Unfortunately, the Red Sox were defeated in a four-game series at Fenway. The Rangers sent them stumbling onto the West Coast, where they have always had trouble. The sole Boston victory belonged to Kevin Youkilis. Youk drove in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth with a double, then hit a walk-off sac fly in the 11th for a win. Cliff Lee pitched nine outstanding innings, but the Red Sox poked two runs off him.
On Thursday, the Rangers exploded for six in the first off Tim Wakefield, and the Sox could not recover. On Friday, Bengie Molina hit for the cycle and clubbed a grand slam to win 8-4. On Sunday, Jon Lester threw eight innings but gave up four runs in a 4-2 loss, with Mike Cameron smashing a solo home run in the ninth to bring the Sox a little closer.
Now, the Sox will travel to the dangerous West Coast, where so many good Boston teams have been killed. They stay ten games, and hope that they can overcome injuries and the West Coast. In a fourteen-game stretch including the last four games, they play all four teams in the AL West.
Trivia
Lee threw his second straight nine-inning performance for the Rangers.
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