Last weekend we watched the Boston Red Sox be swept by the Tampa Bay Rays to make it 10 straight losses for our team. However during that game, the benches cleared. Since then, the Red Sox have been playing inspired baseball.
Brock Holt went 4-for-4 with four doubles and two RBIs while Jon Lester struck out 12 over seven innings to help the Red Sox to a 4-0 win and a sweep of the Rays at Fenway Park. It’s also their seventh straight win.
Since Will Middlebrooks went down with a fractured finger, Holt has solidified the Red Sox leadoff position. And while unfortunate for Mike Carp, who has a fractured foot, Holt will remain in the lineup as the primary first baseman until Mike Napoli returns from his injuries.
Garin Cecchini was called up to provide an extra body on the bench on Sunday and got into the game after Dustin Pedroia was ejected from the game. Cecchini picked up his first big league hit, an RBI double in the 7th inning.
His PawSox roommate, Alex Hassan, also made his big league debut yesterday and had his first MLB hit.
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For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSN New England, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.
And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to the Tampa Times and Tampa Tribune websites.
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