An early lead melted away after a good start from Tyler Alexander as the Red Sox came back from a three-run deficit early to win 5-3 on Monday.
Alexander, aka Todd the Painter, did his job on Tuesday, as he usually does. For five innings he took advantage of yet another starting opportunity and blanked a lineup full of top tier right-handed hitters, mixing fastballs, cutters, and really good changeups to keep the Red Sox offense on lockdown. A nice double play turn in the fifth helped him out, but otherwise he had it under control on his own.