CC Sabathia is Pretty Good

The Red Sox got mowed down again today by CC Sabathia, mustering only one hit in seven innings against him and being set down on strikes eight times. He was dominant, throwing strike one to almost every hitter, mixing speeds, and placing the ball effortlessly wherever he wanted in the strike zone. He earned that 19th win. Matsuzaka did his best to out-duel him, but came up just short, throwing seven innings and giving up just one run on a solo HR by Cano. He worked out of some serious jams with the help of great defense and more focus on location. The only down side of his stat line was the 3/5 K/BB. Luckily for him, he's untouchable with the bases loaded. One more game left in the series with Paul Byrd as our potential savior...I'm not holding my breath either.

NOTES:
-V-Mart managed to extend his hitting streak again.
-There were a lot of empty seats behind home plate and on the baselines at Yankee Stadium. Maybe the economy isn't getting better or maybe even no New Yorkers are willing to pay $500 a pop for Sox-Yankees tickets in September
-Lowrie got his first start this month today (0-2) and we'll see if he's the backup infielder on the playoff roster considering he's only hitting right handed right now.
-Boston is 7.5 games back of NYY, and 6.5 ahead of Texas, magic number still at 3 for the playoff spot.
-Sox clinched a losing record on the road for the year. Hopefully they'll still be able to win the big road game in October when it counts.