After losing 5 straight games, which includes being swept by Tampa Bay, we finally won! Jon Lester's amazing 8 inning, shut out, 6 K, 1 hit pitching last night suprised everyone; well at least me. However, even though he had an unbelievable performance, he did not get the win. Jonathan Papelbon came in in the 9th inning and just completely closed the door on the Blue Jays. Oh, and of course we cant forget Dustin Pedroias magnificent diving play! Wells hit a hard grounder up the middle, almost taking Papelbons head off, and Dusty made a diving play to stop the ball, and got it to 1st base for the out. At this point, there was a runner at 2nd base- and if Dusty hadn't stopped the ball, the runner would have scored. Halladay, who pitched a shutout game up until the 9th inning got the loss, and was very upset about it-- if you were watching NESN then you probably saw him saying "Are you fuckin shitting me" after Youk hit the walk off single which scored Ortiz from 2nd base to give the Sox the 1-0 win. Ortiz had been walked, Manny got a single which advanced Papi to 2nd base, and then Yooouuuuk hit the single which finally broke the 5 game losing streak and gave a sigh of relief to Red Sox Nation.
As for an injury update- Mike Lowell is back at 3rd base! However, the Sox just cant stay healthy! The flu is beginning to leave the bull pen, and all of the 'victums' are recovering, however, injuries are still hurting us. As you probably know, Sean Casey is on the 15 day DL, which isnt too serious because Mikey is back, so Youk is back at 1st, but if anything was to happen, we dont have a 1st basemen-- well i guess we could use Ortiz? haha. But anyways, JD Drew's left quadriceps are bothering him, which kept him out of the lineup for tonight; Brandon Moss is playing for him. And then Jacoby Ellsbury's groin is still bothering him, however both Drew and Ellsbury's injuries arent anything serious..as of right now. Ellsbury said that his groin is much better today, however Tito just didnt want to risk anything by putting him in the lineup tonight. Drew is listed at day to day as of right now. As your read above, Dustin made a diving play in the 9th inning of last nights game. It was a great play, however he did end up pulling his shoulder out of its socket. Fortunately, his shoulder is fine; and he is in the lineup tonight. As for Alex Cora- he is "progressing with his throwing program, but there's no set timetable for his return" -RedSox.com
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