The Red Sox got a strong pitching performance from Jon Lackey to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-4. Boston fell in a 2-0 hole before they batted, but Jacoby Ellsbury swatted his second leadoff homer in about a week and the Sox fought back to tie it 4-4. From there, Lackey retired 15 straight batters while Adrian Gonzalez smashed his 15th homer, giving him 62 RBI, and the Sox went on cruise control. Lackey gave eight innings for his fifth win of the season, and I find it great that the guys at the top of the order keep producing. Speaking of which, the top five spots in the Sox lineup combined for 11 hits and a .478 average, with A-Gone and David Ortiz producing three apiece. I find it awesome that the Sox just keep hitting and winning, as they came off an 8-1 road trip when they played. I hope that these guys can keep producing and that Gonzalez can keep knocking in runs. Adrian now has a .352 average to lead the majors, so he is leading the league in two triple crown categories but is tied for 13th with 15 homers. Even so, he has been hitting very well, a great player. I for one am letting out a sigh of relief that this big multimillion dollar contract guy didn't just fizzle out, like Carl Crawford, who has just a .243 average, though he has been hitting remarkably better of late. Also, Lackey has been pitching well, having won his first 3 starts off the disabled list. Today's outing was just amazing for him.
Trivia
Despite his time on the DL, Lackey leads the team in losses, with 5.
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