Gil Meche walked a season high 5 batters last night... but he also fanned 9, allowed just 4 hits and 2 runs, and grabbed his 4th consecutive win.
Sounds like someone we know right?
It looked like the Sox were going carry the offensive surge from the weekend into last night's game when the put up two quick runs in the first. Even Clay Buchholz seemed to be feeding off of
the positive energy, needing just 18 pitches to get through the first two innings.
But then Meche settled in, making batter after batter look silly with a nice mix of nasty curves and 95 MPH fastballs. Cooc Crisp looked particulalry bad, whiffing 3 times.... you have to wonder if all the time off was effecting him...
That said, the Red Sox had their chances. Buccholz also settled down after a rough 3rd inning and held the score at 4-2 through 6 innings, but with men on first and third, Varitek struck out to end the threat, despite giving Ron Mahay a good battle at the plate.
The Sox would get one back in the ninth when Jason Bay drove in Coco, but Casey would fly out with Ellsbury sitting at 3rd to end the game.
Bottom Line: This was the game we were most likely to lose, but this missed opportunities really hurt. KC threw their best pitchers at us, and they're good, but we let this one get away.
The good news is the nest two match-ups are in our favor and the KC bullpen will be tuckered out for the rest of the series...
Sounds like someone we know right?
It looked like the Sox were going carry the offensive surge from the weekend into last night's game when the put up two quick runs in the first. Even Clay Buchholz seemed to be feeding off of
the positive energy, needing just 18 pitches to get through the first two innings.But then Meche settled in, making batter after batter look silly with a nice mix of nasty curves and 95 MPH fastballs. Cooc Crisp looked particulalry bad, whiffing 3 times.... you have to wonder if all the time off was effecting him...
That said, the Red Sox had their chances. Buccholz also settled down after a rough 3rd inning and held the score at 4-2 through 6 innings, but with men on first and third, Varitek struck out to end the threat, despite giving Ron Mahay a good battle at the plate.
The Sox would get one back in the ninth when Jason Bay drove in Coco, but Casey would fly out with Ellsbury sitting at 3rd to end the game.
Bottom Line: This was the game we were most likely to lose, but this missed opportunities really hurt. KC threw their best pitchers at us, and they're good, but we let this one get away.
The good news is the nest two match-ups are in our favor and the KC bullpen will be tuckered out for the rest of the series...
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