I never thought I would even think this, but I am really looking forward to Wakefield coming back. Buchholz is in the lead to be shipped to the pen subject to recall to the rotation (gagging noises) if Smoltz continues to suck.
When he is hot at the same time as Pedroia, games like today's will not be uncommon for this team.
Unfortunately, with our pitching s***ing the bed today, this win is by no means a foregone conclusion.
That's the real reason why the offense is cooking right now. It's not so much the VMart thing. If Ellsbury had been doing this all year, there would have been no offensive slump.