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Game 154: September 21, 2007 Red Sox 8 W: Josh Beckett (20-6)H: Manny Delcarmen (10)H: Javier Lopez (12) 91-63, 1 game winning streak31-14-5 series recordDivisional magic number: 7Postseason magic number: 2 Devil Rays 1 L: Scott Kazmir (13-9) 63-91, 4 game losing streak15-29-6 series record Highlights: The one thing old school about Tropicana is that the bullpens sit in foul territory without heed to safety or common sense. In the fifth, Jacoby Ellsbury hurtled his body into the Red Sox bullpen at full speed, blithely maneuvering over pitchers’ mounds, training equipment, and chairs. As he slid over the hills the ball precariously peeked out of his glove. He lay supine near the left field wall surrounded by relievers; the rookie outfielder was seemingly in shock over the rashness of his decision to pursue Greg Norton’s fly ball regardless of consequences. A few of the pitchers made the out sign; Ellsbury had held on for the second out. Josh Beckett became the 27th man to win 20 or more regular season games for the Red Sox in a season. Early in the game it didn’t seem likely that Beckett would endure for the required innings for a decision. He threw...
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