Kevin Youkilis smashed a two-run homer off Joba Chamberlain to put that game away and Clay Buchholz went seven strong innings to win 5-4 at Yankee Stadium. Adrian Gonzalez added two more RBIs with a solo dinger and a sac fly to add to his league-leading RBI total, now 31, and Jonathan Papelbon produced his 6th save despite giving up a run in the ninth. Jacoby Ellsbury took a lead in another AL category: stolen bases. He stole off Russell Martin in the ninth inning despite a pitchout. I think it is great that all these htiters are producing, and I hope they can continue to win again tonight. The Sox are two games away from .500 at 18-20. Carl Crawford also racked up an RBI with a groundout, but he was 0-4 last night. The way he's been swinging the bat, though, I'm not too worried. The Red Sox got 9 hits, and every batter except Crawford gave one, while Ellsbury contributed 2. Curtis Granderson singlehandedly rallied the Yanks in late innings, tripling off Daniel Bard in the eighth and scoring on a wild pitch, then knocking in Nick Swisher with a solid base hit to left. Luckily, Youk's two-run blast allowed for a bit of error, so Buchholz was able to grab his 4th win. Despite his 3.94 ERA, he is tied for the team lead in wins with Jon Lester.
Trivia
The only other Sox who have over one stolen base are Dustin Pedroia and Carl Crawford, each with 5.
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