If the Sox are lucky, they just might squeeze out one more win behind Tim Wakefield today before the Seattle Mariners awake from their 14-game losing streak funk.
Yesterday, Josh Beckett pitched 7 strong innings, giving up just one run while inching his ERA closer to 2.00 for the season. He did earn his 9th win. Beckett continues to provide reliability & consistency to a rotation which has only 2 starters left out of the original 5 that started the season. Lester will make it 3 starters back on Monday, but he will be under an 80 to 90 pitch count.
Jacoby Ellsbury continues to provide offensive punch by getting on base regularly & also by knocking in key RBI's. His 2-run single in the 7th broke a 1-1 tie & gave Beckett the win. It is not a stretch to consider Ellsbury in the conversation for AL MVP. He is having that kind of year.
Dustin Pedroia chipped in 2 more hits to keep his 20-game hit streak alive. Ells, Pedroia & Youk are certainly the hot bats right now. Both Pedroia & Youk have raised the BA's to the more respectable .280 / .290 ranges after having subpar offensive years in the first half.
The Red Sox are a tough team to beat right now. A Yankees loss to Oakland yesterday now lengthens the Sox lead to 3 full games over the boys in pinstripes. Another win by Wake today would be icing on the cake.
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