Here is to hoping this isn't another long slide in an up and down Red Sox season. They were bound to lose after winning 5 in a row, but good news don't then follow that up with losing streaks. So, let's see what Red Sox team shows up tonight.
Actually, very interested in this game. For one, I am a big Felix Doubront fan and am glad he has finally got a shot in the rotation. He has reward the Sox so far with a 3-1 record and a 4.46 ERA. In a rotation that usually has a hard time going deep into games Doubront has gone through the sixth inning in four of his last five outings and winning two of his last three. He is also coming off his best outing of the season in which he went 6 innings allowing one run on three hits with 5 Ks. Doubront is just 24 years old and has limited big league experience, so for him to be averaging about a K an inning and pitching 6 innings most starts is impressive.
Going against Doubront is Matt Moore. He is just a rookie, but we all expected more from him. He is 1-3 with a 5.31 ERA. The big problem with him so far is his control. He has 22 walks already and that is just too much for someone who has pitched 39 innings. Moore hasn't been able to make it to the 5th inning in each of his last 2 starts. Last time he faced the Sox he went 6 1/3 innings allowing six runs on 8 hits with 5 walks. The kid has the stuff to do it, but you have to wonder if maybe he needs to be sent down for a bit to figure out his location problems.
This is not a great hitting Rays team right now with Jennings and Longoria sidelined. The Red Sox really should win this game. They have a pitcher on the mound that they need to sit back and be patient with and let him work himself into trouble. Gonzalez guaranteed a HR tonight, which is pretty bold because 1, I didn't know he could take, and 2 he has only two on the year.
Red Sox win 6-4
Player of the Game: Gonzalez
Game starts at 7:10pm
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