Bats come alive

Boston managed to take a 4 game series from the Angels. After getting swept in Baltimore over the weekend, Boston need to at least take 3 out of 4, and they topped that going for a 4 game sweep.

Redsox scored in just 3 innings, however, they came to score 11 runs on 11 hits. Matsuzaka took the mound for Boston, and after his last outing I was weary of another. Matsuzaka had given up 4 runs in the first inning alone. Dice-K went 5 1/3 innings, allowing 5 earned runs, on 5 hits, while striking out 3 and allowing the same in walks. Dice-K did walk away with the win.

The bullpen was good tonight, the only miss-hap coming with Manny Delcarmen relieving Dice-K and allowing a run. Oakjima and Ramon Ramirez, also came into the game to pitch. Bullpen gave up 4 hits on 1 earned run in 4-2/3 innings of work. There is much to say to that performance.

Once again, another Angels pitcher does not survive, as Scott Kazmir was knocked silly at Fenway Park. Kazmir who was a rival with the Rays, who use to be automatic, is slowing down and becoming quiet the "normal" pitcher. Kazmir was tagged for 7 earned runs on 6 hits.

Player of the game will go to Victor Martinez, who finally got out of a bad slump since opening day. Martinez hit his 2nd home run of the season off Kazmir, while driving in 4 runs in the game.

Boston will play the hated Yankees starting this weekend. Josh Beckett(1-0) will take the mound in game 1 against the young right hander Phil Hughes(3-0). Hughes who comes to Boston carrying a 1.44 era, will hopefully leave Boston with a higher era.

The very first meeting with these 2 teams took place back in April 26th, 1901. Since that year, they have had 2,067 meetings with each other, and New York leads with a record of 1,119-934-14(.545). Boston has to win this series, and I will stress that tremendously. As I have mentioned before, Boston always seems to win, just as the other AL East division teams. Tonight, Tampa and Toronto both won, however, Redsox did gain a half game on the Yankees as they had an off day.