Ricky Romero and the Blue Jays were able to bail out another win against a struggling Red Sox offense. Romero went 8 and 1/3 innings which included a point in the game where he retired 17 straight Red Sox batters. Romero who has found himself on the short-end of plenty of games against the Red Sox so far in his career, slayed the dragon this time around.
Both teams only produced 3 hits a piece, as Red Sox ace Jon Lester also pitched an 8 inning complete game. With 3 runs allowed, the Red Sox struggled to get Lester the runs necessary to stage a comback after going down 2-1 in the 3rd inning.The Jays took a 2 run lead on a 2-run single by Yunel Escobar. Rajai Davis later added to this with a triple in the 8th inning which lead to an insurance 3rd run.
Out of the Red Sox top 6 batters, on Jacoby Ellsbury had a hit. The Red Sox 2, 3, 4, and 5 hitters combined for an anemic 0-15 with 10 batters left on base. The Red Sox producers are going to need to capitalize on opportunities when facing an ace like Romero.
The Red Sox now moved to 1-5 on the season and with the Boston media, everyone knows that if they don't start to win soon, the panic will kick in. Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox will be put to the test early to see how they can battle adversity.
The Red Sox who started off with a 6 game road trip head home to play the Rays who currently sit atop the AL East. The Jays will attempt to build off this 2-game winning streak when the 3-3 Orioles come to Toronto for 3 game series.
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