Sox Regain Division Lead Heading Into the All-Star Break

With the 7th straight loss by the Rays and another home victory for the Sox today, Boston sits atop the A.L. East. Dice-K earned the win going 6 scoreless innings and allowing just 4 hits. He did walk 6 batters and pitched himself out of a few jams in the game. The pen kept it a shutout until Papelbon came in for the 9th where he gave up 3 hits, a run, and allowed the go ahead run to come to the plate before recording his 100th career save. The Sox offense was fairly quiet scoring just 2 runs on 7 hits but once again J.D. had an extra-base hit.

Sox Win 2-1 BOX SCORE