Someone has to stop playing the sleepy lullaby music in the clubhouse, because scoring four runs in their last five contests is totally unacceptable. It’s total blasphemy, an achievement that teeters on the ledge of citywide insanity.

In addition, the knee problems that designated hitter David Ortiz has been suffering from and the beleaguered legs of Red Sox outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and J.D. Drew only add to the overplayed soap opera of misfortune now showing at Fenway Park.

I mean, the only thing changing these days is their spring training venue. The Sox will reportedly move their spring operations to Sarasota. The move is mainly due to the fact that the Cincinnati Reds will join Arizona’s Cactus League.

The ninth-inning heroics April 29 were splendid. The smile on Youkilis’ face when he spanked the ball up the middle into center field was priceless. It was even more amazing to see David Ortiz round third and head home to score the winning run! But the true bright spot in the game was Jon Lester. He threw eight scoreless innings while allowing one hit, walking four and striking out six. He was finally hitting the outside corners against right-handed bats and had a bit more velocity on his pitches. Might he be turning the corner? We shall see.

The April 30 game was a good one as well. Another ninth-inning affair that culminated with a Jason Varitek single to center that scored Manny. Starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka looked great. He threw seven innings of two-hit, shutout ball. Plus, he walked two and whiffed four. Ortiz hit his fifth long ball of the year as he continues to scratch and claw his way out of his season long slump.

Last night we lost, as you all know. It was another putrid showing at the plate and I have nothing but horrible things to say about the infectious hitting plague that continues to incubate inside the fine woven uniforms that the Sox inhabit. I’m starting to worry.

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