DeJesus Shines in Royals Win

Last night the Red Sox played like we have most of the season—they kept giving us opportunities and eventually we found a way to take advantage of one to win the game. After Ambres did his Angel Berroa impersonation (by taking a murderous cut with two strikes and missing the ball by a foot) in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded and only one out, he got a second chance in the eleventh. He hit the ball just deep enough to left field to score DeJesus on a sacrifice fly and give the Royals a 4-3 victory.

This game belonged to David DeJesus though. He hit a two run shot in the fifth inning to tie the game at 3-3. Before the night was over, he had three hits, two walks, and he scored three times, including the winning run. He has his average up to .293 with 9 HR and 54 RBI and he's only made 4 errors in centerfield. He doesn't have as many home runs as you'd like to see for an outfielder and he has struck out too many times (74) for someone at the top of a line up, but you can just see him maturing and improving as the season progresses. He's one of the few young guys you can look at on our roster and say, "Oh yeah, he'll be at this level for a long time."

Hats off to the bullpen, that once again, bailed out a mediocre performance by one of our starting pitchers. D.J. Carrasco gave up 3 ER, 4 BB, and 5 H in 5 2/3 IP. He couldn't find the strike zone, but Burgos, Affeldt, MacDougal, and Sisco saved him by pitching shut out ball for the final 5 1/3 innings.

The match up tonight is certainly intriguing: Jose Lima (4-12, 6.47) goes against Curt Schilling (5-5, 6.43) who is finally going back into the Red Sox rotation.