The Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago White
Sox on Sunday with three home runs in a dramatic 6-5 victory.
Boston has won six straight and is just 5 1/2 games behind the
New York Yankees in the American League East division. In the AL
wild card race, the Red Sox have a one-game lead on both the
Anaheim Angels and the Texas Rangers. ... "I always watch
because I like to watch everybody," Boston manager Terry
Francona said about scoreboard watching. "We feel real good
about ourselves now, so we'll go about about our business." ...
OF Manny Ramirez hit three homers and drove in 11 runs during
the three-game sweep of Chicago August 20-22. He leads the AL
with 33 home runs and has a team-leading .320 batting average.
... DH David Ortiz has hit 31 homers and leads the team with 105
RBIs. He has knocked in just 27 runs since the All-Star break,
after collecting 78 RBIs in the first half. ... 2B Mark Bellhorn
is 2-for-9 in three games since returning from the disabled
list.
Pitching Probables
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Aug. 23 at TOR - Pedro Martinez (13-4) vs. Ted Lilly (8-8)
Aug. 24 at TOR - Tim Wakefield (9-7) vs. Miguel Batista (9-9)
Aug. 25 at TOR - Curt Schilling (15-6) vs. Josh Towers (9-4)