Historic Night For Ellsbury As Bats Lead Red Sox To 9-2 Win

Red Sox center fielder, Jacoby Ellsbury steals his 5th stolen base of the game

The Red Sox beat the Phillies 9-2 yesterday and split the 2 game series at Philly. The Sox got a quick 4 runs in the first thanks to Pedroia, Carp, and Salty. The Phillies would get a 2 home run in the first but Morales was dominant from that point on, as the Red Sox would score 5 more runs in the game, including Gomes and Ortiz home runs. Morales (1-0), went 5 innings giving up 2 runs, 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 2 in his 2013 season debut, not bad, considering he only threw 79 pitches and could have went more innings, but it was his first start so we'll give the coaches a break on this decision.

Now, as for center fielder. number 2, Jacoby Ellsbury, former 2011 runner up MVP, had a historic night for himself and the Red Sox, stealing his 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, AND 21st base. In total he stole 5 bases in the game, setting a new club franchise record for the Red Sox, for the most stolen bases in a game. The former record holder of this? Jerry Remy.

Anyways Ellsbury was great at night at bat, also going 3-4 and a walk, raising his average back to the .268 range. And it looks as if Ellsbury has suddenly got out of this slump and gained confidence back in himself. Hopefully that's true and stays the same. Now as for the game tonight against the Yankees, Jon Lester (6-1, 3.34 ERA) will get the nod, against CC Sabathia (4-4, 3.96 ERA). Boston's other ace Buchholz was originally supposed to get the nod but he wasn't ready, sadly. But the good news is that he threw a bullpen session and felt fine and great, and will be ready to pitch Sunday. This game will be the first of three in this original classic Yankees-Red Sox series. The Yankees got swept by the Mets in a 4 game series, are on a 4 game losing streak, and are 3-7 in their last 10 game series. Let's go Red Sox! Extend the Yankees losing streak!

- DJ