8/14 Royal Slaughter

Last night, the Sox beat the Royals 12-2, and it really wasn't that close. The game was over after the Sox 8 run fourth inning capped by Jim Thome's homerun, the only homerun of the inning.

While scoring so many runs without the long ball was good to see, the most encouraging aspect of the game was Jon Garland's pitching. It is about time that the starting pitching started pitching the way they have been expected to. If they keep this up, Detroit's 5.5 game lead should shrivel up in no time.