When you score 10 runs in a game, you almost assume it’s in the bag and you’re already checking one off in the win column. Unfortunately, one should never assume anything in baseball. Last night, the Astros tied up the series and beat the Red Sox 11-10. Jon Lester pitched for five innings and wasn’t a factor in the decision. Lester gave up 6 six runs and struck out 3. He also gave up 2......

Last week, Dice K came back from the DL and most people thought he should go back on it. But he did a little bit better last night against the Houston Astros, when the Red Sox won 6 -1. Matsuzaka threw for 5 innings, recording 2 hits, no runs, 3 walks and 4 strike outs. Not a bad way to start a 10 day road trip. The bats were alive and kicking in the lone......

I'm a Chicago native doing the whole school thing here in Boston. Know of any good bars to watch the Sox sweep their way to victory with my fellow Chicago brethren? Ordinarily, Bostonist would be disinclined to spend time answering the inquiries of out-of-towners who root for teams that bested the Red Sox in the playoffs. But dammit, we like Ozzie Guillen so much that we can't say no, and we have lived in enough......