First all, I have to apologize for the lack of posts. With softball season starting, I have been busy getting my two softball sites up and running. But don’t fret, it won’t take away from what I am doing here at SOX & Dawgs. Steve has been great addition here and I look forward to more of his work. He’s been nothing short of spectacular. Anyways, something that I saw over on the Providence Journal Red Sox blog was using some of the Sox Official Game Notes. Well, I have found out by just being registered at MLB.com, you can have access to the game notes for any team. You can get there by clicking here.
- Manny Ramirez last night clubbed his 53rd career home run against the Blue Jays, most ever by a Toronto opponent…Also drove in 2 runs, tying him with Harold Baines for the most RBI ever against the Jays.
HOME RUNS
1. Manny Ramirez 53
2. Alex Rodriguez 44
3. Jose Canseco 41
RBI
1. Harold Baines 131
Manny Ramirez 131
3. Cal Ripken, Jr. 129
Robin Yount 129
- At 22-10, Boston has the best winning percentage in the American League at .688…Only the Milwaukee Brewers have a higher winning percentage in all of baseball at .706 (24-10).
- SEEKING A SWEEP: The Red Sox tonight aim for their 1st 3-game sweep in Toronto since July 8-10, 2003…Boston’s last sweep of 3 games over Toronto overall was from August 16-18, 2004 at Fenway Park.
- LOWELL VS. THE JAYS: In 6 games against Toronto this season, Mike Lowell is batting .435 (10-23) with 4 home runs, 6 RBI and 5 runs scored…He has hit the Jays at a .382 (29-76) clip with 12 doubles, 5 homers, 18 RBI and 12 runs scored in 20 games since joining the Red Sox in 2006.
- 3 WITH 4: With Daisuke Matsuzaka’s win last night, the Red Sox are now the only team in the majors with 3 4-game winners…Josh Beckett is 7-0, Curt Schilling is 4-1 and Matsuzaka is 4-2…Tim Wakefield (3-3) looks to join that group tonight…Boston’s starting rotation is leading the majors with 19 wins this season.
