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In one fell swoop, the Red Sox did two things that—for most of this year—seemed improbable: beat Justin Verlander and win more games than they'd lost. Boston pounded out 10 hits off the winner of the 2011 MVP and Cy Young awards—led by Daniel Nava (three-run double) and David Ortiz (3-4, solo home run). With the
6-3 win, The Carmine Hose are just 3.5 games out of first place. Daniel Bard pitched perhaps his best start of the year—going 5 1/3 and giving up just two earned runs (both solo homers).
The AL East is now so tightly packed, sardines are protesting.
