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While
Eduardo Rodriguez pitched
pretty well, he still put his teammates in an early 3-0 hole that the offense just couldn't dig out of in
an eventual 3-2 loss. A two-run HR by
Melvin "Don't Call Me B. J." Upton was the dagger that cut Boston's AL East lead back down to a single game. Boston's valiant comeback started with a solo HR by
Dustin Pedroia, followed by a sacrifice fly by
Jackie Bradley, Jr. But (now) 18-game winner
J.A. Happ pretty much kept the Red Sox in check most of the day (6 innings, 4 hits). On to Sunday, when
Clay Buchholz will be asked to keep
The Carmine Hose is sole possession of first place.
