Red Sox drop one to Mariners... Literally

Lester's amazing performance foiled by rookie error...

In the bottom of the 6th inning Jon Lester gave up his first hit of last nights game. This wasn't just any hit, this was simply a pop fly to center field that is usually a routine out. Unfortunately for Lester instead of getting the out Eric Patterson drops the ball in typical "Little League" fashion. This first hit clearly got to Lester because the very next batter hit a two run home run, giving the Mariners their first two runs of the game.

This was game three of a four game series against the Mariners in which the Red Sox have won the first two games. Tonight the Sox play game four before heading to California to take on the Angels. Once the Sox play three games against the Angels they will finally come back to Boston for a series versus the injury plagued Tigers (Magglio Ordóñez broke his right ankle last night sliding into home). These are games the Sox have to win to start getting back into the race int he AL East that the Yankees are currently winning. This will be an up hill battle for the Sox, but I truly believe they can come back and get that final play-off spot.

Now that Josh Beckett is back into the picture we will have a better chance of pulling off a win every fifth day. In his first start back he got 5 strike outs in only 5.2 innings. it was a solid game back, and a great win for the team. We can only hope that his presence will boost the moral of the team, and having some veteran leadership will charge the team to go on a winning streak.

In other news as you can see the first edition of BosYork sneakers are in. These bad boys were made during the Playoffs, but unfortunately didn't get here until this week. They are inspired by the Celtics and will be my official Celtics watching sneakers moving forward. Let me know what you think of them, and if you have any ideas for what the Red Sox pair should look like.