The Boston Red Sox got a 13-pitch at-bat from Dustin Pedroia before he lined a go-ahead two-run single to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning, as he fouled off nine pitches in the at-bat. He was facing Angels ace Jered Weaver, who had been stifling opponents, 6-0 with a 0.99 ERA entering the game. However, the Sox quickly upped that in the first inning with a Kevin Youkilis single, but Clay Buchholz, finally healthy, gave the lead right back. He also gave up another but was saved by Dustin Pedroia's amazing play to get an out. And of course, Dustin gave the Sox the lead back in the bottom of the inning. I think it is great that Dustin is hitting so well in the early season. But the party wasn't over. In the seventh, Adrian Gonzalez came up and smashed a three-run double to left-center, which made me think, "wow, good thing we got this guy." Next was Kevin Youkilis, who smashed another double to the same place and drove in Gonzalez. Next? David Ortiz, who finally broke out of his homer slump by crushing one to left, which made me very happy that Francona did not decide to rest him. Meanwhile, Clay Buchholz threw 6 and 2/3 solid innings to win 9-5.
Trivia
This was Clay's second win of the year, and he still surrendered 8 hits.
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