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Red Sox vs Rays – From Worst to First
It’s easy to forget how bad things were for the Boston Red Sox only a year ago, but it doesn’t really matter as they dump the Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 win in a 3-1 series, thanks to some fantastic pitching, as their bats went quiet for a second consecutive game.
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The Beginning of a Comeback (Red Sox vs Rays)
If the Tampa Bay Rays beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 to get their first win of their ALDS series, staying alive in the playoffs, is about one moment, it has to be Jose Lobaton coming on to hit a walk off home run in the ninth. If it’s about more than that, it was the Rays finally being able to keep the Red Sox bats from getting their usual hot.
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An Offense That Doesn’t End (Rays vs Red Sox)
At the end of the day, it simply doesn’t look like the Tampa Bay Rays have quality pitching that’s enough to handle the non-stop offense the Boston Red Sox bring to the table this season and in this series, with game 2 highlighting the home run hitting ability of David Ortiz, helping his team take a 2-0 lead in the series.
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Over Before it Even Began (Rays vs Red Sox)
Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox was about mistakes and making the most of them, which went very well for the Red Sox, completing a 12-2 rout, getting a very strong performance from Jon Lester on the mound while Jacoby Ellsbury, Shane Victorino and Jarrod Saltalamacchia were busy bringing runners home.
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New York Yankees – Offense Doesn’t Mean Anything With Terrible Pitching
Instead of dominating in a series that could have pushed the New York Yankees back into contention for the AL East crown and a place in the playoffs, they became the first AL team to lose three consecutive home games despite scoring at least 8 runs in each of them.
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Max Scherzer Can’t Stop Winning & Striking Out Batters (Red Sox vs Tigers)
The Max Scherzer mystery tour just won’t stop, as the Detroit Tigers enjoyed another great day from their undefeated starting pitcher, while Victor Martinez became the first player to hit a grand slam home run against the Boston Red Sox this season, en route to a 10-3 win.
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A Success That Takes Getting Used to (Red Sox vs Orioles)
If last season’s postseason appearance wasn’t enough to prove the Baltimore Orioles are back, things aren’t that different in 2013, as their push to take the lead in the AL East took another step in the right direction, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-3 to make it a third game out of four in the series between the two teams going their way.
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David Nava Is Enough to Make the Difference (Red Sox vs Rays)
The Boston Red Sox came out of a tough series in Florida against the Tampa Bay Rays with their hand on top and a commanding lead in the AL East, thanks to one big home run from David Nava and another solid pitching performance from Alfredo Aceves.
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Big Hitting & Fighting in the Longest Night of the Season (Red Sox vs Rays)
In the center of the five-and-a-half hours long game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays stood John Lackey hitting Matt Joyce with a pitch, leading to the usual bench clearing event fans love to see (not that there were that many in attendance), but the bottom line was the AL East standing not changing by much.
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Clay Buchholz Can’t Stop Winning (Angels vs Red Sox)
The moment the Boston Red Sox stopped trying to compete with their big rivals using the same tactics, the sun came up over Fenway Park, and everything seems good and better again, while Clay Buchholz extends his perfect start to the season once again, keeping his team with the best record in the AL.