It was a great win in Tampa Bay tonight by a score of 8-4. Many heroes on both sides of the ball.
Start with 8 runs by the offense. Drew, Bay & Youk all went yard with long balls. Ellsbury had a big triple in the 8th to drive in an insurance run.
How about a great start by Jon Lester! 6 innings, 2 run, 9 K's. Add 2 more strikeouts by Billy Wagner who pitched a clean 7th. Okajima, very uncharacteristically, gave up 2 runs without getting an out in the 8th. That's 2 bad outings in a row by Oki.
Let's throw some defensive web gems in there. A nice play by Mike Lowell saved a big inning in the 1st. Ellsbury had 2 nice plays in center, although his diving catch in the 8th saved a big run with bases loaded.
But Jonathan Papelbon gets top dog honors tonight. He comes into the 8th with bases loaded, no outs, & gets a 1-2-3 inning with no runs scored. Pap then goes 1-2-3 in the 9th, ending the game by striking out Longoria & Pena. Huge 2 inning performance!
Make no mistake. Pap is the closer for this team.
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