Rainy Nite costs Red Sox

Boston Red Sox; Rainey Night Costs the Sox!!

J. Lester started last night for the Sox and has been outstanding, winning his last 3 games in a row, 2 were almost no hitters and allowing only 1 run in the other and 11 strikeouts in all 3 games--Sick!!! So I expected Lester to come out last night and do the same thing as he has been doing.

Lester would get an early lead in the 1st inning thanks to Youkilis' who hit a solo shot giving the Sox a 1-0 lead. And lately that would be enough for Lester to get a win, but not last night, because in the 2nd inning D. Uggla and R. Paulino would both hit solo shots of their own giving Florida a 2-1 lead and with the rain that's all they would need.

The starter for Florida was Nolasco and he has been up and down this year, but not last night after he gave up that homer to Youk that would be the only hit the Sox would get all night He struje out 5 and then the Boston skys opened up and the rain came down and this was just a sign that last night wasn't the Sox night. They waited for 2 hours until they called the game and since it was in the top of the 6th that's a win for Florida and a loss for the Sox with the 2-1 final.

So the Sox took 2-3 from the Marlins and I believe if the game wasn't rained out we still had a great chance to win, but some times that's how the cards fall, or  in this case--The Rain.  The Red Sox are now 40-26 in 1st place in the East and are up 3 games on the Yankees, sweet!!!  Next the Sox face the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park for a 3 game series, but Boston weather says it's only going to keep raining so let's see if we can get a couple games in.  Tonight at 7:10 it would be Atlanta's Kamakami who is 3-6 versus Dice-K who is 1-4 with a horrible ERA of 7.55,.So weather permitting hopefully Dice can have a good game and Sox can start off winning against the Braves so let's go Sox!!!!  Sox Nation Here.