Sadly Swept

I got my Sports Illustrated yesterday, and who did I see on the cover? David Ortiz! Last night, he hit a homerun but it only counted as a single. How could such a horrible thing happen? The ball hit the speaker in the dome, and even though it would have been a homerun in a domeless park, he only got a single. ROBBED.

Someone finally made a good decision; Riske was traded for a reliever who will hopefully be effective. He (Javier Lopez) actually pitched last night, and walked the first guy on 4 pitches, let a run score, and got a double play. Typical bullpen stuff.

Wakefield gave up a run in the first inning. Wasn't looking like we were going to get the good Tim, but still, I had hope. By the end of the night, he had let 3 runs score. Which isn't too bad actually, but since the Red Sox NEVER GIVE WAKEFIELD ANY OFFENSIVE HELP, it was too much. It wouldn't have been too much if the bullpen didn't give up two more runs, but that's another story.

Bases loaded for the Sox in the 8th with no outs. Guess?! Manny struck out (why?), Nixon hit a sac fly, and Lowell hit an RBI single. Yay Lowell! At least someone is making an effort to score some runs. Then Coco Crisp hit a single but no one was sent home...Varitek PHed with the bases loaded. Varitek is never really reliable as a pinch-hitter, so I was a little nervous, I won't lie. And wouldn't you know, he swung at the first pitch and popped it up. Figures. To quote my mother, "Two questions. What the hell was Manny swinging at? And why did Varitek swing at the first pitch?" If only we knew.

Alex Cora was 3-for-4 last night, surprisingly. He got a hit in the 9th with 2 outs, so Ortiz was up next. And he came through for us again with an RBI single. So here was Manny's chance to redeem himself for that pretty horrible strikeout in the 8th. And redeem himself he did not. Another strikeout. How depressing.

And just for the record, I do not like Jason Kubel...