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The force was not strong in this one. The Red Sox have lost their last four games, all against divisional opponents. They went from first in the AL East to last place in nine days. Hanley Ramirez chased down James Loney’s fly ball and smashed into the wall holding the left field seats. He held onto the ball for two steps, but this is not football and that is an old rule anyway. Ramirez, the only consistent force on the offensive side for the Red Sox, left the game and is day-to-day. Steve Souza, Jr. also found himself hitting the wall in the first inning. His impact was a feeble bump after a half-hearted leap for Dustin Pedroia’s line drive. The gentle love tap caused the rookie to drop the ball and allowed Pedroia to reach second. Xander Bogaerts notched his second triple of the season in the second inning, driving in his team’s only run of the game. Bogaerts and Pablo Sandoval almost collided on Asdrubal Cabrera’s pop-up. The Red Sox are out of sync at the rubber, on the field, and in the box. They can rally around Ramirez’s absence or wither. Game 26: May 4, 2015 Tampa...
Game 133: August 29, 2007 Red Sox 3 L: Josh Beckett (16-6) 80-53, 2 game losing streak27-12-5 series record Yankees 4 W: Roger Clemens (6-5)H: Luis Vizcaino (10)H: Kyle Farnsworth (13)S: Mariano Rivera (22) 74-59, 2 game winning streak22-19-2 series record Highlights: David Ortiz’s shoulders are broad but they can only carry his team so far. He homered in the sixth to break up the no-hitter and shutout in one fell swoop. Kevin Youkilis shared the load with his two-run longball in the eighth, drawing the Red Sox within one run, but no others partook of the burden. Kudos to the Yankee fans for changing their “Boston sucks” mantra to “Red Sox suck.” “The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner. Now I am the Master.”— Darth Vader, Star Wars Unlike Darth Vader, this time Josh Beckett did not capitulate to the dark side and strike down his idol, Roger Clemens. The wiser, calmer Beckett returned to the scene of his World Series triumph, his face less boyish and his approach more studied. If only the lineup supporting him showed the same deliberation with their at bats. Against Clemens they compiled just two...
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