When Gregg Dobbs let a tailor-made double play ball slip through his legs and into the outfield in the fourth yesterday, I reached first for a glass of ginger wine, then for the media guide to check on Dobbs' contract. Sorry, Dobber, but really! That error allowed two runs to score and gave the Red Sox a 3-0 edge. Until the ninth, when the Phillies finally scored a run, they didn't need much else. Tim Wakefield, filling in for the injured Josh Beckett, kept the Phillies off balance all day with his fluttering knuckleball. Kevin Youkilis, meanwhilie, led the Red Sox charge against Roy Halladay, who lasted just six. The Red Sox won easily 8-3.
The series was the typical start to interleague play. Cole Hamels was outstanding in game one, then the Sox took things in hand the next two games. The annual interleague swoon already seems to be upon us.
