So this is how it's going to be? I don't know if we can take this 17 more times.
I didn't think they could top Friday night, but the Red Sox did their best Saturday erasing a 6-0 deficit in the 4th and a 10-9 deficit in the 7th to beat the Yankees again.
How shocking was it that Jason Varitek hit a grand slam off A.J. Burnett and then Jacoby Ellsbury tied it with a solo shot off him?
We can go on and on about big hits and big plays in this one. Besides those two huge homers, Mike Lowell's 3-run homer in the 7th put the Sox ahead for good and his bases-clearing double in the 9th finally sealed it.
BOX SCORE: Red Sox 16, Yankees 11
Dustin went 3-for-3, Youk was on base all day again and scored four runs, and J-Bay went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs. I wish we could face the Yankees pitching every day.
Josh Beckett had his second straight disappointing start and now we have to be concerned that he's going to be more like the 2008 Beckett instead of the 2007 version that we were hoping to see.
All of the pitchers struggled, but it was just one of those days. Delcarmen probably looked the best allowing 2 unearned runs in 1 2/3 innings while stirking out three.
The biggest thing about this one was that we were able to get to Burnett who usually dominates the Sox.
Also, it's a good sign the the Sox are off to an 11-6 start after winning nine straight even though David Ortiz is struggling and there has been suspect pitching.
Let's hope Julio "The Pig" Lugo doesn't screw it up when he joins the team on Monday.
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