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Now that the fiasco that was purchasing my new home is complete, I can resume my normal duties with posting in this blog with some more consistency. Last night I took the liberty of staying up to watch Boston take a 2-1 lead in their series with the Oakland Athletics. That victory was mostly on the back of solid pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka. Dice-K went six and two thirds of an inning giving up only one run and striking out nine. The rest of the pitching might was flexed by the primary set up man and closer in Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon, who actually came in at the end of the eighth inning.

David Ortiz continued his hitless streak of going 0-for-11 this season. Hopefully his search for his first hit can end tonight. After coming back from an injury you would hope this wouldn’t be the start of some confidence issues for Big Papi. Although I’m sure most people are must making a mountain out of a mole hill with this one. As far as the actual run production went, Jacoby Ellsbury drove in Kevin Youkilis in the fifth and Jason Varitek doubled in the go ahead run (Youkilis again) in the sixth to give the Sox the lead for good.

Notes
-Speaking of Youk, he extended his errorless streak into a tie with Steve Garvey for the Major League record. Youkilis has played in 193 games without a charged error. He also won his first Gold Glove in 2007.

-Last postseason’s most clutch pitcher Josh Becket is expected to start Sunday in Toronto against the Blue Jays. In his final rehab start in Fort Myers he went five innings, allowing one run on only two hits and no walks.

-The line up has already seen a few changes with JD Drew already showing signs of being an injury issue. Drew should be back in the lineup by the end of the week after recovering from a lower back strain.

-World Series Game Four difference maker Bobby Kielty has decided to stay with the Sox and will more than likely end up in AAA Pawtucket. After he found out that he wouldn’t make the major league roster, he was informed by his handlers that there were no other opportunities for him to play at that level. Big shock.