Blue Jays vs. Red Sox - 7 PM

Can we PLEEEEEEASE not get killed tonight like last night??? Thread on!

The Clevelands at The Bostons! Volume 3.

Game 3 of the series against the Arachnids... Thread on!

Game 108: Ellsbury to the Bridge!

Daniel Nava is going back down, and LBJ will be up, leading off, playing center field, and staying clear of Adrian Beltre (so will the Cleveland pitching staff).

With Lowell's dramatic first-pitch home run in his first at bat in the majors since June 22, the hope dashed by Youkilis's injury seemed to return. I haven't seen any word on whether MLB will levy fines for the mob scene that took place after Beltre took a pitch well east of his ass yesterday. But it's always great when your coaching staff gets angry enough to be right in the mix when the benches clear.

Last time we faced old friend Justin Masterson, he had one of his occasional very good games. This time will be different, I suspect.

RED SOX (61-46)
Ellsbury CF
Scutaro SS
Ortiz DH
Martinez 1B
Drew RF
Beltre 3B
Kalish LF
Lowrie 2B
Cash C

Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (11-6, 3.05)

INDIANS (45-62)
Donald 2B
Cabrera SS
Choo RF
Duncan LF
Nix DH
Marte 3B
Crowe SS
Marson C

Pitching: RHP Justin Masterson (3-10, 5.55)

Game 107: Mike Lowell goes Bridge!

I don't know if I'd call it an emergency call up, but our embattled, beloved, beleaguered 2007 WS MVP has returned. The news that Youkilis is going to the DL just arrived, and surprised fans who read yesterday's thumb injury didn't look too bad. So Mikey Lowell it is -- starting at first base.

It appears Carlos Santana's knee injury isn't as bad as it looked yesterday when he blocked the plate, tagged Kalish out, and his knee bent back the wrong way. In what ended up being a one-run game, the young man really took one for the team. Here's hoping his career won't be significantly affected.

Is it too much to ask for an easy win against a not-so-hot pitcher, against a poor team, at home? We're going to play 56 more games regardless, so let's begin with a win.

RED SOX (60-46)
Scutaro SS
McDonald CF
Martinez C
Ortiz DH
Beltre 3B
Lowell 1B
Lowrie 2B
Hall LF
Kalish RF

Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (2-1, 6.33)

INDIANS (45-61)
Crowe CF
Cabrera SS
Choo RF
Duncan LF
Brown DH
LaPorta 1B
Valbuena 2B
Nix 3B
Marson C

Pitching: LHP David Huff (2-9, 6.04)

Game 106: First of Four vs. Cleveland, 7:10 EST

Nava is coming back up, according to Extra Bases, presumably because Cameron's going on the DL.

RED SOX (60-45)
Scutaro SS
Drew RF
Youkilis 1B
Ortiz DH
Martinez 1B
Beltre 3B
Kalish LF
Hall 2B
Patterson CF

Pitching: RHP John Lackey (10-5, 4.26)

INDIANS (44-61)
Crowe CF
Cabrera SS
Choo RF
Santana C
LaPorta 1B
Brown DH
Duncan LF
Nix 3B
Donald 2B

Pitching: RHP Fausto Carmona (10-8, 3.92)

Game 105

I'm sorry people weren't able to post yesterday. I left the option on to be able to do so, and yet you weren't, and I don't know why. Please try again today.

Yesterday's game was pretty exciting, and the Yankees Reloaded managed to beat the Rays to stay 2 games up. We're 5.5 out of the wild card.

I don't know how much Sox fans are going to miss Ramon Ramirez. Maybe he can help out here in San Francsico.

RED SOX (59-45)
Scutaro SS
Drew RF
Youkilis 1B
Ortiz DH
Martinez C
Beltre 3B
Kalish LF
Lowrie 2B
McDonald CF

Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (11-5, 2.71)

TIGERS (52-51)
Jackson CF
Rhymes 2B
Raburn LF
Cabrera 1B
Boesch RF
Peralta 3B
Frazier DH
Avila C
Santiago SS

Pitching: RHP Justin Verlander (12-5, 3.76)