Monday, May 21, 2012
The Red Sox are now chasing the New York Yankees ... for the Wild Card spot.
With Tampa Bay (67-39) winning and New York (66-40) losing, the Yankees now trail the Rays by one game in the AL East. Boston trails the Yankees by 5.5 games.
Boston lost a player (Kevin Youkilis) to a thumb injury that may cost him the rest of the season. But the Red Sox have a hungry Mike Lowell jumping in ... and, according to boston.com and other reports out of Boston, Jacoby Ellsbury will be activated later today.
Lowell's home run and the benches emptying almost distracted from Josh Beckett's performance (8 IP, 3 hits) on Tuesday.
Ryan Kalish, who started the season in Portland, went 2-for-3 for Boston, and is batting .538.
Another hot Dog is first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who went 4-for-5 for Portland on Tuesday, including three doubles that was good for three RBI.
The Sea Dogs are home again tonight, and it's Hanley Ramirez Bobblehead Night.
Kevin covers baseball for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He first reported on spring training games for the St. Petersburg Times in 1978. He wisely moved to Maine in 1994 and now writes about the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox — when he's not coaching Little League baseball. He is married to Nancy, and the couple has completed their lineup card with the birth of their ninth child, who is now 4 1/2 years old.
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