Royals Come Back on Boston

The Sox were finally gonna gain some momentum. In the fourth, Youk singled, Papi doubled and newcomer Adrian Beltre grounded out for one RBI. Then J.D. Drew homered and bam! The Sox were up 3-0. Clearly this was the beginning of a rout against perennial doormats, the Royals. But no. The Sox bullpen blew it again. This time the goats were Hideki Okajima and Daniel Bard as they gave up one run a piece, and the Royals took the lead 4-3.

Going into this series I figured the Sox would win two of three. The lone loss would possibly be today against Zack Greinke. Now Josh Beckett definitely has to man-up and best Greinke tonight. I know it's early, but if the Sox fall to 1-4 there has to be at least some cause for concern. Boston needs something to feel good about during the first week of the season. I'll tell you one thing; Boston cannot afford to be as dismal on the road as they were last year. I don't see how you can be that bad year-in and year-out on the road and still end up in the post season.