American League East Standings: Wednesday 26 September 2012

American League East Standings

New York	90	65	.581
Baltimore	89	67	.571
Tampa Bay	85	70	.548
Boston	69	87	.442
Toronto	68	87	.439

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Red Sox Lead Fades Against The Rays

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

Rays highlight: Two homeruns
Rays lowlight: Five men left on base
Red Sox highlight: Four hits
Red Sox lowlight: Six men left on base

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Alex Cobb; Winning Pitcher: Alex Cobb
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester; Losing Pitcher: Jon Lester (14)
TAMPA BAY: Save: Fernando Rodney
TAMPA BAY; Homeruns: Carlos Pena, Ben Francisco

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 87, Percentage: .442

Next game: Friday 28 September 2012, 4:05 p.m.PT/7:05 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park, Aaron Cook

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No Red Sox Rally Against Rays

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

Rays highlight: One homerun
Rays lowlight: One throwing error
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: One fielding error

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: David Price; Winning Pitcher: David Price
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; Losing Pitcher: Clay Buchholz (7)
TAMPA BAY: Homerun: Jeff Keppinger

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 86, Percentage: .445

Next game: Wednesday 26 September 2012, 4:10 p.m.PT/7:10 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, Jon Lester

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Diamond Defined: Tag To “Time”

From the 2006 book, The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated, by David Nemec, I will present Rule 2 of the Code - the definitions of baseball terms - over the course of the 2012 baseball season. Today’s terms are: Tag, Throw, Tie Game, “Time”.

Tag – the action of a fielder in touching a base with her body while holding the ball securely and firmly in her hand or glove; or touching a runner with the ball, or with her hand or glove holding the ball, while holding the ball securely and firmly in her hand or glove.

Throw – the act of propelling the ball with the hand and arm to a given objective and is to be distinguished from the pitch.

Tie Game – a regulation game which is called when each team has the same number of runs.

“Time” – the announcement by an umpire of a legal interruption of play, during which the ball is dead.

Images:
Left: “Tie Game” graphic created by Adrean Darce Brent
Center: “Diamond Defined” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent
Right: Time illustration from the website njsfu.com
Below: "Red Sox Box" logo created by Adrean Darce Brent

American League East Standings: Sunday 23 September 2012

American League East Standings

New York	88	64	.579
Baltimore	87	65	.572
Tampa Bay	83	70	.542
Boston	69	85	.448
Toronto	66	85	.437

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Boston Barely Beats Baltimore, 2 To 1

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

Orioles highlight: One run in the fifth
Orioles lowlight: One fielding error
Red Sox highlight: Relief pitching
Red Sox lowlight: Eight men left on base

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Chris Tillman; Losing Pitcher: Luis Ayala
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Felix Doubront; Winning Pitcher: Junichi Tazawa (1)
BOSTON: Save: Andrew Bailey (6)

Red Sox: Wins 69, Losses 85, Percentage: .448

Next game: Tuesday 25 September 2012, 4:10 p.m.ET/7:10 p.m.ET, Tampa Bay Rays, Fenway Park, Clay Buchholz

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Boston Never Ahead In Extra Innings Loss To Baltimore

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

Teams	10th	11th	12th	Runs	Hits	Errors
Orioles	0	0	3	9	15	1
Red Sox	0	0	0	6	13	1

Orioles highlight: Two homeruns
Orioles lowlight: One fielding
Red Sox highlight: One homerun
Red Sox lowlight: One pickoff error

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Randy Wolf; Winning Pitcher: Tommy Hunter
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Aaron Cook; Losing Pitcher: Alfredo Aceves (10)
BALTIMORE: Save: Jim Johnson
BALTMORE: Homeruns: Mark Reynolds, Adam Jones
BOSTON: Homerun: Danny Valencia (3)

Red Sox: Wins 68, Losses 85, Percentage: .444

Next game: Sunday 23 September 2012, 10:35 a.m.PT/1:35 p.m.ET, Baltimore Orioles, Fenway Park, Felix Doubront

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