Man, tough loss. I figured the bullpen would eventually cough up a run or two, but I was hoping that it would be a tail-end-of-a-blowout cough, not a lose-the-lead, blow-the-save moment. Arroyo looked sharp, but still I don’t blame Francona for going to the bullpen - who would? (Francona’s hook has been good since that Schilling grand-slam game. Hope that doesn’t change.) Man, I love that our long man would be an effective 5th starter on other staffs. Good to let Scott Williamson pitch the 8th after that bad 7th - hopefully it restored some of his confidence.
Pedro really not looking sharp. This won’t help his standing with the fans one bit.