Red Sox Over Orioles, 3 to 1

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

Orioles highlight: One homerun
Orioles lowlight: Three men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Complete game
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base

My Comment: Boston avoids being swept and gains a place in the postseason. Haven't been able to write that Boston is going to the post-seaon since 2009. It's a nice bookend - ended the first season of the blog with a postseason trip and ends the last season of the blog with a postseason trip. Let's hope there's a World Series Championship to celebrate!

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Chris Tillman; Losing Pitcher: Chris Tillman
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: John Lackey; Winning Pitcher: John Lackey (10)
BALTIMORE: Homerun: Adam Jones
BOSTON: Homerun: Stephen Drew (13)

Red Sox: Wins 93, Losses 61, Percentage: .604

Next game: Friday 20 September 2013, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Toronto Blue Jays, Fenway Park, Jon Lester

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Blue Jays Bomb Red Sox

TORONTO: 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 8 11 0

BOSTON: 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 - 7 14 1

An incomplete rally for the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays take the second game of the three-game series. It was homerun derby time in Fenway Park today, but unfortunately it was the Blue Jays who supplied most of the long balls, with fifty percent of Toronto's blasts coming from one player. Although the Red Sox did manage to out hit the Blue Jays, it was the Toronto balls leaving the field that hurt Boston. Another rough start for Boston pitching - hope these last few games will shake out the problems and that they will be well-prepared for the postseason. Good to see aggressive play on the bases by the Red Sox (two steals today) - that intense attitude will most definitely be needed when Boston plays the Angels next week. Yes, playing the Los Angeles Angeles is no longer a speculation - BOSTON CLINCHES AL WILD CARD!!! See you soon Los Angeles!

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TORONTO: Starting Pitcher: Ricky Romero, Winning Pitcher: Ricky Romero

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Losing Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (4)

TORONTO: Save: Jason Frasor

TORONTO: Homeruns: Jose Bautista, Adam Lind (three), Aaron Hill, Kevin Millar

BOSTON: Homerun: J. D. Drew (22)

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RED SOX: Wins: 91, Losses: 66, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Wednesday 30 September 2009, 4:10 p.m. PT, Toronto Blue Jays, Fenway Park, Tim Wakefield