How’s That For An Opener?
Jon Lester has yet to be dominant, but he’s as fierce a competitor on the mound that there is. After getting in a bases loaded, no out jam against the best offense in the league, he surrendered only 1 run and went on to only give up 2 runs over 6 innings. On top of that, Manny Delcarmen continues to stay in the groove. So glad to see the young arms stepping up, and hope it continues.
On the flip side, how about that Red Sox offense? A-Gonz is hitting .284, not too shabby for a defensive short stop. Fortunately, Mike Lowell showed some signs of coming out of his slum by knocking in a couple of runs with a pair of hits. And Papi just seems to be rolling along — HR after RBI after HR!
Today’s matchup on the mound should be good. Josh Beckett will hopefully rebound after his mediocre performance last time (even though I think it should have been good enough for the win). Freddy Garcia is also a 10 game winner, but maybe more so because of some very good run support.