With Manny and Big Papi out of the lineup, you hope your other big guns can fill in the blanks. And for the most part they have. J. D. Drew has been on fire lately and Mike Lowell, Youkilis (the hero of Saturday’s game with a hometown homer in the top of the tenth to win it for the Sox) and the rest of the muscle has been showing up for work everyday too
But when the how shall we say it…smaller stature players start beltin’ em outa the park..well that’s just BONUS time! Yes thanks to Jacoby and Pedroia, the Red Sox cruised today and shut out the Cincinnatti Reds.
For a while there it looked like batting practice for the Sox and I wondered if the game would be over in time to catch the Celtics (last?) game tonight.
Along with the firepower, Pedroia brought along his usual style of hustle play sucking up everything that was even remotely near him in the infield or in short right field in some cases. And what can you say about Jacoby. Lots but you’d better say it fast because with his speed, he’s like the Flash and will be gone before you know it. Add another couple stolen bases to his credit (two in the first inning) today.
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