Red Sox Bail Out Smoltz

So, how much longer will John Smoltz stay in the Red Sox rotation?He did nothing to improve his case to stay, as the Baltimore Orioles banged him around pretty good last night. The Red Sox staked him to a 3-0 lead, courtesy of a two-run shot by David Ortiz last night. (He got a mixed ovation on his first at-bat. Red Sox fans cheering and Orioles fans booing.) This now makes two games since the list revelation and a home run in each.But the 3-0 lead disappeared, and the Sox fell behind 4-3, as Smoltz gave up homers to Nolan Reimold and Aubrey Huff. Jacoby Ellsbury also went deep, had three hits and stole a home run from Luke Scott in the sixth (pictured). But the Red Sox took the lead back when Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run shot in the seventh to put them ahead to stay.Ramon Ramirez (1 hit), Hideki Okajima (2 walks) and Jonathan Papelbon (1-2-3) pitched scoreless relief to wrap up the win, with Pap getting his 27th save.Smoltz got his second win with the Sox, but it was the offense th...