Rivalry Game Five: Had To Happen Sometime
It was inevitable that they would beat us at some point. Once again, Sox batters do nothing to support Wakefield. They were not helped by a Yankees pitcher who had been banished to the bullpen for poor performance but who today showed no signs of that. Any game in which Ortiz hits into two double plays? Likely not a good day. For the Yankees, not so much a game to strut and swagger about, and more a game just to be thankful for — although maybe the sort of game that snaps a team out of a slump. For the Red Sox, the loss today makes tomorrow a day for which one might wish all the more that Jon Lester already was back in the rotation.