Thursday, April 9, 2009

Starting pitching dominates Sox

Can't get any better than this: 20 IP, 13 hits, 1 ER, 21/5 K/BB. This of course is the combined line of Meche, Greinke, and Davies in the Sox series. I think a lot of people half expected Davies to lay an egg as there was talk that last season was a mirage. Today he answered some questions that have been lingering since last September - he has the stuff to be a stud #3 starter.

Coco Crisp put on a Beltran-like show with a nice running catch in the 8th inning and then the game winning home run in the 9th. I know I wasn't the biggest supporter of that trade but the early returns are awful encouraging.

Nothing more frustrating than a leadoff single followed by three strikeouts. I hate hearing how strikeouts are just another out because it simply isn't true and I've yet to hear a compelling argument that convinces me otherwise. KC needs to start making contact or low scoring games will be the norm this summer.

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