Before a nationwide audience on ESPN tonight, Sox starter Edwin Jackson pitched seven effective innings, scattering nine hits while striking out six and allowing just one earned run, helping the Sox cruise to a 4-1 victory over the Tigers. While I most certainly appreciated his pitching performance tonight, I can also see some of the reasons why so many teams gave up on him. ESPN color analyst Rick Sutcliffe did a great job of breaking down his delivery by pointing out the flaws in it, which often times will lead to his erratic and inconsistent starts. However, he showed a lot of poise in being able to work out of each tough jam he got himself into tonight. Keep him in the five slot in the rotation, and I think he's going to be just fine.
Tonight's win was nice, and it will be even better if the Sox can put the nail in the Tigers' coffin tomorrow afternoon. Meanwhile, congratulations to Edwin Jackson for getting his first win in a Sox uniform, and may it be the first of many more to come.
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