Jarrod Saltalamacchia thought he'd try something a little different, you know, just to break up the routine a little bit.
Flamboyancy is not what this Red Sox team is about - this is a team built on grit, determination and centered on pitching and defense, so when one of their own strays at the plate, the other members of the "Singles Club" let him know about it.
So when the Red Sox catcher got it in his mind to pull a solo park job to right to break a 1-1 tie in the top of the fourth inning, his light hitting brethren were sure to remind him where he comes from.
We manufacture run around here, fella.
More impressive still is the unrivaled string of dominating pitching performances by both starter and reliever alike. Starters taking leads into the 6th inning or later, handing the ball over to Koji Uehara for an inning or two and then to interim closer Andrew Bailey, who threw one easy inning for his second save in as many tries.
Jon Lester was magnificent, holding up to the bar he set in his first two starts by going seven strong, of four hit ball with five strike outs and yielding 2 earned runs, leading the Sox to a series sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 6-3 victory at Progressive field on Thursday.
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