Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Another Three Zip Lead

Well, the Sox again started off three zip, this time after three innings at a run apiece. However, after a few more innings, the Jays chased Rubby de la Rosa and tied the score at three. I'm thinking, 'not again', but the Hose had a couple of surprises in store for me and thee from that point on. They picked up another run to take the lead at 4-3--then allowed the Jays to again tie the score. Hey, guys--forget about courtesy and consideration! Get the lead and screw the other team!  Anyway, from that point through the 10th nothing they did was enough to take the lead again and possibly win. Then came the 11th.
Led by Nap and Craig, the Sox put two in the cheaps. Nap's was an unbelievable shot, landing in the fifth (no typo here) deck and plating three runs. A couple of batters later, Craig put his out with a man aboard. Between them that accounted for five Sox runs in the 11th. Add in a pair of others for good measure and the Sox had snatched another fragment of last season and placed it squarely into 2014.  In doing so, they dropped the Jays to .500 for the first time since mid-May. The Sox are now still 18 back and thirty to go.
While we're at it, Pedey also had a homer, his second in two nights.
Sox leaders last night were Holt, Pedey, YoBaby, and Nap, each with at least a pair of hits, Yo getting three. And while we're on Yo, he picked up another ribbie as well, leaving him at 87 and withing shouting distance of team leader and 2d in the AL, Papi. Since coming to the Sox, Yo's looking as if he may be a real RBI machine of sorts, and could make it to the century mark on the season. That would likely give the Hose their first pair of 100 RBI guys in the same season since Manny left.
Sox pitching also gets some of the credit. Layne, Mujica, Badenhop and Taz collectively threw 4 1/3 shutout innings, with Taz getting the W and dropping his ERA under 3.0 again. Had his successor not allowed three runs in the home half of the 11th, the Sox margin would have really been more of a laugher.

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