The Boston Red Sox collected themselves and earned a gem from Daisuke Matsuzaka to beat the Indians 6-2. Shin-Soo Choo hit a bomb in the first inning to give the Tribe a 1-0 lead, which they would hold until the fourth. With two outs, Josh Tomlin threw a meatball to Adrian Beltre, who proceeded to smash a grand slam into the Monster seats for his 20th homer and a 4-1 lead. The Red Sox made it 6-1 in the eighth when J.D. Drew knocked a two-run single. Hideki Okajima gave up a run in the ninth, but Jonathan Papelbon struck out two for the save.Tonight, the Sox begin a critical series against the Yankees. I think if the BoSox lose the series, the season is not over, but if they get swept, they are done. Clay Buchholz takes on Javier Vasquez.
Trivia
Since coming off the disabled list, Jacoby Ellsbury is 0-9. He has scored a run and reached base once on catcher's interference.
"Meat Ball?!" What do you mean meatball? I thought the game was baseball. What's he doing throwing perfectly good Italian food around? Next thing you know he'll be throwing sausages & manicotti. Good grief!
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