Out of Texas and Out of the Playoffs

Sure it's mid-August, but the Sox just don't look that good. Lose 4-3.

The Sox left Texas yesterday, thank god, and fled the country. The Olde Towners just didn't have it in Arlington and lost the game, the series, and the wild card lead. It's always up to the Ace to stop the bleeding, and after leaving Texas yesterday the Sox will look for some big help from a Texan tonight, in Josh Beckett.


Bos (66-51) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Tex (66-50) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 1

Tazawa (L) 5.0IP 10H 4ER
Okajima 2.0IP 0H 0ER 1K
R. Ramirez 1.0IP 1H 0ER 2K

Stuff you need to know:
The loss knocks the Sox out of first in the Wild Card race, and installs the Rangers. Texas deserves the spot- they're 7-2 against the Sox this season. Dusty homered in the 7th. Nancy Drew missed her second-straight game (groin, entitlement) and Wake pitched a so-so rehab start for Pawtucket.

Boston Globe game report.
Herald game report.

3 Strikes

• SurvivingGrady says that there's no one to blame but Theo.

I tend to agree and, as always, SG doesn't do it in a stupid knee-jerk kind of way.

• Sounds like the Pats are slowly putting my-man Tedy Bruschi out to pasture.

Even Belichick can forget that super-heroes have no age.

• Starbury is still the man.

Must...fight...biting comments...linking Stefan...and an idiot...


Tonight

Bos (66-51)
Beckett (14-4, 3.10)

at

Tor (55-61)
Romero (10-5, 3.70)

Game time 7:07- those crazy Canucks.