So far the Sox have split their first 2 games in the Trop. Andrew Miller was unimpressive in a 9-6 loss on Friday night, giving up 7 runs in 3 innings. The Sox offense made a nice comeback, but it's almost impossible to spot a team like the Rays 7 early runs & expect to win.
It was looking bad again on Saturday afternoon when John Lackey & poor defense gave up 3 first-inning runs to James Shields & the Rays. However, a big 2-run homer by Josh Reddick put the Sox back into the game & the offense took over from there to earn a 9-5 win. Shields was definitely not the same guy who pitched a complete game against the Sox shutout earlier in the year.
I have to give John Lackey credit for hanging in there after a rough start. And, as much as Lackey was not happy to come out of the game at 6-4, I give Theo credit for not stretching him too far & giving the bullpen a chance to save the game. As it turns out, the offense scored 3 more late-inning runs to put the game out of reach.
The first 2 games did favor the Rays from a pitching standpoint, but now we get the nod with Josh Beckett going tonight. Starting the 2nd half with 2 out of 3 wins in Tampa Bay would be a big lift.
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