BOS 9, LAA 8: A-Gonz and Done It Again

Alex Gonzalez earned himself a valuable pair of singles, as the Red Sox checked off their seventh victory in just eight days, against the Los Angeles Angels, 9-8. Watching A-Gonz at the center of the home plate pig-pile still takes some getting used to, but after almost 80 hits in nearly 100 games with the Sox this season, Gonzalez has found his place back in Boston, knocking in a two-run single as part of a five run sixth inning, and then again with the walk-off single to end the game. With the Red Sox trailing by one in the bottom of the ninth, Angels' closer Brian Fuentes made quick work of Jason Bay and Mike Lowell before falling apart, allowing four straight base-runners (two on singles, two on walks). The table was set, and Alex Gonzalez was the one that came to dinner. Paul Byrd's pitch count continues to be an issue, as the starter threw 54 pitches in just his first three innings of work -- allowing for nine hits and three earned runs in his 5.1 innings. Joe...