Final Score
Rays 1
Red Sox 4
Settling In: Josh Beckett is getting quite comfortable in his new environment. The ace right-hander has now won four starts in a row, improving to 7-1 on the season and getting that ERA down to 3.80.
Of more interest to me is that sterling 1.09 WHIP, which means American Leaguers are having a very hard time getting on base against him. Very rarely will you find an AL starter with a WHIP that low. Heck, that’s great in the NL. If he continues at this rate, 20-wins are a lock and a Cy Young award is a very real possibility.
That is, if Jonathan Papelbon doesn’t beat him to it…LOL!
Dueling Lefties: David Wells returns from his 2nd DL stint tonight. He and Boston’s bats have a very tough matchup against Scott Kazmir. The fireballing lefty has pretty much owned the Sox, even before he put it all together this year. Just 22-years old, Kazmir has 7-wins (pitching for Tampa, remember) and averages more than a strikeout per inning.
Any Mets fans out there want to chime in on the genius of trading him for Victor Zambrano 2-years ago? I didn’t think so. Let’s hear from the rest of you instead!
Where's George HR and Louis Cypher been? It's not like the Yanks are out of it yet. At least not mathematically. You shmucks!