August 9 game

Jacoby Ellsbury, moved to ninth in the batting order due to a slump, tied a Red Sox record as he stole four bases. Jon Lester broke his 4-game losing streak with 6 and 1/3 scoreless innings. Daniel Bard gave up a run, but Jonathan Papelbon came on and earned his 28th save. The Red Sox won 2-1. I am glad that Lester broke out of his slump, as he is developing into a young ace. If him and Clay Buchholz can both be productive, I think the team is destined for the playoffs. The fact that Ellsbury came out of his slump is very good, because the Sox need a speedster who can play well.

Tomorrow, the Red Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka take on Ricky Romero and his Toronto Blue Jays. Matsuzaka pitches very well when he does not walk a lot of batters. Matsuzaka is 8-3 with a 3.96 ERA.

Trivia
Bard only has a 1.88 ERA.