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Game 93: July 21, 2009 Red Sox2L: Josh Beckett (11-4)55-38, 4 game losing streak Rangers4W: Tommy Hunter (2-1)H: Jason Jennings (10)H: Darren O’Day (12)S: C.J. Wilson (9)51-41, 3 game winning streak Highlights: Last night the Yankees won and the Red Sox lost, dropping Boston from the top spot in the AL East for the first time since June 8. Weak ground outs to the infield. Line drives that find outfielders’ gloves. Dribblers that turn into double plays. Boneheaded baserunning. Fly ball outs to the warning track. Runners stranded in scoring position. Pitching well enough to win but still losing.Sadly, I could copy and paste these events and just insert different players’ names and I would accurately summarize the past four losses.Today there are new names that will hopefully used in conjunction with phrases like timely hitting, three-run shot for the lead, and heads-up running on the basepaths.The Red Sox traded Sea Dogs’ shortstop Argenis Diaz and Drive’s right-handed starter Hunter Strickland for Adam LaRoche. Strickland was selected in the 18th round of the 2007 amateur draft and Diaz signed as an international free agent in 2003. With the recent signings of shortstops Jose Iglesias from Cuba and Jose Vinicio from...
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