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Game Story: Sox over A's, as Beckett strikes out 10.

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What happens when your ace is dealing and your lineup is clicking on all cylinders?

Answer: Only good things.

A very encouraging win for the Sox tonight, soundly defeating the Oakland A's 8-3 at Fenway.

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Josh Beckett went 7 plus, allowing 8 hits, 1 walk, and striking out 10 A's hitters. Daniel Bard followed, allowing one inherited runner to score (Scott Hairston, who had tripled with no outs) but escaping any further damage while racking up 2 Ks of his own. MDC cleaned it all up with a clean 9th on 11 pitches.

The runs came aplenty, and these kinds of games have been rare for the Sox lately. New addition Adam LaRoche started at 1B and doubled twice, DP went 2-4 with a HR, while Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-5 from the top spot with a triple. Only David Ortiz and Jed Lowrie failed to reach twice, and everyone in the lineup had a hit. 

Can't worry about what the MFYs did tonight; it's great to get a win after a very disappointing loss. 

Sox and A's again tomorrow. Clay Buchholz gets another shot to prove his value to the Sox, whether here or elsewhere. He'll be opposed by Vin Mazzaro, who hasn't had a win since June 7th. No reason for such an excellent streak to end tomorrow.

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Can’t worry about what those guys are doing, they are on a tear right now and if they end up with 100+ wins, so be it. We’ll win our 95 or so games and make the playoffs and we’ll go from there. Also, I’m still not convinced Theo is done before Friday. There are rumours flying around of 3 teams deals, so it could be fun. With Lester and Beckett throwing well, we only need one other starter per rotation to do well and that’s 3 wins out of every 5 games…I’m happy with that.

by sydneysox on Jul 28, 2009 2:11 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it's worth consideration what NY did.

‘Cause I don’t think the Rangers are gonna stick around, so being up 5 games on the Rays is a big deal. As much as a division win would be fantastic, a playoff spot is the real goal.

by USG on Jul 28, 2009 3:49 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

6 in the loss column over Rays

the fun thing about series like this are if you can beat a lst place team at home, someone in the Rays-Yankees series will lose and you will gain ground somehow. Of course same holds we we play our rivals, but I like this. Now, of course, we actually have to have Buchholz and Penny win…

by Buzzy on Jul 28, 2009 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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