Papelbon saves the game

Don't worry. After two straight losses and blown saves, Jonathan Papelbon righted his ship to preserve a 5-2 Sox win before 33,839 at the Metrodome.

The Sox closer had an easy inning, including a strikeout, a broken-bat ground ball out, and finally a 92 m.p.h. fastball past pinch hitter Craig Monroe for the final out. Of course, the bizarre also entered the mix when Mike Lamb hit the roof on a popup in front of the mound with two outs, which put him on first base. He took second on defensive indifference, but it didn't matter.