ALDS: Red Sox Stopped Rays, 3 To 1

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	6	0
Rays	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: Ten men left on base
Rays highlight: One run
Rays lowlight: Three men left on base

My Comment: The Boston Red Sox move on to the American League Championship Series!! The postseason continues on Saturday in Boston. Don't know yet if it will be the Tigers or the Athletics, but just happy that the Red Sox will be in the next round. Congrats!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jake Peavy; Winning Pitcher: Craig Breslow (1)
TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Jeremy Hellickson; Losing Pitcher: Jake McGee
BOSTON: Save: Koji Uehara (2)

Red Sox: Wins 97, Losses 65, Percentage: .599

ALDS: Red Sox: Wins 3, Losses 1, Percentage: .750

Next game: ALCS, Saturday 12 October 2013, TBD, Detroit Tigers or Oakland Athletics, Fenway Park, TBD

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ALDS: Red Sox Stalled By Rays

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Red Sox	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	7	0
Rays	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	5	11	1

Red Sox highlight: Seven hits
Red Sox lowlight: Nine men left on base
Rays highlight: Two homeruns
Rays lowlight: One throwing error

My Comment: No ALDS sweep for the Red Sox, but they are still leading the series and can put it away tomorrow. Boston needs to get more hitting in the next game as the Rays had more hits than the Red Sox in this loss. You can do it team!

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Losing Pitcher: Koji Uehara (1)
TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Alex Cobb; Winning Pitcher: Fernando Rodney
TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Evan Longoria, Jose Lobaton

Red Sox: Wins 97, Losses 65, Percentage: .599

ALDS: Red Sox: Wins 2, Losses 1, Percentage: .667

Next game: ALDS, Tuesday 8 October 2013, 5:30 p.m.PT/8:30 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Jake Peavy

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ALDS: Boston Blasts Tampa Bay, 7 To 4

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Rays	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4	8	2
Red Sox	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	X	7	11	0

Rays highlight: Eight hits
Rays lowlight: Two throwing errors
Red Sox highlight: Two highlights
Red Sox lowlight: Five men left on base

My Comment: Two games down and one to go for the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS. Lots of hitting and homeruns by Big Papi. Now it's on to Tampa Bay on Monday for the next (and final?) game of this series. A sweep would be great!

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: David Price; Losing Pitcher: David Price
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (1)
BOSTON: Save: Koji Uehara (1)
BOSTON: Homeruns: David Ortiz (1, 2)

Red Sox: Wins 97, Losses 65, Percentage: .599

ALDS: Red Sox: Wins 2, Losses 0, Percentage: 1.000

Next game: ALDS, Monday 7 October 2013, 3:00 p.m.PT/6:00 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Clay Buchholz

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ALDS: Red Sox Roasted Rays, 12 To 2

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Rays	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Red Sox	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	4	X	12	14	0

Rays highlight: Two homeruns
Rays lowlight: Five men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Five runs in the fourth
Red Sox lowlight: Eight men left on base

My Comment: Thank you Rays for not knowing how to play Fenway Park's outfield. Tampa Bays's defense and Boston's offense combined to provide a first game win for the Red Sox. Let's hope such cooperation continues in the series, resulting in a sweep of Tampa Bay by Boston. Looking forward to it!

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Matt Moore; Losing Pitcher: Matt Moore
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester (1)
TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Sean Rodriguez, Ben Zobrist

Red Sox: Wins 97, Losses 65, Percentage: .599

ALDS: Red Sox: Wins 1, Losses 0, Percentage: 1.000

Next game: ALDS, Saturday 5 October 2013, 2:30 p.m.PT/5:30 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, John Lackey

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