Adrian Gonzalez gave Dan Haren something to think about in the showers with a homer on the last pitch Haren threw before the next batter, David Ortiz, delivered another bomb on the first pitch Hisanori Takahashi threw. Later in the eighth, the same frame, Marco Scutaro delivered a 2-run blast and the Sox went on to win 7-3. Now, hitting was not the big story in this game: Jon Lester was. Lester fanned 11 in seven innings while giving up just 1 run on 6 hits, and Jon Papelbon gave up 2 in the ninth but eventually retired the Angels. The Sox and Halos go at it again today, with Josh Beckett pitching for the Sox. I think it is great that Boston is working the long ball (finally!) and even better that the starting pitching is settling down. I like the display of offensive power these Sox are showing, much better than the terrible Sox we saw at the beginning of the season. After all, five players got at least 2 hits last night, and three homers in one inning are great. What I mean by the beginning of the season slump? The Sox's back-to-back shots were the first this season. With the win, the Sox moved to 13-14, just 1 game away from .500 and third place in the AL East.
Trivia
The Sox went 2-8 with runners in scoring position, meaning they are finally getting clutch hits.
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