First Place In Sight

The Red Sox recorded their league leading 14th shutout tonight against Tampa Bay. Jon Lester had "ace" stuff once again pitching into the eighth inning before turning it over to Paps for the save. Boston scored three runs in the 1st including a homer by Jason Bay, but would not score another run in the game. Kotsay had two hits on the game and Coco went 3-3 Is there a batter hotter that Crisp right now? With the win the Red Sox move to within 1/2 a game of the Rays. They are also 1 game behind the Angels for the best record in the league.

Red Sox Win 3-0 BOX SCORE