Hideki Okajima gave up the game-winning single in the 11th as the Red Sox lose the finale on Sunday 4-3, but the Sox take 2 out of 3 in Baltimore. Now it's on to Cleveland for 4 games.
This week will be a homecoming for Victor Martinez who grew up in the Indians organization. Victor is swinging a hot bat lately that includes a homerun yesterday & a 5 for 5 day not too long ago. He should get quite a standing ovation from the Cleveland fans.
The forgotten part of the deal for Martinez is Justin Masterson. Masterson is now a starter for the Indians & is toiling through the ups & downs of his first season of 30+ starts. Justin couldn't have handled the last year's trade with more grace for a young kid who also left the organization that he started his career with. In fact, a baseball call-in show on Saturday was discussing the possibility of getting Masterson back as the long guy in the pen.
I'm sure a lot of Red Sox players will be catching up with Justin Masterson, just as much as Victor will enjoy seeing his old team.
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