Five In A Row!

The Red Sox seem to be really getting it together lately and playing baseball on the level that they did all last season. They have now won their fourth series in a row and their fifth game and have climbed out of the hole with a record of 22-19 at present. They are only three and a half games out of first place and three games behind the Rays in third place for the division. They have a ways to go yet, but things are looking good and they may well be on top of the division before too much longer (perhaps in a week or two). Things are definitely looking up and after the poor start they got off to, when it looked as if nobody was ready to start the season, they are playing quite well now.

 

Let’s Keep It Going, Boys

The Red Sox have been playing good baseball the past three games. They have managed to win their third in a row and sweep a series for the second time this season to boost their record to a whopping 14-17. Despite the poor record, if they can continue to play the way they have lately they should be out of the hole soon and even vying for the division lead not too long after. It is good to see them play as we all knew they were capable and if they can just capture some of last years magic by winning some close ones too, all will be well in Red Sox Nation after all. The last three games were not close as they won 9-4, 5-1 and 7-3. The games were never in doubt, except game one in which they came back from a 4 run deficit, but even then they were ahead after a 6 run 3^rd.

Finally, A Good Win

The Red Sox finally won one last night and had what could be called a good game, which has been rare this season. The Rays led early with two runs in the first three innings, but the Sox battled back and took a 3-2 lead after 5. They added one in the top of the sixth only to give up two to tie the game in the bottom of the inning. Then finally in the eighth, they went ahead for good on back to back homers by Betts and Moreland. The pen was able to hold on for the win with Barnes taking the eighth and Brasier picking up his fourth save on the young season

Struggling Onward

The Red Sox have been struggling mightily lately. After losing two, 3 game series in a row with Seattle and Arizona, they have managed to win one of two from Toronto. It was good to see them win a game for a change last night. They fell behind, as usual, at one point 5-0, but they managed to come back and win the game 7-6 with two 9^th inning runs. Mitch Moreland was the hero again driving in two runs in the game that saw it tied each time 5-5 and 6-6. Finally, Devers got a base hit with the bases loaded to end the game in their favor. It was a rare win and we can only hope for a lot more where that came from.

Can’t Cash In

Well, the Red Sox dropped the final two games in the series against Seattle in poor fashion. In both games they were given the chance to come back and win but did not take what was given to them. In the first game the Seattle third baseman made three errors in a row that resulted in three runs but they could not get the needed hit to drive in the run to tie or two runs to take the lead. In the second game the “closer” for the Mariners threw 12 balls out of 14 pitches and walked three to load the bases with one out. He was taken out and the next pitcher walked another to get the Sox within one. The next two batters could not get anybody in, when a single by either one would have given the Sox the lead, and the game ended without them taking advantage of gifts given to them by the opponent again. The Mariners tried to give them back two games back to back but both times they could not get the hit they needed.