Another day, another trophy. The Boston Red Sox, fresh off their four-game sweep of the New York Yankees and well into the greatest team turnaround in the history of sports, won their fifth straight game today, the first time this season they've won five straight.
Washington scored first and in the first, but both Contreras and Durbin homered in the bottom of the inning to give Boston a 4-1 lead. Abreu and Narváez both hit RBI sac flies in the second and third to make it 6-1, Boston, while Suarez struck out eight over six innings before giving up a two-run double. The bullpen held on (no Chapman appearance) and the Red Sox are a perfect 5-0 so far in this home stand.
The team dug themselves into a deep hole this season, so despite the 5-0 run, the Red Sox (37-46) are still in last place, 12 games back from idle Tampa Bay. And they're still only 17-25 at home. And not that it makes any difference to us, but it's still just so much fun to note, the Yankees lost to Detroit tonight, their fifth straight loss and eighth in their last ten games. Yankees suck.
Tomorrow, young Connelly Early (7-5, 3.59) will take the mound against the Nats' Cade Cavalli (4-4. 4.06). It will be Early's fist time pitching to the Nationals, just as it will be Cavalli's first start against Boston. Anything can happen. No one knows. But the Sox are 1½ run favorites to win the game.
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