The Sox had a tough task this weekend facing a hot Toronto team with nothing to lose. They laid one egg in their 8-1 loss in the first game on Saturday, but the took the next two to keep pace with the Rays before heading down to sticky, sweltering strip mall that is Florida. They are in no worse shape than they were last week when Tampa came to Fenway. They have another opportunity to make headway in the division and try to avoid the Angels in the divisional series. They have stunk it up at the Trop this season, so we'll see what happens.
I especially enjoyed the comeback win last night. And it was good to see Papelbon have a 1,2,3 ninth after blowing a critical save against the Rays last week. However, that warm and fuzzy feeling didn't last long, as Pap had to make things interesting again in today's game. Also, congratulations to Dustin Pedroia for his league leading 200th hit. It was a class move by Toronto first baseman, Lyle Overbay, to retrieve the ball for him.
Observation: If Jed Lowrie comes to the dish with a man on third and less than two out, he will hit a sac fly to drive in a run. He has warning track power, but is able to use it to the best of his ability. He's pretty clutch for a light hitting infielder with a 0.278 average. Any way you look at it, he's waaaay better than Julio Lugo, or as I like to call him, The Rally Killer. He will not be on the roster next season. At least Alex Cora can play defense.
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