CLE 9, BOS 2: Joking aside
There was absolutely nothing to laugh about. Aaron Laffey was stellar out of the bullpen for the Cleveland Indians and any jokes made about Carl Pavano entering the contest were squashed, quickly.
Category: Game Recap
BOS 7, NYY 3: Message sent
Fine Jason Bay, next time I WILL pick you for the Star of the Game. I got the message. The New York Yankees, however, haven't.
BOS 6, NYY 4: Undefeated
New venue, same drama. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will always be eventful.
TAM 5, BOS 3: Speed kills
Ex-NFL color commentator John Madden -- not to be confused with Rays Manager Joe Maddon -- always said speed kills. He wasn't joking.
BOS 10, TAM 6: Green, Youkilis lead Sox
Nick Green isn't making Terry Francona's decision to play Julio Lugo over him easy while teammate Kevin Youkilis isn't making opposing pitchers' jobs on the mound any easier.
TAM 13, BOS 0: Roadblock
Even though Boston just recently had an 11-game winning streak snapped and beat the Cleveland Indians coming back from a 5-run deficit winning on a Jonathan Van Every homer in extra innings -- his first of his MLB career -- the Red Sox still have some things to figure out. Matt Garza is one and Josh Beckett is the other.
BOS 6, CLE 5: Jonathan did Van Every-Thing
Joe Castiglione needs to play the MEGA Millions tonight. So does Jonathan Van Every for that matter.
CLE 9, BOS 8: Snapped
Javier Lopez could use a mulligan.
BOS 3, CLE 1: Streak on
Jason Bay maybe stealing the "clutch" title away from David Ortiz.
BOS 4, NYY 1: Thieves
After Usain Bolt threw out the first pitch in Saturday's win against the New York Yankees, Jacoby Ellsbury wanted to remind everyone who the fastest person wearing a Boston Red Sox jersey really was.