2.5 Games

The Sox move to a mere 2.5 games out of the AL East lead last night as the local nine came back in the ninth to ruin a long rainy night for Yankee fans in the Bronx last night.

I didn't do my job,"

Said Rivera after he took the loss. Rivera has lost only two games this year, both of them to the Boston Red Sox.

We know how good he is. We'd rather not get to him, because when you get to him, you know you're probably not winning," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "There's something to be said for perseverance. I know when you're losing going into the ninth inning against Rivera, you don't win very often. But we managed to find a way tonight."

Lowe faces Lieber Saturday afternoon, weather permitting, with a chance for the Sox to move to 1.5 games back.