Sox win in sloppy fashion

The Boston Red Sox did not play well by any standard last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but they slipped away with a win to snap a four-game losing streak. The Sox made two errors, but the Pirates made 4, including an absolutely terrible throw by Andrew McCutchen that allowed Jarrod Saltalamacchia to score. Now, Adrian Gonzalez didn't get any recognition in this game because he did not score or knock in any runs, yet he singled twice to lead his team in hits for the day. This, a day after he smashed a homer and knocked in 2 in a losing effort. Ah well. While I like that the Red Sox were able to pull out a win, I hated their sloppy defense and hitting. I mean, they left 10 men on base and were 1-10 with runners in scoring position, but with 2 sacrifice flies. Darnell McDonald was terrible against his cousin James, going 0-4, leaving 8 men on base, and dropping his average to .109, lowest on the team. Isn't it funny that way? Mike Cameron and McDonald, both right fielders, have the lowest averages on the Sox team. Wow. Weak spot, maybe? Oh well. The Sox did get a nice pitching outing from Andrew Miller, as he gave up just 1 earned run in 6 innings for a 4-2 win, with Jon Papelbon picking up his 14 save. Well, at least they won.

Trivia
Gonzalez is hitting .361.