WHY ... WHY ME....WHY

American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo sings the national anthem before the Atlanta Braves- Boston Red Sox game, Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Sox Get Routed in The ATL
Lowe blows lead in the fifth as the Sox have yet another melt down.

"The first couple innings, he was nasty," Jones said. "He had a dirty sinker working that made it really tough on us but we got a couple baserunners, got a couple seeing-eye hits, and all of a sudden the sinker started flying out there a little bit."

The Yankees get swept in NY but the hapless sox can't capitalize.

"We feel good and then 10 minutes later, the game is out of reach," Francona said. "That can't happen."

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