Tonight's Red Sox Lineup 8/9 vs the Yankees

It's easy to be down on this team right now. Just keep this in mind; the Red Sox are 1 game up on Texas and 2.5 on Tampa Bay with nine games left against the pair for the AL Wild Card. With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester on absolute fire right now, don't think this team is going to slink away and hide like they did in 2006.

The revolving door in the Boston Red Sox continues this afternoon as the Boston Red Sox announced they have called up Pawtucket Red Sox closer Fernando Cabrera. To make room on the 25-man roster, they have sent pitcher Enrique Gonzalez back to Pawtucket. In 38 games with the PawSox, Cabrera has an 0-3 record with 20 [...]

Ellsbury CFPedroia 2BMartinez 1BYoukilis 3BBay LFDrew RFLowell DHVaritek CGreen SSJon Lester, SPThe Red Sox also made a roster move today; reliever Fernando Cabrera was called up from Pawtucket for Sunday night's game and Enrique Gonzalez being sent back down.Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com

Jon Lester dazzled for seven innings, and the Red Sox held a lead in the eighth. Then everything unraveled, much as it did all series, and Boston was left wondering what else it can do to win a game.

BOS: Jon Lester (25, LHP, 9-7, 3.79 ERA, 3.19 FIP, 3.3 WAR) vs NYY: Andy Pettitte (37, LHP, 9-6, 4.35 ERA, 4.45 FIP, 1.5 WAR) Lineups Boston Red Sox J. Ellsbury, CF (.302/.352/.410, 1.0 WAR) D. Pedroia, 2B (.300/.374/.434, 2.7 WAR) V. Martinez, 1B (.333/.405/.485, 2.2 WAR) K. Youkilis, 3B (.309/.422/.569, 3.6 WAR) J. Bay, LF (.252/.381/.496, 1.4 WAR) J. Drew, RF...

Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap Four thousand years of persecution; could it get any worse? Yes, if you happen to have dual citizenship in the Tribe and Red Sox Nation. That's eight hits and zero runs over the last 24 innings, but more importantly, three straight losses to fall 5½ games back of...

For a few brief moments last night, it appeared that the Red Sox actually had a chance of coming out of the Bronx with a win and avoiding the sweep. With a 2-1 lead thanks to a great outing from Jon Lester, and a two run homer from Victor Martinez, Daniel Bard came in to [...]Yankees Complete Four Game Sweep of Sox is a post from: Boston Sports Media Watch

"You can congratulate Dusty Brown on his new baby, but I wouldn't do the same for Fernando Cabrera. Just trust me on this one."

With a strong win yesterday, the bombers lifted themselves 5.5 games above the Red Sox, and look to complete the sweep tonight. It'll be tough, as the Sox send their #2, Jon Lester, up against Andy Pettitte, but look for the action to start early as Derek Jeter has been flat out terrifying against lefties this season (.425/.504/.583/1.087) as well as in leadoff action (in 84 recorded...