It's no secret that I do not like the New York yankees. There isn't a word strong enough to describe the loathing, but I also recognize that they are not the only team we need to beat and beat often this season. Do I relish the now 5 wins in 6 games we've gotten so far? Absolutely, but if this Red Sox team focuses too much attention on looking down the standings at the yankees, then not too long thereafter they'll be looking up at them (e.g. 2006).
Go to work, play the game right, keep your focus and seek to dominate EVERY time you go out there. April was a month not unlike many Red Sox Aprils of times past, but we've got May, June , July, August, and September coming up including 12 more game versus the yanks and 13 versus our nemesis team of late, the Toronto Blue Jays.
On to the game details...
I will be honest, considering Julian Tavarez's track record this season I was expecting a run-per-inning sort of performance and the return to dominance of NY's Chien-Ming Wang. However, other than a get-me-over fastball that heavy-talking light-hitting Dougie Boy hit for a 3-run dinger, JT pitched well.
The offense is STILL not clicking very well but with a 16-8 record thanks mostly to our pitching staff I am only expecting that the Red Sox offense will need to pick up our pitching staff down the road when they are not at their best - very much like the first NY series in Boston. Big Papi got us off to a good start and it was only a matter of time before Manny launched another one in the Bronx. Add Alex Cora's second homer of the season and not only do you have another win but you probably are looking at the new starting 2B for the Red Sox (sorry Dustin Pedroia - you're just not productive enough yet).
Red Sox 7 NYy 4
Miscellaneous note - Jonathan Papelbon gave up another hit!! Yikes! Thats TWO this season!! Two hits, 0.00 ERA, 9/9 saves, and 16 K in 9 innings in the month of April. Sheesh. Not even fair.
Here's the first draft game recap
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