This afternoon the Boston Red Sox lost a game 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa, Florida. That puts the Sox 4.5 games behind the Yankees for control of the AL East and only 3 games in the lead for the race of the Wild Card. Boston had a very rough start this season by going only 2-8 in the first 10 games. It was not until game 17 where things started moving up for them and their record at the All Star Break was 55-35. They have had their ups and downs all season and have kept steady to stay in the race the entire time. There is 11 games left in the regular season and they have to finish out the series with the Rays, play the Orioles twice and have one more series against the Yankees. These last games are going to be the ones that are definitely the deciding factor and each game they are going to have to play their hearts out to make it to October 8th when the ALCS begins.
I think the Red Sox can pull it off to play past their last game with just a lot of heart and determination. It is going to be hard seeing as their last 6 games are on the road but they have the passion and fan base to help push them through it and get them farther. It will be interesting to watch and I hope that I can see them as a main contender for the World Series this year. The main shirt this year too has been '04 + '07 = '11 and hopefully this is true. Boston has been able to do it before and I know this year will not be any different because there is no way that they could sit out two years in a row of the playoffs with all of the talent on their roster. The pitching needs to stay strong and our field contenders on point and the playoffs will be in Boston's hands.
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