This was actually a competitive game except for the fourth inning. That being said, when you score seven runs in one inning, you can usually get away with not scoring much for the rest of the game. Tonight was a good win, but tomorrow will be more difficult. A few thoughts are below.
- As usual, Hudson was great. He did a good job of relying heavily on his fastball the first time through the order. It paid off later when Hudson started throwing more breaking pitches, and their hitters hadn't seen many of those in their first at bat.