Sleepless in Boston

I am a little late to write this but what a weekend! The Yankees go into Boston with a game and a half lead on them and the expectations were for a very heated battle. Well, I would have to say that it was a battle the whole way but I never dreamed that the Yankees would come out of it with a 6 and a half game lead! And who would have thought that the best pitching matchup of the series would be David Wells vs. Cory Lidle? After 4 games in which the Yankees outscored Boston 47-25, the last game of the series was only 2-1. Friday set the tone as both teams combined to use 18 pitchers in the day/night double header. Normally both teams would use that many pitchers in a 4 game series. It is far from over but you have to admit that this was the first nail in the coffin for Boston's hopes for the playoffs. Go Yanks!

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