Finally the Sox bats gave the pitching a little early run support and it was the difference in the game for the Sox. Cody Ross blasted a three run homer in the bottom of the second to get it started for the Sox. A double by Kelly Shoppach added another run in the fourth to give the Sox a 4-0 lead. Unfortunately Dubrount lost his stuff in the fifth and sixth and allowed the Rays to tie it up, but because the Sox finally had the early lead the three run fifth and one run sixth only tied the game. With the game up for grabs Big Papi answered for the Sox with an RBI double in the bottom half of the sixth to give the Sox the lead that they never gave back. Aviles hit a blast in the seventh to provide a very important insurance run for the shaky bullpen.
The pitching looked very good again for the Sox. The fourth and fifth starters were supposed to be the weak spot in the Sox team, but they have been one of the few bright spots on the pitching staff to open the season. While Dubrount didn’t finish with a strong pitching line his stuff looked scary good. He seemed to lose focus towards the end of his outing and the Rays capitalized. He was hitting his spots for the first four innings and then it was like he got lazy and it cost him. If he can continue to pitch like this and the top three Sox pitchers get back on track the Sox will be a force to reckoned with this season.
The Sox send Daniel Bard to the bump tomorrow in hopes to hit .500 for the first time this season. The Sox bats will face a tough matchup against ace James Shields, but it won’t be easy to tame the red hot Sox bats. You never expect to sweep a division rival and it would a be a huge four game sweep if the Sox can find a way to pull it off tomorrow.
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