Is Dice-K A-OK? Griping Pitcher Could now be a Weapon for the Sox

Six innings, three hits, five strikeouts, three walks and zero runs against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, they with the torturously long but legally compliant name.  Is Dice-K A-OK?  The enigmatic pitcher, who complained about how the Red Sox were allowing him to train, as he rehabbed a fatigued shoulder,  could be just what the doctor and Red Sox fans ordered if he keeps up his performance and doesn't revert to his previous form of this season.  Matsuzaka lowered his scary ERA number to 7.02, shaving it from 8.23 where it was after his last start on June 19, against the Atlanta Braves, when he went only four innings,let up six earned runs, walked four and struck out only two. while yielding eight hits.  If Matsuzaka can continue performing at this level, he, John Lester and Josh Beckett, could form a very formidable one-two-three punch in the playoffs.  As it stands now, if the Red Sox are able to hold onto the Wild Card lead, their opponent in the American League Division Series would be none other than those Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.