Jon Lester again was subpar but
the bats were on fire and bailed him out to get him the victory. Shane Victorino single handedly gave the Sox
offense a huge shot in the arm.
Victorino went 4 for 5 and tied a
career high with 5 RBI and hit his 3rd homer of the year. He was an offensive force on Friday night and
it was fun to watch. Jacoby Ellsbury
went 2 for 5 with a walk and 2 RBI.
Between him and Victorino they combined to drive in 7 runs at the top of
the lineup.
Stephen Drew went 3 for 5 and
scored 3 runs and Jose Iglesias went 3 for 5 and scored 2 runs hitting his 2nd
triple of the year. He remains red hot
and I don’t see how you can’t start him everyday. The odd man out lately is Middlebrooks
because he simply can’t hit right now.
Dustin Pedroia went 2 for 5 with
an RBI and Mike Napoli had 2 hits on the night.
David Ortiz didn’t have a hit but was on base twice with 2 walks (both
intentional). Jarrod Saltalamacchia was
on base twice with a walk and a hit. The
only one that couldn’t get anything going was Daniel Nava who went 0 for 5 with
2 strikeouts.
The Sox needed every bit of
offense because Jon Lester was not very good again. He went 5 and 2/3 innings giving up 5 run on
9 hits. He walked 3 and struck out 3 but
gave up 2 homers. His pitch count was at
102 in only 5 and 2/3. He came away with
the win (his 7th of the year) but it was an ugly win and although I’m
not panicking yet, he needs to get out of this slump very quickly.
Junichi Tazawa and Craig Breslow
pitched well in relief but Andrew Miller was touched up for a run in his one
inning of work. He’s been so lights out
lately that I guess he was due for a bad outing.
It was a much needed win coming
off a bad game the night before and facing two of the best pitchers in the league
on Saturday and Sunday (Scherzer and Verlander). I hope that bats can stay hot but those
pitchers are very tough.
SHAVING CREAM PIE TO THE FACE –
GAME MVP
Shane Victorino. 4 for 5 with a homer and 5 RBI will get you
the game ball every day.
ELBOW TO THE FACE – GAME LVP
Jon Lester. Lester got the win but it was ugly! He’s in a rough patch right now but the Sox
are saying he’s healthy. In his last 7
games he’s got a 7.30 ERA and given up 9 homers. Opponents are batting .331 against him.
PLAY OF THE GAME
Shane Victorino’s 2-run single in
the top of the 4th to put the Sox up 6-1.
NEXT
Tonight, Saturday, June 22nd in
Detroit vs. the Tigers.
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