Yep, it was ugly. Lackey actually pitched a lot better than he has in previous starts that he's won. But Prices had the Sox's number in this one. Eight innings and only 3 hots and 3 walks. Sox didn't even do a good job working counts to get Price out of the game. Ellsbury, Pedroia, and Youkilis were the only batters with a hit. Ellsbury had the biggest, a leadoff triple in the 6th, but he got caught trying to come home on a hard hit ground ball by Gonzalez. That was really the only legitimate scoring threat all day.
Lackey went 6 2/3 and gave up all 4 runs the Rays scored. They scored an unearned run in the first but took care of business in the 4th and 5th with solo home runs. Lackey was chased in the 7th with two outs by a run scoring double. All in all, he really looked quite good. Six hits, 3 walks, and 7 Ks isn't too shabby. Aceves and Wheeler finished the game.
You'd really like to win these series against the Rays but their pitching is pretty good. We'll have to hope for better matchups next time.
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