Game 116: Sox 2 Twinkies 5

Sox work all the way back to a tie in the top of the 8^th only to blow 3 runs in the bottom half of the inning and lose the game. Lester went back out in the eighth despite the high pitch count and the game being tied and promptly gave up a walk and a double sandwiching a ground out before getting the hook. Normally surefooted Aceves then allowed 3 hits and a IBB before getting pulled himself. Miller walked one more before finishing a messy inning and game for the Sox.

Sox could only manage 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks for the game. One of those hits was even a solo home run from Big Papi, his 23^rd of the season. That comes with only two innings going 1-2-3 for the Sox. Sometimes this team seems like the model for inefficiency. They’ll get their hits and sometimes they’ll score a ton of runs but it seems like their squandering opportunities left and right almost every game. Oh well. At least their getting opportunities.

I finished this game just in time for the start of the Mariners series. I didn’t want to watch the games out of order so it was fortunate I was able to catch up before we started going to all three games here in Seattle this weekend.