THAT WAS SWEEP!

Let's see. Well, that's a sweep of the Yankees and the Red Sox 10th win in a row. Ah, life is good in the Nation. In a Sunday night game that featured young Justin Masterson filling in with another solid performance as a spot starter and a steal of home by Jacoby Ellsbury the Sox notched a 4-1 victory sending the Yankees out of town wondering what hit them this weekend. As it stands right now the Red Sox are on fire while the Yankees are struggling to stay above .500.

WHAT WE LIKED:

* Masterson was really solid in 5.1 innings of work. The kid is still on a pitch count as he fills in Dice-K. He tossed 96 pitches allowing one run on six hits and he struck out 4. He's now 2-0 as a starter.

* Masterson left with runners at first and second with one-out. It looked like trouble, but Hunter Jones came on to introduce himself to the Fenway Faithful by getting a strikeout and a fly ball to end the threat.

* He's still not hitting home runs, but Big Papi is at least driving in runs now. His two-run double in the fifth gave the Sox a 3-1 lead. Ortiz tied the game in the third with sac fly.

* Ellsbury almost stumbled into an out, but he managed to keep his balance long enough to touch the plate ahead of the tag on a straight steal of home plate. That made the score 4-1 and completely knocked the Yankees on their heels.

WHAT WE DIDN'T LIKE:

* Sorry, I'm just to happy now to complain!

The Sox head out for a nine-game roadie beginning tomorrow in Cleveland. Boston takes on Cleveland in three before heading to Tampa Bay for a four-game set folowed by two in the Bronx.