Red Sox 3, Twins 2: Finally!

THIS kind of performance from That Clay Person is what Red Sox Nation has been waiting for years to see. Consistent, ice water in the veins, getting the job done kind of pitching…Getting his 5th win, which is more than anyone else in the starting 5 has, he pitched 8+ innings, throwing 104 pitches, 68 for strikes, giving up 2 runs (one inherited by Daniel Bard and allowed to score) on 5 hits while walking 1 and striking out 7… So, if he can sustain this goodness, the rest will take care of itself… In a move that surprises no one, except for the fact that it probably should have happened BEFORE his start on Tuesday night, Josh Beckett has been placed on the 15-day DL with lower back strain. Tito weighs in: “I think we all, as we talked through it, we realized that that was certainly the safest thing to do. You don’t have a crystal ball, and since you don’t, if you’re going to make a mistake, or you’re going to err, you better err on the ...