A game that on paper looked like a pitching duel, quickly turned into a HR derby (for the Red Sox that is). Scott Kazmir, who is Tampa Bay's stud ace, got lit up tonight for 9 runs in just 3 innings of work. The Sox got HRs by David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis, and Jacoby Ellsbury. It started in the very first inning as the Sox went up 4-0 on a 3 run HR by David Ortiz, which was followed by solo HR by Mike Lowell. The Rays were able to cut it to 4-1 in the bottom of the 3rd, but the Sox quickly put this game away with 7 runs in the top of the 4th. The offense was just firing on all cylinders and the Sox easily strolled to a 13-5 victory.
Dice-K did his thing getting is 17th win of the season, and now stands at an incredible 17-2 on the season. This had to be one of the oddest seasons I have ever seen from any pitcher in MLB history. Dice-K will be very close (if not have) to 20 wins this year, but the guy can't win more than 5-6 innings. All is well now, but it does worry me a little bit, since the Red Sox are not going to want to rely on this shaky bullpen in the playoffs. That being said, the reason they play is to win, and Dice-K just gets it done.
The Red Sox are now tied for first place in the AL East, and have a commanding 7 game lead in the Wild Card race. All is well, at least for one night, in Red Sox Nation.
-BMack
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