A night after being completely shut down by perennial Cy Young winner Zack Greinke (one run, three hits) the Sox exploded tonight.
The fifth inning included a two-RBI triple by Jacoby (his 10th of the season), a two-run single for J-Bay (he's up to 115 RBI's after a strong September), and RBI singles by Pedroia and Papi. The Sox entered the inning down 2-0 and finished it up 6-2. Papi added a 3-run BOMB in the ninth for insurance, and is now up to 25 homers and 88 RBIs.
Beckett, who recently expressed he would like some extra rest heading into the postseason walked a tight rope tonight. He only allowed two runs in six innings, but scattered 12 hits while striking out seven and walking one en route to his 16th win. Oki, Wagner, and Paps combined for three scoreless innings to finish off the the win.
We'll go for the series split tomorrow night.
NOTES:
-The Sox reached 90 wins for the third consecutive season.
-V-Mart has a 22 game hit streak; he's batting .349 over that stretch.
-Last time V-Mart caught Beckett his line was seven runs in 5 1/3 IP.
-Reliever Hunter Jones who saw action earlier this season was added to the roster today. The team needed more depth after using mop-up guys the past two nights. No corresponding move was necessary because of the expanded rosters.
-Jed Lowrie has not batted left-handed since returning from the DL with a troublesome wrist. He'll be the main backup infielder this weekend with Nick Green (leg) out. The Sox also have Chris Woodward as insurance. Lowrie will need to step it up because if Green's injury lingers, Jed will most likely find himself on the postseason roster.
-The Sox will give Wake the start on Tuesday in Toronto. It would be unfair to judge Wake on his last rain-plagued outing. As a result, the Sox will give him another turn.
Beckett, who recently expressed he would like some extra rest heading into the postseason walked a tight rope tonight. He only allowed two runs in six innings, but scattered 12 hits while striking out seven and walking one en route to his 16th win. Oki, Wagner, and Paps combined for three scoreless innings to finish off the the win.
We'll go for the series split tomorrow night.
NOTES:
-The Sox reached 90 wins for the third consecutive season.
-V-Mart has a 22 game hit streak; he's batting .349 over that stretch.
-Last time V-Mart caught Beckett his line was seven runs in 5 1/3 IP.
-Reliever Hunter Jones who saw action earlier this season was added to the roster today. The team needed more depth after using mop-up guys the past two nights. No corresponding move was necessary because of the expanded rosters.
-Jed Lowrie has not batted left-handed since returning from the DL with a troublesome wrist. He'll be the main backup infielder this weekend with Nick Green (leg) out. The Sox also have Chris Woodward as insurance. Lowrie will need to step it up because if Green's injury lingers, Jed will most likely find himself on the postseason roster.
-The Sox will give Wake the start on Tuesday in Toronto. It would be unfair to judge Wake on his last rain-plagued outing. As a result, the Sox will give him another turn.
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