I made it through the top of the 13th before closing my eyes for the night. It was great to wake up this morning & learn that Pedroia's single in the 16th to drive in Josh Reddick was the game-winner. Sox win the marathon 1-0 & take the series in St. Pete 2 out of 3. That's a great start to the unofficial 2nd half of the season.
Josh Reddick is an emerging story as he made a spectacular jumping catch high off the wall in left at the Trop earlier in the game. With Carl Crawford's return to the lineup Tito will be faced with starting Reddick or Drew in RF. Reddick is swinging the hot bat while Drew is still hitting in the .230's. Nothing like competition.
The question of Josh Beckett's knee was answered last night. He was healthy enough to throw a 1-hitter for 8 innings. A healthy & nasty Beckett is what the Sox need for the stretch run. Jon Lester is scheduled to make a start next Tuesday at home against KC. Now the 3rd piece is Clay Buchholz who has not thrown in a real game for a month. He's the biggest concern of the big 3.
A tired Sox team heads into Baltimore tonight for a 3-game set. Let's watch & see if Buck Showalter is going to play baseball or continue the feud from the last series. Tim Wakefield goes for the Sox in an effort to inch closer to becoming the all-time winner in Sox history.
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In a comment over a month ago, I said sit Drew for Reddick. It is becoming more glaringly obvious now.
If Buck wants to play bean ball, I don't think Wake will strike fear in the batter's hearts on the mound.
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