Two out of three from the Yankees is good under any scenario, but the Red Sox desperately needed that over the weekend and got it done. Josh Beckett was on his game tonight, pitching the way he's capable of throwing every single time he takes the hill. I was at the game, and I gotta say I'm disappointed Tito didn't let him finish what he started (he had just thrown his 100th pitch to end the 8th), but you can't argue with results. As I mentioned in the preview, Beckett has every right to be ticked off about being named the no. 4 starter. And tonight I think we saw that he clearly still gives a damn. Double-digit strikeouts against the Yankees is about as encouraging a sign as you're gonna see.
Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit tonight except for Crawford and "Captain" K (copyright Kevin Rosenberg), with Dustin Pedroia leading the way with a 3 for 4 night. He's up to .400 on the young season, really the only bright spot offensively thus far.
Coming up next is a Tampa Bay team in complete and utter disarray. They're best offensive player, Evan Longoria, is on the DL and that whole Manny Ramirez drug saga has gotta be affecting the mindset of the team. Johnny Damon's batting a paltry .125 (4 for 32), which is always great to see. Gotta kick these guys while they're down and go for the sweep. Although I could never have envisioned this kind of start, I'd say the Red Sox should make it a goal to get above .500 by the end of the month and never look back from there. They showed tonight the kind of team they're capable of being, and I just hope we see more of that this coming week.
No comments:
Post a Comment