Game 71: Brew Crew 3 Sox 12

Wakefield had the knuckler dancing tonight! Eight innings of dancing in fact to get the win. Sox offense exploded early for a 6 run 1st inning. Brewers rallied for 2 in the 2nd but the Sox came back with 2 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th, and 2 in the 6th to run away with it. The backbreaker came from Youkilis with a 3 run shot in the 1st to give the Sox the lead for good. Pedroia also added a solo shot; he's been hitting the ball well lately which is good to see. Scutaro hit a two run home run, taking advantage of Lowrie's time on the DL.

Feels good to win the series against a tough Brewers team. It was especially nice to have some short games to watch as I tried to make up the missed time being gone this weekend! Sox start a series against the Padres next with Andrew Miller starting in place of Buchholz who went on the DL with a back injury. Miller's looked good in the minors. Hopefully he can translate that to the majors. Sox face the Padres next so Miller should have success against a young team.