9/22: The Battle for Second Place Begins!

Julian Tavarez (3-4, 4.89) @ Ted Lilly (14-12, 4.44)
Boston Red Sox (82-71) @ Toronto Blue Jays(80-72)
3:35 PM EDT in Toronto, Ontario (Rogers Centre)

September 22, 2006
TV: NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850
AL EAST OUTLOOK: MIN @ BAL | NYY @ TB

PRIOR GAME AGAINST OPPONENT: Red Sox 1, Oakland 6 on 9/3/06 DECISION: W: Gustavo Chacin | L: Josh Beckett STAR OF THE GAME: Coco Crisp – 2-4

GAME NOTES: Second place is all we have left to play for, and we have to play for it at the Rogers Centre, which has been a very unforgiving venue this season. On the plus side, Beckett’s looked damn good over his last several starts: since reaching a season-high 5.35 ERA in his worst career outing vs. the Yankees on 8/19, Beckett’s thrown 40 innings of 2.70 ERA ball, with 22 K’s and 14 BB’s. Here’s hoping that’s more a sign of what we’ll see in 2007 than his first few months.