Red Sox Bats Come Alive

For the first time in exactly a month the Red Sox managed to score double digit runs in defeating the Miami Marlins 10-2.

Unfortunately it wasn't an all around effort with 3 of the 8 starters not contributing on the stat sheet. Even so it's a good sign for a struggling offensive.

The biggest contributor was 1B David Ortiz who went 2-2 driving in 3 runs and connecting on his 15th home run of the season. It was a solo shot in the 4th that gave the Sox an early 2-0 lead.

Adrian Gonzalez who was 0 for in the last 4 games went 3-5.

Felix Doubront pitched 7 strong innings for the victory. Doubront didn't allow a hit until Jose Reyes stepped to the plate with 2 out in the 5th. On the 82nd pitch of the night Reyes hit a high fly ball over the LF fence ending the no-hit bid and cutting the Sox lead to 4-1.

Doubront came out for the 7th but was clearly running out of gas. He allowed a lead off single to Hanley Ramirez before Giancarlo Stanton doubled. After a pop out Justin Ruggiano ground out to Aviles at short. Stanton made a base running error trying to advance from 2nd to 3rd. With the play right in front of him Aviles threw to third and got Stanton easily for the 2nd out. A run scored on the play cutting the lead to 4-2. Doubront then got a fly out to end the inning and his night.

In the Top of the 8th the Red Sox sent 11 men to the plate scoring 6 times. Nick Punto led off, pinch hitting for Doubront, with a double. Four straight singles by Podsednik, Pedroia, Gonzalez and Ortiz plated 3. A sac fly by Salty scored another before Punto came up again and singled in 2.

There was some minor controversy in the bottom of the 8th when Bobby Valentine pulled Vincente Padilla after one pitch (a single to Brett Hayes). Padilla seemed miffed that he was being pulled after 1 pitch and such a large lead.

The Red Sox are now 31-32 for the season.