It was a nice streak. You can't win them all.
6 in a row and 8 out of 9 before tonight.
Now, we play 12 against division foes. It's time to put some space between us and our rivals.
4 @ TBR
(All Star Break)
4 vs NYY
4 vs TOR
followed by a 6 game west coast swing.
Don't let up! Kick some butt!
I see the Tampa series as tough if only because the Rays flew back yesterday afternoon/evening and the Sox flew to Tampa from Dallas early this morning. On top of which, the Rays have a winning record at home (and winning overall) and will see this as an opportunity to move up.
On our side, our four best--Sale, Pomeranz, Price, and Porcello--are pitching and we have probably seen the last of Fister. Surely ERod can make it back by right after the ASG break.
As I said on page 2, last night was, except for the late start, the perfect loss when the hitting and pitching were both absent.
In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
'Til we found a sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine
As PA said, this weekend series with the Devil Rays is now a 'thing'. We have a fair lead on them, but we do not want to let them have any glimmer of hope that they can overtake us.
Fister will stay in the rotation through the break because the team will need 6 pitchers the week after the break, due to a double header make up game.
That game was lame. Cashner was lucky AF.
At least we got Sale tonight.