Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit home the winning run in a close 2-1 contest with a force-out after Jesus Montero's passed ball. The Yanks had taken a 1-0 lead using two straight doubles off Alfredo Aceves, but Marco Scutaro tied the game on a wild pitch in the fifth and Salty smacked a force out to give the Sox the win. A long parade of Boston relievers - Dennys Reyes, Jonathan Papelbon, Bobby Jenks, Hideki Okajima, and Rich Hill - kept the Bronx Bombers silent throughout the final six innings, though Okajima gave up a pair of hits. Bobby Jenks earned the win with his scoreless inning. I think that this game can only be a good omen for the Sox, since the Yanks will probably be their main competition this year.
Happy birthday to a certain Sox player who we can sing for as, "Happy birthday to Youk!" Kevin Youkilis turns 32 today, and the Fenway Faithful hope that he can make this season a good one. Three years ago in 2008, Youk had his most productive season, smashing out a .312 average and finishing third in MVP voting. However, he couldn't have won because that was the year Dustin Pedroia had
his most productive year and won the MVP award. However, we hope that Youk can get back to form this year and he can hit again. Last year, nagging injuries limited him to 102 games, but maybe this year at third he will suffer less.
Trivia
Youk has played for Boston his entire career, and his first year was in 2004.
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