What a great start to the mid-season matchup for first place. The Sox totally dominated this game from start to finish as the Yankees could only eke out 2 ground ball singles all night.
In hockey, they announce the 3 stars of the game. Here's my 3 stars from last night.
1) Josh Beckett who was superior with his control & kept hitters off balance with his use of all 3 pitches.
2) David Ortiz who hit a long homer to center (or "central" as Eck likes to say) & put the Sox ahead to stay.
3) The Sox bullpen for pitching another 3 scoreless innings.
One other key play for me was the hard running of Mark Kotsay on a grounder to A-Rod. A-Rod fumbled the ball just enough for Kotsay to be safe at 2nd. That error led to 2 more unearned runs on a J.D. Drew wall ball double.
As good as Beckett was pitching, the offense was relentless all night. They added runs throughout the game & chased Burnett early with good patience at the plate.
We are in good shape to take this series.
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