Final Score
Mets 4
Red Sox 9

The Beat Goes On: 10 in a row…all of them coming against the National League East…the latest an impressive romp over the NL’s best team, the Mets.

This one was overshadowed a bit by Pedro’s return to Fenway (more on that in my next post) and the fact it was a matchup of rookies, Jon Lester and Alay Soler. The Pedro-Beckett and Glavine-Schilling matchups will generate much more excitement the next two days.

Still, it was nice to see Lester hang tough despite struggling against a very good team. He never lost his composure and wouldn’t allow the New Yorkers that one big inning to get them back in the game. Sure, he’ll need to pitch better, but it’s comforting to know he can survive without his “A’ game.

Also, that batting order that looked so anemic early in the season is really picking up steam at home. Other than David Ortiz (he does enough, don’t you think?), the top five hitters in the lineup are all over .300 now, as is Mike Lowell in the 7-spot. Having Kevin Youkilis getting on base so much and Mark Loretta return to form really makes them dangerous. Give Papi and Manny RBI chances and those two will put numbers on the board more often than not.

Are you surprised at how well the Sox are playing lately? I know I am. I didn’t think they had the pitching to run off ten in a row, regardless of the competition.