With Matsuzaka downing the Angels tonight, it only means good things for the Red Sox’s pursuit for October and another World Series trophy:
Matsuzaka’s Performance Spells Success For Sox Down the Road
This, without a doubt, may be the biggest game all season for the Red Sox. Maybe this is even the turning point for the Sox. Combine what Matsuzaka did tonight with your typical performance from Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz, and this may be the team to beat come October. While the offense finds its groove (barring Kevin Youkilis is OK after back spasms kept him out tonight), this team has just gotten 10 times scarier with Matsuzaka’s performance tonight.
It’s really easy to read into what Matsuzaka did tonight — he was just awesome. He was the best we’ve seen him all year, but will it last? He has three more starts this season to prove that tonight was not a fluke. If he proves it, the Red Sox are heading to October with perhaps the best rotation the 2009 postseason will see.
The Red Sox have 19 games remaining while the Rangers sit 5.0 games back in the American League Wild Card race.
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