It didn’t start out as anything to scream about, at least not in the positive sense. The Boston Red Sox got out to an early two-run lead in the bottom of the first inning. Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price yielded a single and a walk to get the first two men aboard. Bane o’ my existence Victor Martinez then smacked a double off the Green Monster to drive in both runs of the frame. You may remember Martinez from his two-home run effort against Price and cocky dickhead victory lap in the 1-3 loss to the Crimson Stockings on Aug. 27.
The Rays got two back in the top of the third inning. With one out in the frame, John Jaso skinned a stand-up double down the left-field foul line to get aboard. Ben Zobrist then took the first pitch he saw to the seats in straightaway center field. Just like that, two straight pitches, the Rays were back in it and decided to take off without looking back.
This article appears in Sep 9-15, 2010.