After falling down cold, Sox finally get win

After the Boston Red Sox took the first two games of a four-game set at home against the Los Angeles Angels, they lost 5-3 after a rain delay and 13 innings. They must have been tired the next day; how else to explain their lackluster performance? Or should I say, Lackey-luster? Jon Lackey gave up 8 runs in 4 innings and the bullpen was not much better while former Sock Joel Pineiro stifled batters and the Sox lost 11-0. All over New England, fans were shocked, and I thought, "What the heck is happening? Every time you get close to .500, you lose three in a row. And yes, it was to be three in a row. With Tim Wakefield starting, the Minnesota Twins jumped all over Tim Wakefield, getting 8 runs in 4.1 innings, including one on a balk in which Terry Francona was ejected after a heated debate with the umpire Angel Hernandez. Despite a long home run from Adrian Gonzalez, the Sox went on to lose 9-2. Yes, that is 20-2 in 2 days. Ouch, in my opinion.

However, the Sox could only get better from there. And get better they did, despite another rain delay over 2 hours against the Twins. Clay Buchholz threw five 2-hit innings and got RBI singles from Jed Lowrie and Kevin Youkilis as well as a two-run single by Jacoby Ellsbury to win 4-0. Some of the Sox bullpen got some rest thanks to the shutout, so they should be fresh for tomorrow's game. I can only hope that they get better from here, and maybe even reach .500 this season!

Trivia
4 Sox players had 2 or more hits in the win today.