Fassero got the ball in the top of the first inning and Wilton Guerrero struck out swinging to start. Mike Mordecai walked but Jose Vidro lined out to short. Vladimir Guerrero lined out to right to end the inning. Santana got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jeff Frye grounded out to short to start. Morgan Burkhart and Brian Daubach both struck out swinging to end the inning.
Lee Stevens struck out swinging to open the top of the second before Chris Widger flied out to right. Fernando Seguignol took strike three to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second when Nomar Garciaparra belted his 13th home run of the season to start. Carl Everett flied out to center before Troy O'Leary doubled to left. Manny Alexander grounded out to third but Scott Hatteberg got a base hit to left to score O'Leary. Darren Lewis forced Scott at second to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Terry Jones flied out to right to start the top of the third before Tomas De La Rosa grounded out to short. Wilton Guerrero also grounded out to short to end the inning. Frye lined out to right to start the bottom of the third before Burkhart flied out to center. Daubach walked and Nomar singled to left, but Everett popped up to third to end the inning.
Mordecai took strike three to start the top of the fourth but Nomar threw a grounder by Vidro away for an error. Vladimir Guerrero flied out to right but Stevens walked. Widger forced Stevens at second to end the inning. O'Leary popped up to third to start the bottom of the fourth before Alexander flied out to center. Hatteberg walked but Lewis flied out to right to end the inning.
Fassero fell apart in the top of the fifth as Seguignol hit a home run all the way to Neptune to start. Jones singled to right and de la Rosa dropped down a bunt to move him to second. Wilton Guerrero singled to left to score Jones to tie the game and Mordecai singled to center to chase Jeff. He lasted just 4 1/3 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. Rich Garces came in and Vidro struck out swinging before Vlad Guerrero forced his brother at third to end the inning with the game tied 2-2.
Frye got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the fifth but Burkhart flied out to left. Daubach struck out swinging but Nomar walked. Everett popped up to short to end the inning.
The Expos took command in the top of the sixth as Stevens got a base hit to center to start. Widger flied out to right but Seguignol went down hacking. Jones doubled to center to score Stevens and de la Rosa struck out swinging to end the inning with the Expos up 3-2.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the sixth as O'Leary grounded out to short to start. Alexander popped up to first but Hatteberg walked. Lewis walked and that was the end for Santana. Anthony Telford came in to face Frye and Jeff flied out to center to end the inning.
Hipolito Pichardo came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Wilton Guerrero struck out swinging. Mordecai popped up to first but Vidro drew a walk. Vladimir Guerrero forced his brother at second base to end the inning. Suddenly the Sox sprang to life in the bottom of the seventh with Peter Bergeron coming in for Seguignol. Burkhart walked before Daubach struck out swinging. Burkhart took second on a wild pitch and Nomar drew a walk. Everett struck out swinging and Expos manager Felipe Alou brought in Steve Kline to face O'Leary. The gamble backfired as O'Leary mashed a 3 run bomb to put the Sox on top. Alexander lined out to second to end the inning with the Sox up 5-3.
Troy puts the Sox up
Pichardo returned for the top of the eighth and Stevens lined out to left to start. Chris Widger struck out swinging and Bergeron grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Scott Forster came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Hatteberg took strike three to start. Lewis and Frye stroked back to back singles but Burkhart struck out swinging. Daubach was plunked to load the bases and chase Forster. Scott Strickland came in to pitch and Garciaparra got a base hit to left to score Lewis. Everett walked to score Frye but O'Leary flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 7-3.
Derek Lowe came in to close out the top of the ninth and Jones got a base hit to left to start. Andy Tracy pinch hit for de la Rosa and Jones took second on defensive indifference. Tracy and Wilton Guerrero both struck out swinging and Mordecai took strike three to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-3.
Hero of The Night is Troy O'Leary. His 3 run homer put the Sox up for good.
The Good:
Jeff Frye was 2 for 5 with a run scored.
Nomar Garciaparra was 3 for 3 with 2 walks, 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
Scott Hatteberg was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and an rbi.
Darren Lewis was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Hipolito Pichardo got the win with 2 scoreless innings.
Derek Lowe tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Manny Alexander was 0 for 4.
Rich Garces allowed a run in 1 2/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Brian Daubach was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked and was hit with a pitch.
Morgan Burkhart was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but walked and scored a run.
Carl Everett was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but walked and drove in a run.
Jeff Fassero lasted just 4 1/3 innings but allowed just 2 runs off 4 hits and 2 walks.
Final Thoughts:
Good win by the Sox even if Jeff Fassero can't buy a win at this point. The Sox need to beat up on the Expos big time and this come from behind win certainly helps. Pichardo saved the day this time as well as Derek Lowe after the Sox took the lead. The Sox are going to need a number two starter at the deadline with Brian Rose, Jeff Fassero and Pete Schourek not getting the job done. The offense is also still an issue but for now the mission is to get another starter. The Sox have two weeks before the trade deadline and now's a good time to start thinking about it. The win improved the Sox to 47-42, 1 game behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to sweep the series tomorrow night when Pedro Martinez (9-3, 1.51 ERA) takes on Javier Vazquez of the Expos. The game begins at 7:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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