Dice-K made his second start since coming off the DL, and he pitched good, but not great. Dice went 5 innings, threw 102 pitches, allowed 9 hits leading to 3 earned runs and he had 6 strikeouts!! So it wasn't a great start for 5 innings, but not bad for his 2nd start since being hurt and if he had some run support, he might have got the win. Last night was a really slow game, the Sox only had 6 hits all game, Lowell and Ellsbury both had 2, Bay hit another homer(#13 Wow!) and Pedroia had the last hit and that was all the offense the Red Sox could produce tonight!!
If we are going to win close games we need to have more hits leading to more opportunities. The Sox had a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the 3rd and that's when Minnisota struck for 3 runs, with a walk, a single and back to back doubles giving the Twins a 3-1 lead and that's all they needed for the win. Everyone in the Twins starting lineup had a hit except for the 8th and 9th hitters, and it will always be hard if you give the other team so many chances!!
The other thing that's killing me is-- David Ortiz, 0-3 again and he just looks off. I watched the pre-game and Orbig Papi was drilling Home runs, so I am guessing his slump is in his head. The Sox really need him back to his old self and everyone in Sox Nation hopes this doesn't last much longer. Well the good news is Dice is back and the Red Sox are still in first place even with the ups and downs Sox Nation has seen. So we lose to Slowey who is now 7-1, he only allowed 2 runs all night. Nathan came in behind him and got the save(his 8th) and the Twins beat the Sox 4-2. The series finale is this afternoon at 1:00EST and hopefully we can leave with the win and a tied series!!!!
Let's Go Sox!
Keywords: Boston Red Sox, Dice-K, Twins
