The Boston Red Sox have overcome a 2-6 start to their American League season with a seven-game winning streak. The Red Sox swept both ends of a day-night doubleheader April 22 to pull their record up to 9-6, good enough for a second-place tie with the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Boston won the opening game at Fenway Park, 10-1, as Nick Green rapped a two-run homer and an RBI double to help knuckleballer Tim Wakefield pick up the win. The Red Sox went on to win the nightcap as well, 7-3. Jeff Bailey cranked a three-run homer off Minnesota starter Francisco Liriano. The two wins came on Red Sox manager Terry Francona’s 50th birthday.
Boston and New York are both 1.5 games behind 11-5 Toronto in the AL East. Detroit, Kansas City and Chicago are tied for the Central lead at 8-6, while Seattle leads the West at 9-6.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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