‘08 Game 29: Another Walk-off Win

I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post that JL #31’s quality start was the fifth in five games for the Sox. Finally, some consistency comes to the rotation at the end of April. Dice-K upped the streak to 6 and helped the Sox finish the month of April with a 16-8 record. Dice-K, stratched from his last start because of the flu, looked strong in this one. He tossed seven innings, giving up only 2 hits and 2 walks, and no runs. This last number was pretty important, as again the Sox offense sputtered.

Game 29	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
DM #18	7.0	2	0	0	2	4	0	111-69	2.52

The End Result:
Quality start for Dice-K, and one for McGowan of the Jays as well. This is the 13th quality start thrown by an opposing pitcher this year, and the 5th in the last 6 games. The Sox bats are not lengthening at bats, being patient, and getting starters out of games early. That has been the formula, and they are just not executing in the batters box lately. The saving grace for the Sox has been the starters in the last turn of the rotation. Masterson, Wakefield, Buchholz, Beckett, Lester, and Dice-K have each hit the quality start barrier in the past week.

Red Sox Record:	17-12
Total Quality Starts:	16
Record in QS games:	10-6

A Look Ahead:

The Sox go for the sweep with Wakefield on the bump tonight. Can Wakefield get the QS streak to 7? Can the Sox bats solve Aj Burnett? Good questions. First game of May – tonight at Fenway, 7:05 PM first pitch.