By the time Eric Chavez hit the game-winning HR off of Kyle Snyder in the 11th inning last night (2 AM this morning, technically), I was working on my 3rd or 4th nightmare of the evening.  MLB really needs to consider starting these west coast games at 8 PM Eastern Time.  I honestly don’t think the Californians would mind all that much.  Am I selfish?  Yes.  But, am I irrational?  Yes.

Anyway, I made fun of Danny Haren yesterday, so sure enough, he went 7 strong innings, giving up 2 runs on only 4 hits.  The Sox essentially had their entire bench in the starting lineup for this one, and the majority of the offense came from the two Dominican behemoths: David Ortiz and Wily Mo Pena.  Ortiz hit his first HR in what seems like an epoch, and he reached base 4 times, raising his OPS to 1050.  Pena went deep in the 7th, and also delivered the game-tying RBI in the 9th-inning, setting up the heroics of Chavez later in the game. 

Julian Tavarez was not very sharp at all.  And, in related news, Jon Lester pitched in his 9th rehab start of the year, and continues to toy with the AAA lineups. 

Jon Lester’s AAA numbers: 6 games started, 1.26 ERA, 28.2 innings, 18 hits, 20 Ks, 8 walks.  A change is nigh.

Tonight, the Sox will take a walk down memory lane, as the A’s send lefty Lenny DiNardo to the hill against Daisuke Matsuzaka.  DiNardo has been uncharacteristically effective this season.  Methinks it’s time the Red Sox make our old buddy regress to the mean.  (Who knew statistics could sound so threatening?) 

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