Final Score: Boston Red Sox 10, Arizona Diamondbacks 3Hey! There's the offense! Welcome back, guys. Kicked off by a home run on Lugo on the sixth pitch of the game and lead by J.D. Drew's three for five, two home run, seven RBI explosion, there was more than enough hitting to keep Josh Beckett comfortable and in command for eight innings and his ninth win. After the losses in Oakland and Thursday's white-knuckler, it was very, very nice to have a smooth win.
So, J.D...was last night your breakout, or will this game be a flash in the pan - or even worse, a fluke series bolstered by your stellar numbers (OPS over 1100) against Arizona over the past three years? Are you living a case of sibling rivalry with your younger brother, Arizona shortstop Stephen? If so, can we trade for him and keep him on the bench so you keep hitting this way?
Since the science of predicting hot streaks is non-existent and statistics can only say that Drew should put up some nice numbers this year, there's no way of knowing whether or not last night was a fluke or the start of something wonderful. Color commentators (generally former ball players themselves) and newspaper columnists always seem to put the start of a hot streak on unmeasurable things like seeing the ball better, feeling more confident, etc. Drew has all of those things going for him right now - how could he not after knocking in most of last night's runs - and he's got two more games against Arizona to get some more hits and feel even better about his swing. I'm putting the money on Drew breaking out.
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