J.D. Drew heating up for Red Sox?

APJ.D. Drew runs out a triple to lead off the game for the Boston Red Sox last night. He finished a double short of the cycle.

Could this be J.D. Drew Time?

That's the question, after watching him tear into the Baltimore Orioles last night with a triple, home run and single in his first three at-bats, keying the Red Sox to a win and allowing Jon Lester to collect a much-deserved victory.

Drew now has at least two hits in three of his last five games, and has pushed his on-base percentage for the month of June over .420.

Still, his power numbers (10 home runs, .489 slugging percentage) for the season don't yet have a boost from anything resembling a 2008 June, when Drew turned into the Teen Wolf of Baseball, hitting .337/.462//1.309 with 12 home runs and 27 RBI. Can we make that happen again, J.D.? It'd be fun to see maybe .300/.420/1.000 this July. After that, you can turn right back into Michael J. Fox, working walks like it's nobody's business.

APBrian Roberts throws his bat after striking out against Jon Lester to end the fifth inning of last night's 4-0 Red Sox win.

In all seriousness, it's hard to complain about much of anything about last night's game. Especially the pitching, considering Jon Lester again looked like an ace and Jonathan Papelbon tied Bob Stanley's team record with 132 career saves. Their career numbers against Baltimore? Lester's 8-0 with a 2.18 ERA in 10 starts and Papelbon is 20 for 20 on save opportunities with a 0.39 ERA. That's just mean.

Two big concerns going forward: Mike Lowell's hip situation doesn't look good and Ramon Ramirez again struggled, failing to close out the game for the Red Sox when given a chance. After posting Nintendo numbers early in the year (four earned runs allowed in his first 26 innings), he has dropped back to earth in June, allowing seven hits and three home runs in eight innings. Why the long face, Ram-Ram?