The Second Cup: Seattle salvation

Finally! A Sox win in Seattle! I can’t use enough exclamation points here!! Allright, never mind. That got old fast. Luckily, the best writing about the team today didn’t.

Dice-K was looking good much of the first seven innings last night, as he was here dealing to Ichiro.

BOSTON HERALD

For once, bats life Dice-K- It didn’t take a ton, but as Herald writer Rob Bradford writes, the offensive support Dice-K received yesterday was a nice break.

Personal trainer part of package for Gagne - Bradford leads his notebook with an interesting note on how Eric Gagne has brought his trainer with him … both from LA to Texas, and now from Texas to Boston.

BOSTON GLOBE

Sox get lift from Schilling - Gordon Edes writes his feature piece about how Curt Schilling will shoot to be - and could be - the big impact pitcher the Sox have been looking for to take a firm grasp of the division, and AL chase.

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL

Options put Lopez on track for minors Sean McAdam leads his notebook with an interesting prognostication that lefty reliever Javier Lopez will be the odd-man out when Schilling is called off the DL tomorrow.

Schilling ready to return - McAdam’s daily feature piece is all about Schilling, and how he’s ready to be the equivalent of a deadline deal to add pitching help.

– Cameron Smith