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Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox

 

Date: September 4th, 2007

Time: 7:05 PM ET

Location: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

 

Pitching Matchup: Roy Halladay (14-6, 3.87 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (16-6, 3.29 ERA)

 

All of a sudden, the air is escaping from the American League East race.

On Monday, the Yankees lost their second straight game, and the Red Sox won their third straight. Now the Bronx Bombers, who were very much in the running for a 10th straight AL East crown only four days ago, must climb from seven games back with 24 games remaining if they want to top the Sox.

 

On Tuesday, Josh Beckett and the Red Sox host Roy Halladay's Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game series, with the chance to shrink their magic number to 17 (16 with a Yankees loss). Talk of eliminating New York this early might make New Englanders squeamish, but one inescapable fact remains: it's September now, and things have changed.

 

By how much?

 

Thanks to contributions from their young September callups, the Red Sox are rolling. Rookie Clay Buchholz's no-hitter on Saturday started the team on a three-game win streak, helping it rebound from a sweep at Yankee Stadium. Suddenly, with callup Jacoby Ellsbury driving the ball to all fields and fellow rookie Dustin Pedroia winning raves with his top glove work, the Red Sox are looking immune to the kind of crippling losing streak that the Yankees would need to overtake them.

 

"It's been fun to watch," Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said about a run powered by fresh faces. "We've talked for a few years now about how our biggest organizational challenge is to develop players who can come up in the middle of a pennant race and contribute. And we saw that happen [during the weekend]."

 

Consider this: the Red Sox's lead of seven games entering Tuesday is now baseball's largest. It's their largest lead in the AL East after 138 games since 1995. And, at 139 days, they are a lock to lead the division longer than Kevin Kennedy's 1995 division-winning Sox (141 days -- from May 13, 1995, until the end of the season).

 

Beckett, a top Yankees nemesis since the 2003 World Series, has a chance on Tuesday to bury New York even further back in the division, if not give the slump-busting Mariners a leg up in the AL Wild Card race. The Mariners beat the Yankees on Monday, ending a nine-game losing streak by pulling within a game of New York in the AL Wild Card standings.

 

One major obstacle stands in the way for Boston: Halladay. On Tuesday, a Beckett-Halladay showdown will tantalize more than just scoreboard watchers.

 

Mojo of the Day:

 

http://www.marseillefigs.org/images/exlax.jpg

 

Let's keep those runs coming!

mtbykr FCL Red Sox

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Red Sox

 

1. Julio Lugo, SS

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Mike Lowell, 3B

5. J.D. Drew, RF

6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

7. Jason Varitek, C

8. Coco Crisp, CF

9. Jacoby Ellsbury, LF

 

SP - Josh Beckett

 

Blue Jays

 

1. Vernon Wells, CF

2. Matt Stairs, LF

3. Alex Rios, RF

4. Frank Thomas, DH

5. Troy Glaus, 3B

6. Lyle Overbay, 1B

7. Aaron Hill, 2B

8. Gregg Zaun, C

9. John McDonald, SS

 

SP - Roy Halladay

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Why doesn't Tito just let Ellsbury leadoff again? What's his reasoning for putting Lugo there? You keep the speed in the same spots and just put Ellsbury where he'll most likely be for the next 10 years anyway... besides, Lugo should be 9th to begin with.

 

Whatever. I don't really care that much. Just win the game!

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Roy Halladay (32 games vs Boston, 9-10 with a 4.83 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 15 games, 4-6 with a 4.98 ERA)

Julio Lugo, 12 for 43 (.279 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, 8 Ks, 6 SBs

Dustin Pedroia, 2 for 15 (.133 avg) Double, RBI, Walk, K

David Ortiz, 21 for 72 (.292 avg) 6 Doubles, 5 HRs, 19 RBIs, 4 Walks, 10 Ks

Mike Lowell, 6 for 21 (.286 avg) 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, Walk, 4 Ks

J.D. Drew, 5 for 13 (.385 avg) 3 Walks, K

Kevin Youkilis, 10 for 29 (.345 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 4 RBIs, 5 Walks, 4 Ks

Jason Varitek, 13 for 57 (.228 avg) 4 Doubles, HR, 9 RBIs, 6 Walks, 17 Ks

Coco Crisp, 8 for 28 (.286 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks, SB

Jacoby Ellsbury, 3 for 3 (1.000 avg) Triple, HR, 2 RBIs, SB

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Royce Clayton, 2 for 8 (.250 avg) Double, 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Alex Cora, 3 for 15 (.200 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, Walk, 2 Ks

Eric Hinske, 2 for 9 (.222 avg) 2 RBIs, 4 Ks

Bobby Kielty, 2 for 7 (.286 avg) 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, SB

Doug Mirabelli, 2 for 14 (.143 avg) Double, HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks

Manny Ramirez, 19 for 71 (.268 avg) 4 Doubles, 3 HRs, 12 RBIs, 6 Walks, 15 Ks

 

Josh Beckett (8 games vs Toronto, 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA---Career at Fenway park in 32 games, 15-10 with a 4.54 ERA)

Vernon Wells, 8 for 24 (.320 avg) Double, 4 HRs, 6 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks

Matt Stairs, 2 for 14 (.143 avg) HR, 3 RBIs, Walk, 6 Ks

Alex Rios, 4 for 15 (.267 avg) Double, HR, 2 RBIs, Walk, 4 Ks

Frank Thomas, 3 for 17 (.176 avg) RBI, 5 Ks

Troy Glaus, 3 for 19 (.158 avg) 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 3 Walks, 7 Ks

Lyle Overbay, 7 for 23 (.304 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, 6 Walks, 5 Ks

Aaron Hill, 7 for 21 (.333 avg) 4 Doubles, 4 RBIs, 2 Ks

Gregg Zaun, 1 for 9 (.111 avg) Double, RBI, 2 Ks

John McDonald, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Walk, SB

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Sal Fasano, 0 for 3, K

Russ Adams, 1 for 9 (.111 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks

Reed Johnson, 1 for 10 (.100 avg) 2 Ks

Adam Lind, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double, K

Hector Luna, 3 for 6 (.500 avg) 3 RBIs

 

Halladay this season vs Boston in 5 games, 1-3 with a 5.98 ERA. At Fenway Park in 3 games, 1-2 with a 5.58 ERA. On the road in 13 games, 4-5 with a 4.74 ERA

 

Beckett this season vs Toronto in 3 games, 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA. At home in 15 games, 8-4 with a 4.18 ERA

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Pedroia really struggles against Halladay. It would have been cool to have Lowrie up here and he could start tonight.

 

yeah but most of those AB was early in the year when pedroia was struggling

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