After two consecutive one-run wins, the Red Sox pound the Twins 18-5 this afternoon at Fenway. Boston knocked out 23 hits, 10 for extra bases. The pitches were so phat the Red Sox only drew two walks in the game.
Beckett gave up all five runs in five innings of work, but the Red Sox bullpen shutdown the Twins the rest of the way. The Twins came into the series with their pen as a strength, but they lose two games and put this one out of reach.
With the Yankees sweeping the Rays, the AL East gets a bit tighter. Boston is now 2 1/2 games out of first, and the Yankees four game behind the Sox. Once again, the top of the division depends on which team is home and which is on the road.
If Kubel catches those 2 balls in RF that game wouldn’t have been a blow out
Now that the Rays have showed a lack of hitting on the road,it will be interesting to see how tight the whole division is by the allstar break.With the Yankees sweep the Rays had their first pressure series on the road.One run in 2 games will not do against Boston or New York.The Rays have a lot more road games in the second half than the Sox.Sox 2 games out,Yanks on a roll,what a differance a weel makes.
The EvilRays have a really easy schedule for a while now though.