Game 34: Twinkies 5 Sox 9

That was a fun game to watch. Twins kept it interesting all game but at the same time, it never seemed like the Sox weren't in control. It was an offensive game with the Twins taking an early 3-0 lead in the first inning but the Sox came back scoring 1 in the 2nd and 4 in the 3rd. After that they kind of traded scores but the Sox kept a comfortable margin between them.

Gonzalez hit another Monster shot to go with two other hits on his 29th birthday and Ellsbury extended the hitting streak to 17 games with 3 hits as well. They also got help from the Twins defense who committed 3 errors.

Matsuzaka looked good after the first inning. That first inning was frustrating to watch and looked like typical Dice-BB pitching. But after that, he settled down, didn't give in to the batters, and put in a solid Dice-K effort (6 IP, 5 Hs, and 4 Ks to 2 BBs). Albers pitched well again for another 2 innings and Bard looked great in the 9th.

Jose Iglesias got in the game as a 9th inning defensive substitute. Apparently Scutaro was put on the DL with an oblique injury so the highly touted defensive prospect got his first action in the Bigs and retired the last batter of the game. Big grin on his face after that one!

Overall a great game to watch. Let's build off of it and win the series tomorrow.