Jon Lester pitched 8 scoreless innings only giving up 1 hit before Papelbon relieved him in the 9th. With 2 outs he gave up a double giving the Jays their first runner in scoring position all night. The next batter hit one up the middle but Pedroia made an outstanding diving stop and threw on to first for the final out. In the bottom of the 9th Halladay made quick work of Crisp and Pedroia bringing Papi up with 2 outs. After hitting a foul ball out of the stadium Big Papi walked, Ramirez followed with a single off the fists. Youk came through with a walk off single allowing Ortiz to score from second.
Halladay seemed to be matching Lester pitch for pitch and only gave up 3 hits before the 9th. Tito looked like the better manager by going to the closer with a tie game before his starter faded. This is a win the Sox needed; if they did not come through it would have been especially hard considering the recent loses. David Ortiz did seem to be limping after he scored the winning run. I’ll check for updates and post any injury news if it becomes available.
Sox win 1-0 BOX SCORE
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