Lester was not the ace we thought he would be but after giving up 4 runs in a shaky first two innings, he settled down for a solid outing (6 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 7 Ks). This was a game of home runs though as the Yankees scored 3 of their 5 runs on HRs. The Sox countered with a 3-run HR from Youkilis to tie the game in the 3rd, Ortiz gave the Sox the lead with a solo shot in the 5th, and Saltalamacchia hit his first home run of the year (a pop up to the right field porch) in the 8th to seal the deal. Surprising Gonzalez didn't get in on the fun!
Bullpen did a great job of holding the tenuous lead Lester gave them between Aceves, Bard, and Papelbon (who had some trouble keeping his shoes tied for some reason). Really nice to see a Sox sweep of the Yankees to put them back into contention in the AL East after such a miserable start. Still, the Sox need to take care of business against everyone. Let's start that with this two game tilt against the Orioles.
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