Despite the fact that the Sox had no business being in this game, the loss was still a heartbreaker. Beckett was not one-hundred percent, barely managing to get out of the top of the first before eventually surrendering 4 earned runs in 5 innings.
On the offensive side of things, Mike Lowell remains hobbled. He went 0-4 last night and is without a hit in the series. Speaking of offensive bermuda triangles, what is up with Dustin Pedroia? Mighty Mouse was 0-5 last night, often in situations where we needed his bat the most. He left 4 on base. Other random thoughts:
- Ellsbury becomes the first player in postseason history to get a 3-RBI single on a bizarre play that by all rights should have been ruled a error on Torii Hunter.
- On the "lets hope this trend continues" front, the Angles managed to get 16 hits but score only 5 runs. They left a whopping 25 men on base. Even the DMV is more efficient than this team.
- First Patriots fans are booing Matt Cassel, now Sox fans are reportedly booing Julio Lugo? Granted Julio is not exactly beloved, either for his glovework, his anemic offense or his spousal abuse record. But this was not the time to vent one's frustrations at Señor Automatic Out.
- We finally get a game with an early start, and it drags on so long it literally breaks my TiVo. What is it about the postseason at Fenway that requires the game to last 5+ hours?
- My crush on Amalie Benjamin knows no bounds, but did she have to write: "As for Beckett, it was as if some imposter - related to Daisuke Matsuzaka perhaps - had invaded his body from the start." Thanks Amalie for putting the voodoo jinx on our potential Game Five starter!
- Where in the world is Manny Delcarmen? He's pitching 1.2 innings of 1 hit relief. In fact, the bullpen stalwarts all pitched effectively, we just ran out of them.
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