Adrian Gonzalez homered and managed two other hits on his 29th birthday as the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-5 on Mother's Day. Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up 4 runs in 6 innings as the Red Sox slugged their way to victory two days after the Twins beat them 9-2. I think it was their sweet revenge over Minnesota. The Sox got 14 hits by having every person in the starting lineup contribute at least 1 except Jason Varitek. It is also interesting to note that Jose Iglesias finally played in a major league game, although he did not get an at-bat. Dice-K did not look great, giving up 5 hits himself, but he persevered and grabbed the win. I think it is great that the Sox offense is warming up and the pitching is starting to clamp down, but every time I say this, the Sox go on to lose the next few games.
The Red Sox are 16-18, just 2 games away from the magic .500 and have sole possession of third place in the AL East, 4 games behind the Rays and Yankees. So this means the Sox are going to win the next one, then lose a few more and continue this pattern the rest of the year, never reaching .500, and finish 80-82. Or maybe they'll touch .500 and then fade. Or maybe, they might get to .500 and keep rising; this is what I hope, being a diehard fan. Hopefully, the Sox will continue their pounding of the Twins pitching tomorrow with Josh Beckett, third in the AL in WHIP, taking on Nick Blackburn of the Twins.
Trivia
Despite Beckett's 0.86 WHIP, he has just 2 wins against 1 loss.
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