Game 24: Sox 6 O's 2

Sox avoid the sweep behind Lester's arm and the Ellsbury/Gonzalez duo. Lester went 8 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks, striking out 5. The first run came on Lester's typical one wild inning, this time it was the first (1 walk, 2 hits). The second came on a solo shot by Guerrero (told ya he was in beast mode).

Ellsbury and Gonzalez each had three hits including a double for Ellsbury and two for Gonzalez. Crawford and Saltalamacchia each had a solid hit so it was good to see them contributing. Papelbon pitched a solid 1-2-3 9th in the non-save situation.

So Sox end the road trip 6-3. The time in Baltimore was disappointing but still a good road trip overall. The homestand should be good to the Sox: 7 games against basement dwellers the Mariners and the Twins and another 4 against the Angels. Let's cross that .500 line!