'13-19

W 3-2

Sox day games during the week are nice because they give me something to follow, but they're bad because I never follow as closely as I'd like to. It makes these write-ups difficult when I can't really picture anything that happened. Sure, an Alex Rios 2-run homer is self-explanatory enough. I guess my problem is that I don't know how the game really felt. Were the Sox in control the whole time? It doesn't really seem so. This is especially true because Quintana reached that dreaded 6th inning, and, just like every other Sox pitcher it seems, he started getting lit up.

I sometimes wonder if it's better to leave in a starter who had been having an otherwise good day, or to replace him with a hit-or-miss (is that a pun?) reliever. Obviously that answer changes with each case, but in general I just don't know. In this case, pulling Quintana worked, and the Sox held on for a 3-2 victory.

A final note: Addison Reed got the save, his first in what felt like a long time (really just since 4/16, but hey, that's quite a few games).

Stat of the Day: Jeff Keppinger's batting average is .188. Jeff Keppinger's on-base percentage is .183. That's impressive, but not the good kind of impressive.

Record: 8-12