For one night anyway, the David Ortiz of the last five seasons was back.
Big Papi blasted a grand slam over the monster (his second homer of the year) in the third and added an RBI single in the eighth. He hit the ball hard in his three outs too, it was a great sign in a 11-3 Sox win over the Texas Rangers at Fenway last night.
Dice-K (4-0) had his second so-so performance in a row but the Sox (11-7) bailed him out with the abundance of offense. Dice-K went 5.1 innings, giving up three runs (all earned) on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts. He left after giving up a two-run bomb to Hank Blalock.
Poor Texas (7-10), they still don't have any pitching. Maybe they never will. Starter Luis Mendoza was roughed up for seven runs (all earned) on five hits in three innings.
It was never much of a game after the fourth as Boston grabbed a 9-1 lead.
Jacoby Ellsbury (3 runs, 3 walks, RBI triple) had a productive night out of the lead-off spot. Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer into the monster, his first of the year. Sean Casey and Jed Lowrie (playing shortstop since Julio Lugo had the night off) each had two hits.
The teams meet tonight as Jon Lester opposes Jason Jennings in a game that screams 10-8.
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