2.5 Games Back

Millar, a dead fast ball hitter, came up in the tenth with two out facing Danys Baez throwing gas. It seemed like a good match up, Kapler on second poised to score on any base hit. Francona just pulled Ortiz off the base paths to play some small ball and have the fleet of foot Kapler stay in the game. Millar threw that strategy out the window with the go a head 2 run homer to break the 8-8 tie in the 10th.

This one was nice because we're right there in the East and it was a big game for us to keep winning," Millar said.

With the win and the Yankees rain out the Sox move to an impressive 2.5 out with 5 to play. It is still the longest of long shot for the Sox to win the AL east, but for now they are not taking themselves out of contention. The game it self was a testament of the Sox season. Having to battle back again and again just to get an ugly win.

We're a bunch of idiots, but we're grown-up idiots now. We celebrated the right way. We did it for a little bit and that was it." Damon said of their previous nights celebrations.

Lowe didn't do anything to solidify his third spot in the rotation but a lot of our brown bagger pitchers did step up and pitch shut out ball to allow Millar to take the lead.

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lowe	2.1	8	5	5	2	0	0	5.43
Adams	2.2	4	3	3	0	1	1	4.91
Embree	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.11
Williamson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01
Astacio	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.57
Mendoza (W, 2-1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.10
Foulke (S, 31)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.20

Pedro, who would normally be shutting it down right about now, Pitches to night against the mysterious TBA pitcher.