I am truly happy to report the Red Sox are now a half-game ahead of the Yankees thanks to timely hitting by two players, and solid bullpen work. Manny Ramirez was 2-5 with 4 rbis, and Brandon Moss had 2 rbis including a game-tying home run off a previously solid closer in Huston Street.
Dice-K didn't look that good giving up a long ball to Mark Ellis in the first inning and walking 5 batters, something that plagued him all of last year as well. I can also safely assume that Dice-K was just a teeny bit nervous on account of the adrenaline that must have been pumping in every inning he pitched.
The bullpen, looked solid, especially Okajima, Lopez, and Corey, and count me in as one of the people who couldn't care less how poor Papelbon looked last year, he will right the ship, I have no doubt about it.
Was it just me or was it really weird to see Keith Foulke pitching for the As. I can't believe he is still around and pitching effectively. I could have sworn his arm gave out in 2004, and now he just dragged it around like a dead body. But, apparently I was very wrong, and he even pitched well in his inning of work. Best of luck to Keith on his comeback, Red Sox Nation always holds a place in their heart for members of the 2004 team, especially closers who pitched the final out of the World Series victory.
Jason Varitek looks really old out there. I hate to say that the Captain is losing his grip on his plate appearances, but his 3 strikeouts and his lack of competitive or challenging at-bats really scares me. I know his production is not really important compared to the way he works with our young pitching staff, but I would like to see him give us .260, 14 homers, and a .350 OBP. That would be really nice...pretty please?
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