Tough loss

Really tough loss for the Sox late last night. Started off with three runs in the first and I kind of thought maybe that would help them break out a bit, which big-run games tend to do to offenses sometimes. Instead, Dice gives up five in the bottom of the first and gets pulled with arm fatigue. Bullpen was great and the Sox wind up tying it at 5-5. I fell asleep around 2 a.m. and I guess they lost in the bottom of the 12th on an infield chopper. Their offense just looks pathetic right now and they're tough to watch. Dropped the first three series now and we'll have to wait and see on Dice-K. Gammons is saying Lowrie is going to be out more than that 15-day DL period he's on. Nick Green is not an everyday shortstop. Beckett's six-game suspension is a joke. How can a guy not get thrown out of a game and then get six games. If MLB decideds that's the case, the umps should be penalized for not making the right call.
The real problem with last night's game is that it totally screws up this afternoon's. The bullpen is completely taxed and with Wakefield on the bump today, it could go either way. Francona has probably already told him it's his game no matter what and he'll need to take it on the chin and eat up innings even if he isn't pitching well.