Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 6-0

Finally Boston's broken heroes look like they're on a last-chance power drive.

The Red Sox are 13 games over .500 for the first time this season. They've won three straight, five of six, and seven of 10. They've won three consecutive series for the first time since early June and tonight they face Jose Contreras, who has a Fenway ERA of 17.25.

I don't know about you, but I'm carving out some time in late October. There's still going to be baseball on Yawkey Way after...

Lots of laughs last night at the Comedy Connection. Lots of fun as Tim Wakefield and Johnny Damon hosted the kickoff party for their charity golf tournament.

And why not? The Red Sox and their legions of loyalists had plenty to smile about in the afterglow of Pedro Martinez twirling his first shutout in four years, a 6-0 laugher over the Devil Rays before 34,804 at Fenway Park. The victory was their third straight and lifted the Sox a season-high 13 games above .500 as ...