My heart can't stand much more of this!

Globe photo
Another day, another great game for the Sox! After the incredible comeback on Sunday, I figured last night's game to be a let-down. Not only from the emotions of Sunday, but also because the Tigers played a late game Sunday night and flew into Boston in the wee hours of Monday morning. I thought they'd be tired out and we'd have a rout.

But they put up a good fight for most of the game. Their pitcher, Grizzly Adams, oops, I mean Nate Robertson, was sharp for several innings. But the Sox chipped away, and dealt the death blow in the 8th inning when they scored 4 runs. Three RBIs went to Julio Lugo - who hit a triple with the bases loaded. Yeah!

The story of the game, though, was the complete game pitched by Daisuke. 124 pitches, 5 strikeouts, 6 hits (one of which was a home run by Granderson). He didn't look as dominating as previous outings, but he looked like a more complete pitcher. He didn't fall apart as he has in some other games; recovered from the homerun quickly. It was our first CG of the year - we only had 3 last year, but I suspect we'll see more than that this year.

The high five line at the end was the best - a great mixture of bows (see photo) and hugs. Daisuke is so funny when someone grabs him for one of those man-hugs - especially if it's Ortiz doing the hugging. He just kind of hangs there like a rag doll, completely unsure of what to do! But he does seem to be getting into the spirit of things. His teammates seem to have embraced him,and he's hugging back!