Alright, I'm not gonna get on here and overreact as much as some people have, but I am a bit concerned after this latest setback and I think you should be, too.

First off, the Sox's undisputed ace of the playoffs thus far - rhymes with shmester - got pretty soundly smacked around to the tune of 5 runs (4 earned) and 2 homers in 5.2 innings. He did manage 7 Ks and walked only 2, so all hope's not lost when it comes to Lester and his potential Game 7 start. Next, the cold bats through two games just got colder toni... uhh, I mean today. (Thanks for the 4 PM start time, TBS!) Ellsbury went 0-for-3 out of the leadoff spot, while both Papi and Tek had a strikeout and 3 men left on base apiece. Combined, all three are sitting at 0-for-34 on the series, with Ellsbury being the worst of them all at 0-for-14. The Sox don't typically expect much out of Tek in the way of offensive production, but if Ellsbury and Papi continue to stall at the plate, this series could be over sooner rather than later.

Meanwhile, in the other dugout, every member of the Rays' starting lineup had a hit and they were led by the 2-hit performances of B.J. Upton, Akinori Iwamura, Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar. Lester's counterpart, Matt Garza, was solid through 6 innings (1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K), and the Rays closed out the game using just Howell and Jackson, so the 'pen should be well-rested for tomorrow's 8:07 game.

Wake will get the nod tomorrow as he matches up against 13-game winner Andy Sonnanstine. Wake was beaten by the Rays in two of his three starts against them this year and received a no-decision in his third, but in only one start was he truly brutal against them (Sept. 17 - 2.1 IP, 6 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3 HR allowed), so he should at least give them a chance to even the series at twos.