Well, the Red Sox are down to their final nine games. No playoffs, but they finish the season in the friendly confines of Fenway Park next week. Hopefully the fans come out and cheer on this team that’s given them a lot to cheer about the past three seasons. And don’t forget, the Red Sox will be back next year.
Tim Wakefield was hit hard and early on Tuesday. He gave up six runs in only 3 1/3 innings. On offense, Doug Mirabelli and Eric Hinske both had two hits and an RBI in the 7-3 loss.
Wednesday was more of the same. David Ortiz hit his 50th homerun and that was about the only highlight of this game. Curt Schilling pitched five great innings but the bullpen (i.e. Craig Hansen), let the game get out of hand. There’s no doubt that Hansen’s rookie season has been a disaster. This is supposed to be the guy who’s our closer of the future so hopefully he works on things in the offseason.
Finally, Josh Beckett picked us up. He threw eight shutout innings and David Ortiz hit homeruns number 51 and 52 in the Red Sox 6-0 win. Ortiz broke Jimmie Foxx’s Red Sox single season homerun record (50) that stood for almost 70 years. And most of the damage was done against probably Cy Young winner Johan Santana.
Next up is a four game wrap around series against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
