Sunday, August 14, 2005
6 For Pesky Sox
Love Me Three Times, Then Go Away
But over their last three games, the Boston Red Sox racked up a "hat trick" of sorts, polishing it off with a 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at steamy Fenway Park last night.
The triumph boosted the Red Sox' winning streak to six games, while stretching their home streak to 13 consecutive victories.
The most impressive part of the streaks, though, has been what Boston has done over its last three games.
Over that stretch, the Red Sox faced three of the best pitchers in the American League, strong candidates for the Cy Young Award, especially with Toronto's Roy Halladay on the disabled list.
Boston's hitters, though, treated first Texas' Kenny Rogers and then Chicago's Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland like journeymen hurlers, pummeling them early and often to the tune of a collective 8.31 earned-run average and an 0-3 record.
Never mind that, as of yesterday's statistics, Buehrle and Rogers were tied for second in earned-run average at 2.99, (behind Halladay's 2.41) and Garland was fifth, at 3.29. And forget for a moment that Garland was leading the majors in victories with 16. Projo
Love Me Three Times, Then Go Away
But over their last three games, the Boston Red Sox racked up a "hat trick" of sorts, polishing it off with a 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at steamy Fenway Park last night.
The triumph boosted the Red Sox' winning streak to six games, while stretching their home streak to 13 consecutive victories.
The most impressive part of the streaks, though, has been what Boston has done over its last three games.
Over that stretch, the Red Sox faced three of the best pitchers in the American League, strong candidates for the Cy Young Award, especially with Toronto's Roy Halladay on the disabled list.
Boston's hitters, though, treated first Texas' Kenny Rogers and then Chicago's Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland like journeymen hurlers, pummeling them early and often to the tune of a collective 8.31 earned-run average and an 0-3 record.
Never mind that, as of yesterday's statistics, Buehrle and Rogers were tied for second in earned-run average at 2.99, (behind Halladay's 2.41) and Garland was fifth, at 3.29. And forget for a moment that Garland was leading the majors in victories with 16. Projo
PLANET MANRAM:
15 RBI in his last 37 AB's...
Petagine=Protection:
2-4, HR(1), 2 RBI
BIG PAPI:
The Straw That Stirs The Sox
2-4 2b, R
Tony "Sorry Horny" Graffanino:
3-4, 2 2b, 2r
