One win against a good team (Philadelphia) when you're struggling doesn't even raise an eyebrow.
Two wins in a row against a good team (Philadelphia) when you're struggling looks like a fluke.
Three wins in a row against good teams (Philadelphia then Tampa Bay) makes you think there may be something to this.
Four wins in a row against good teams (Philadelphia then Tampa Bay) gets you excited for tomorrow's game.
That's really the best way to describe it right now, I'm actually looking forward to tomorrow's game instead of dreading it (worst case), or just being totally ambivalent to it (best case). The Red Sox are really starting to hit a stride that we had all hoped they would. Red Sox starters over the last 4 games, against very good lineups, have allowed one earned run. The Red Sox pitching staff has held Tampa Bay to one run in the last 18 innings, a season low in back to back starts for Tampa Bay (previous was 2 runs in 2 days against the A's on May 8 + 9, and that was on the road in Oakland).
Jon Lester is really establishing himself as the ace of the staff, and he's arguably the best left hander in the majors over the past few seasons. This year he's 6th in WHIP and tied for first in SO among left handed starters in the majors after tonight's start. And then there's Big Papi, with the following stats over the last 30 days:
AVG/OBP/SLG HR RBI
319/375/681 8 20
Things are indeed turning around...
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