He Didn't Disappoint

Matsuzaka, I learned today, does not like to let his fans down. He was pretty superb in his first start, allowing only six hits and recording 10 strikeouts while throwing 108 pitches in the Red Sox's 4-1 victory. He gave up one run and walked one. "The fourth inning was his most dominant, as Matsuzaka struck out the side on 14 pitches. He finished the frame with a flourish, blowing a high fastball by Brown." He did give up a solo shot, but that was the only run KC got all day and I am cool with that.

So if Matsuzaka pitched 7 innings and gave up one run, and the final score was 4-1, that means....the bullpen didn't give up any runs! Romero and Papelbon did their jobs, with Papelbon getting his first (of many) saves of the season. He only had to throw 13 pitches (11 strikes) to end his inning.

Video recap here - watch it just for the strike out-throw out!

So now we're 2-1. Is it bad that I'm already thinking about standings after only 3 games?