Today I do not write in this paragraph to herald another Boston win, or a beautiful pitching performance (although the Sox did take two out of three in Chicago to bring them back up to a .500 record). I do not write, for the most part, of AL East competition. I write to recognize the best pitcher in baseball. Last night, R.A. Dickey completed his win against the Baltimore Orioles for his second consecutive one-hitter. Dickey struck out thirteen men in the triumph. This would be a remarkable feat for any pitcher to throw two consecutive one-hit victories, but Dickey has been throwing this way all season. He has won six straight games and hasn't allowed a single earned run since May 22nd. In the process of these victories, he set the New York Mets franchise record with 32 and 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. He has now thrown three complete games, two shutouts, and eleven wins. Dickey leads the majors in wins and WHIP and is tied for first in ERA and strikeouts. Congratulations to R.A. Dickey, the best pitcher in baseball.
Now on to the Red Sox. They face off tonight against the Miami Marlins at Fenway Park. Clay Buchholz goes for Boston; he has been very strong of late, with a 1.97 ERA in his last four starts. In fact, his most recent start was against Miami and Mark Buehrle, who goes tonight for the Fish. Hopefully Boston can continue their winning streak and start climbing in the AL East. Now, it is fairly tough to climb in the AL East, especially considering the fact that the Yankees have now won 10 straight games to establish a firm hold on the first-place spot. So Boston really has to start getting a lot of wins. And hopefully they can do so tonight behind Buchholz. Lets go Red Sox!
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