Game 69: Brew Crew 4 Sox 10

Lackey wins a game that it didn't look like he'd be in for very long. The offense explodes for 10 runs and Lackey settles down after giving up 4 in the first three innings. Lackey ended up pitching 8 innings giving up 8 hits and no BBs with 5 Ks. Albers pitched a clean 9th as the Sox were without Papelbon for this game and the next, serving a two game suspension.

The Sox were playing a tied game through 5 innings until they got 1 in the 5th, 2 in the 6th, and 3 in the 7th. Ellsbury started us off with a solo shot in the first and Gonzalez gave us the lead for good with his shot over the Monster in the fifth. Ortiz had a good game as well going 3-5 with a run and a RBI. Pedroia had a couple of web gems in the game two, one to start the double play from his knees and the other getting to a ball up the middle and throwing out the runner.

Couple of players left this game early. Crawford pulled him hamstring legging out an infield hit in the 1st. Hopefully that's not a lingering injury. Brewers starter Shaun Marcum also left after 1 inning, throwing 44 pitches. He might have just been bad but they said he left with a strained hip flexor. Lastly, Youkilis came out in the 5th with stomach pain, although he had been battling ankle pain after twisting it in the last game.

Good win. Glad to get it against a good team like the Brewers. Strange seeing them with interleague and all but my impression is that they've got some good pitching and a solid core of hitters in the middle (Weeks, Morgan, Braun, and Fielder). Sox will continue to have to exploit the bottom of the order from them.