{"id":424026,"date":"2007-09-23T11:13:37","date_gmt":"2007-09-23T15:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firebrandal.com\/newblog\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2007-09-23T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2007-09-23T15:13:37","slug":"0923-much-needed-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/0923-much-needed-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"09\/23: Much-Needed Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">September 23rd, 2007 GAME THREAD<br \/>\n<strong>Boston Red Sox (92-63) @ Tampa Bay Devil Rays (63-92)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><font color=\"#b40202\"> Tim Wakefield (16-11, 4.73) @ Edwin Jackson (4-15, 5.99)<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n1:40 PM EDT at Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL)<br \/>\n<strong>TV<\/strong>: NESN | <strong>RADIO<\/strong>: WRKO 680, WROL (Sp.)<br \/>\n<strong>KEEP YOUR EYE ON<\/strong>: TOR @ NYY | KC @ DET | OAK @ CLE | SEA @ LAA<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><img alt=\"09\/23: Much-Needed Sweep\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/firebrandal.com\/files\/fbw.gif\" class=\"fb\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"justify\"><font size=\"1\"><strong>PRIOR GAME VS. TB<\/strong>: Boston 8 @ Tampa Bay 6 on 9\/22\/07<br \/>\n<strong>DECISION<\/strong>: W: Eric Gagne l L: Al Reyes l S: Jonathan Papelbon<br \/>\n<strong>STAR OF THE GAME<\/strong>: J.D. Drew: 4 AB, 2 R, 2 H, 3 RBI, 10th HR<br \/>\n<strong>RED SOX&#8217;S PREVIOUS GAME<\/strong>: Boston 8 @ Tampa Bay 6 on 9\/22\/07<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>GAME NOTES<\/strong>: 2006-esque comeback for the 2007 Boston Red Sox last night that officially clinched a playoff berth. Folks, we&#8217;re going to experience exciting October baseball soon enough, wild card or division. With 7 games remaining on the schedule (8 for New York), this team should be able to go 5-2 and wrap up the division. Finishing with the top record in the league is big (for me, at least, I know Theo might disagree) for home field advantage. BUT FIRST STEP: BEAT TAMPA TODAY. One game at a time. Get it done. WIN. 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