Give credit to the Red Sox for making Talbot work hard, but for as much trouble as he got in throughout the game, he was able to get out of the jams with relatively little damage.  Opposing picture Daisuke Matzuzaka didn’t fair much better as the Tribe was patient with him.

Things really fell apart for the Sox when Dennys Reyes came out and wasn’t able to get an out. He hit two batters, and walked a third… all while throwing only a single strike.  Needless to say, Terry Francona was quick to get out their and try to stop the bleeding with a pitching change.  

It wouldn’t matter.

Tribe look to sweep tomorrow, early, at 12:05PM on STO and MLB Network.