Crawford does it again

Carl Crawford delivered another single to center in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Sox a 4-3 walk-off win. The Red Sox had been up 3-1 thanks to homers by J.D. Drew and David Ortiz, but Daniel Bard gave up back-to-back blasts to blow his first save of the year. Josh Beckett pitched only six innings and left with a stiff neck, but he should be better soon. Justin Verlander opposed him, and Verlander threw eight strong innings and struck out nine, allowing three runs. I think it is great that these Sox are hitting in the clutch so much, and that the starting pitching is doing so well. The Sox are also streaking right now, having won 6 in a row and 8 of their last 10. They are 1.5 games behind the Rays in the AL East, and just a half a game behind the Yankees for second. Unfortunately, the Yanks have won their last three, and continued their dominance last night with a 13-2 win over the Orioles. Oh well. The Sox should keep getting better if they keep playing the way they're playing, although Adrian Gonzalez is in a bit of a slump right now. Go Sox!

Trivia
Crawford has delivered 3 walk-off hits this month.
The Sox are on a 21-10 streak since starting the year 2-10.