rookie, Mookie. Drew, even though in the clutches of his latest slump, this one 0-15, was intentionally walked. Guess the Chicago mob was worrying about his genes. That brought Carp to the dish as a pinch hitter for Ross. He wasted little time driving a ball between third and short, allowing Nava to score the winning run for the second consecutive evening. This is a habit I could get used to, although I'd rather have things locked away a little earlier. But, hey! Beggars can't be choosers. I'll take the W any way I can get it.
Sox are off to Houston for their final three before the All-Star game, where two Sox hurlers--Lester and Koji--will be the Beantown contingent.