So that wasn't too bad. Maybe, just maybe, I don't have to be so terribly concerned for Lester's starts. Who am I kidding? One decent start doesn't a season make. But he did go six and two thirds innings without allowing a run and kept his pitch count down. Otherwise, it was a game of threes; he allowed three hits, walked three batters, and struck out three batters.
And contrary to what I said earlier about him, for the most part Lester pitched well without any run support. He did have an excellent set of defenders behind him. They turned three double plays for him.
Offensively, they weren't able to do much against Harden. Harden loaded the bases with no outs to begin the game but then struck out the next two batters and got a put out at first. Once he came out of the game, they again loaded the bases to start the inning and ended the inning without scoring any runs. They loaded the bases for the third time to start the eighth inning and were finally able to convert those runners into earned runs.
David Ortiz had a big night. He got both his first base hit of the season in the fifth and knocked a two run home run in the seventh. He also drew a walk in the first. Varitek also had a good game. He drew a walk in the sixth, had a base hit and crossed the plate on Pedroia's single in the eighth, and knocked a home run in the ninth.
Besides being error-less at first, Youkilis had a double, a single, and knocked in a run. Alex Cora also had a nice night. He had four at bats and got to first base four times; he had two base hits, one walk, and was hit by a pitch.
And contrary to what I said earlier about him, for the most part Lester pitched well without any run support. He did have an excellent set of defenders behind him. They turned three double plays for him.
Offensively, they weren't able to do much against Harden. Harden loaded the bases with no outs to begin the game but then struck out the next two batters and got a put out at first. Once he came out of the game, they again loaded the bases to start the inning and ended the inning without scoring any runs. They loaded the bases for the third time to start the eighth inning and were finally able to convert those runners into earned runs.
David Ortiz had a big night. He got both his first base hit of the season in the fifth and knocked a two run home run in the seventh. He also drew a walk in the first. Varitek also had a good game. He drew a walk in the sixth, had a base hit and crossed the plate on Pedroia's single in the eighth, and knocked a home run in the ninth.
Besides being error-less at first, Youkilis had a double, a single, and knocked in a run. Alex Cora also had a nice night. He had four at bats and got to first base four times; he had two base hits, one walk, and was hit by a pitch.
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