In his first game back since June 19, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a surprisingly decent an unagitating outing, as the Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of the United States of North America, 4-1. The multi-million dollar man notched over six shutout innings, giving up only three hits. Unfortunately, he walked just as many batters, but the five strikeouts on 93 pitches were certainly a step in the right direction.
Jonathan Papelbon has not been a sure thing for the Boston Red Sox this season.
After a shaky start against the Texas Rangers, Josh Beckett returned to form against Oakland.
The John Smoltz experiment is failing, miserably.
Jon Lester improved to 9-0 in his career against the Baltimore Orioles with the help of the long ball.
Brad Penny pitched six plus innings allowing just five hits and one unearned run to stop Boston's five game losing streak.
Boston has made a couple of moves before the trade deadline but the best move to break this slump will be a day off and a return home.
Josh Beckett did all he could to give the Boston Red Sox a lift.
David Murphy and Jarrod Saltalamacchia's back-to-back homers put away the Boston Red Sox and John Smoltz in the sixth inning.
If Roy Halladay gets traded he definitely left Toronto Blue Jays fans a splendid last impression.