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Yankees pounded by Baltimore; White Sox win

The New York Yankees took one on the chin today, losing 12-2 at home to the Baltimore Orioles. The O's, who were swept over the weekend at Fenway Park, took two of three games at Yankee Stadium. New York's loss means that the Red Sox will enter the teams' five-game series this weekend at Fenway trailing the Yankees by a game and a half.

Starter Jaret Wright lasted just 3 innings for the Yankees. Alex Rodriguez committed a costly error in the sixth inning, when Baltimore scored five runs to blow the game wide open.

Rodrigo Lopez pitched 7 innings, striking out eight, to earn the win for the Orioles. Baltimore got home runs from Brian Roberts, Nick Markakis and Fernando Tatis. Johnny Damon and Robinson Cano homered for the Yanks.

Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox survived a ninth-inning scare to defeat the Kansas City Royals, 5-4. And the Minnesota Twins lost today, 3-2, to the Cleveland Indians. The Red Sox are two and a half games behind Chicago for the Wild Card, and a half-game behind Minnesota.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 5:07 PM | Permalink

Remember 2004? Apparently some of us don't

Harvard University researchers have found that Red Sox fans have fuzzier memories of the magical night in 2004 when their team beat the New York Yankees to clinch the American League pennant after trailing 3 games to none. Yankee fans have clearer recall of their night of agony.

I seem to remember a certain Red Sox center fielder having a pretty good game that night -- two home runs in fact. What was his name?

Click here to read the AP's story.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:06 PM | Permalink

Sox trade for Hinske official

The Boston Red Sox' trade for Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Eric Hinske became official today. Hinske, the 2002 American League Rookie of the Year, is hitting .264 this year with 12 home runs and 29 RBIs. The Red Sox will send the Blue Jays a player to be named later.

The 29-year-old Hinske also can play first and third base. He will give the Red Sox a valuable left-handed batting option going into this weekend's five-game series with the New York Yankees.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 1:30 PM | Permalink