Clearing the Bases Blog Index
August 21, 2007
Magic Number now at 33

That persistent Angels lineup, which was a problem for the Red Sox over the weekend, came through against the Yankees late Monday night (into Tuesday morning). Rookie catcher Ryan Budde upped his average to .167 with the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning.

With Dustin Pedroia and Mike Lowell coming thorugh for Boston (not to mention Tim Wakefield), the Red Sox bumped their lead back to five games

Tonight, the Yankees and Mike Mussina must face Kelvim Escobar (13-6, 2.68), while the Red Sox and Jon Lester oppose Andy Sonnanstine (2-8, 6.17). Of course, Sonnanstine ended a personal 8-game losing streak by beating the Red Sox in Boston last week.

While the Red Sox increased their lead, the Sea Dogs saw their push to the playoffs continue to stall. Portland lost again Monday and holds only a one game lead over the Fisher Cats for a playoff spot.

Minor league note of the day: Since lefty Abe Alvarez went to the bullpen at the All-Star break in Pawtucket, he has allowed 5 hits and no runs in six games (9 1/3 innings).

Posted at 05:33 AM

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Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox—when he's not coaching Little League baseball.

He is married to Nancy, and the couple recently completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child.



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