Game 62: Sox 8 Yanks 3

What a weird game. The start was delayed 3.5 hrs by rain, then the Sox look like they're gonna lose a heartbreaker 2-0 before exploding in the 7th for 7 runs. Local time was nearly 2am by the time the game finally finished (all of the games in the series took about 3.5 hrs to play out). By the end of the game they were showing fans literally asleep in the crowd (which is ironic for the city that never sleeps, right?). The New Yankee Stadium doesn't have much personality and the fans seem separated from the game but this game was ridiculous. They might as well as have played to an empty stadium.

Beckett looks fantastic per his usual this season giving up 2 runs over 7 innings. His only blemish was a 2-run homer to Granderson in the first. Albers and Wheeler finished them off with Wheeler running into a little trouble in the 9th, giving up a run.

At the plate, Gonzalez looked particularly lost against Sabathia but woke up once he exited. Ortiz didn't seem to have much trouble facing the lefty going 2-4 with 2 RBIs. Ellsbury was another lefty who hit Sabathia well, although he's been en fuego recently. As expected with a 7-run inning, everyone got a hit today, although Scutaro (starting at 2nd to give Pedroia's knee a rest) didn't get his until the 9th.

Sox really exposed the Yankee starters in the sweep getting 18 runs in 14 innings. Sox are now 2 games up on the Yankees for the AL East lead, have the best record in the American League, and are only 1 game back of St. Louis for the best record in MLB. Let the good times roll!