Jed Lowrie's two-run single in the first was all the Sox and Daisuke Matsuzaka needed... but the offense kept on rolling as Lowrie added a two-run bomb, Kevin Youkilis did the same, and Jacoby Ellsbury smashed a solo shot while Carl Crawford finally came through with an RBI double. Dice-K gave up just one hit in his seven innings and the Jays didn't get a run until the ninth when Yunel Escobar crushed a bomb off Tim Wakefield. Even so, the Sox prevailed 9-1, keeping their bats going strong. I think it is terrific that the offense is alive and well, and even better that the starting pitching is going strong. The Sox have given up just 1 run in each of their last 3 games, outscoring the Jays 21-1 and 27-8 in the series. Lowrie is just rolling along, keeping his average in the .500s. Of course, it must help when he gets 4 hits in one day. In fact, his average is now .516, and he doesn't start too often. Meanwhile, Terry Francona starts Carl Crawford every day, and he's been hitting .133.
Tomorrow, Jon Lackey takes on Brett Anderson in Oakland. Lackey is 1-1, while Anderson is 0-1. However, Anderson's ERA is 2.27, and Lackey's? 15.57. That was about Dice-K's coming into today, so maybe Lackey can keep the streak going.
Trivia
Last year Lackey had an ERA in the 4's and 12 losses, so he is probably the Sox's worst pitcher.
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