Tek hits a tater and the Sox go up 2-0

...no seriously, Jason Varitek followed up on Jason Bay's earlier solo shot in the inning with one of his own...weird right? That gives Tek a 3 game hitting streak and raises his average to .216...unfortunately for Red Sox Nation...this is news.

Sox are up 2-0 in the 3rd and with the Rays taking on the Angels this week, hope to make up some ground in the East. (Rays are currently up 2-1 in the 3rd)

ITM note:
-JD Drew is not in the lineup tonight as they wait to see how his back reacts to a few days of rest. A stint on the DL is unlikely, but we are talking about JD Drew here so no one knows for sure (see Nomar).
-Still no real word on Mike Lowell outside of the fact that he is still sore.
-Yanks are idle tonight.