I was watching the pregame chat among the Red Sox announcers tonight, and they seemed excited that Roberts, Cabrera and Damon were batting 1,2,3. They thought it was great to have all that speed at the top of the order. Of course, there's a problem with speed; you have to get on base to use it. Tonight, those three went 0 for 12 with 1 walk. Meanwhile, the Sox won the game the old fashioned way; power pitching by Schilling and power hitting by the rest of the lineup.

Schilling struck out 7 and allowed 2 earned runs as he pitched a complete game. He only needed 116 pitches, as the Devil Rays did not show much patience at the plate (they only drew 1 walk). Meanwhile, the Sox scored 4 of their five runs on a two run HR by Varitek and a two run double by Mueller. Varitek scored from first on that double; I guess he's fast for a catcher. :-)