Steps in the right direction?

Finally, the Red Sox scored some runs last night. Perhaps a 2 hour, 20 some odd minute rain delay was exactly what they needed to get the bats going. 

The first few innings looked like the same-old same-old. Anything they hit was straight at the shortstop, and they were unable to move runners well. The fourth inning started off the same way, with Mike Lowell striking out and Youk lining out to short. Then, right field hero and super-replacement Brandon Moss hit a home run, Tekkie singled, Lugo walked, Ellsbury singled to center scoring Tekkie, then stole second, Duster singled scoring Julio and Jacoby and Ortiz singled to score Duster. All of this added up to five runs in one inning, more than the four runs that the Red Sox have scored combined in the last week. 

Speaking of Brandon Moss, it would be great if he could play more. He's playing better than JD Drew right now, and he was phenomenal way back in Tokyo at the beginning of the season. He made a great play in the second last night where he got Bucholz out of a jam by throwing out a runner at second, and went 2 for 4 with an intentional walk. Once all of our outfielders get close to 100% healthy (Crisp just went down again with some sort of injury), the Sox could definitely trade Coco for a relief pitcher and still have a great back up outfielder in Moss. 

I'm going to the game tonight and will be sitting in a luxury box for my first time ever at Fenway Park. My dad's office has a box at Gillette Stadium, and I've gone to many Patriots games that way, but they have never had a box at Fenway until this year because any tickets are impossible to get. Now, they are sharing a box for a few games with a client (I think), and my dad was able to get tickets for my mom, me, him and family friends. It should be a great game if it ever stops raining. Beckett is pitching tonight against Shields, who he lost to on Sunday. Hopefully, Beckett will have hitting behind him tonight and pitch like he's boss, and I'll be 3-0 at Fenway.

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