Six Out of Seven

The Red Sox staged a thrilling comeback in the eighth inning tonight, but it fell short, as Toronto held on to an 8-7 win at Fenway on Tuesday night.Clay Buchholz was throwing grapefruits at the Jays, allowing a staggering 5 home runs in 5 innings. He looked like a staff ace the last few weeks, but really got whacked last night.It was 8-2 in the eighth, and the Sox put five on the board, including a J.D. Drew three-run home run. The Sox threatened in the ninth, but Kevin Youkilis struck out to end the game with two on. But it was amazing that on a night when the Sox gave up six home runs and hit into four double plays, they still had a great chance to pull the game out on the last pitch.But the night ended with the L.A. Angels once again doing the Red Sox a favor by beating Texas, 5-2, to put the Red Sox officially in the postseason. No matter how it happened, they are there. No on-field celebrations? Who cares. Now Terry Francona can officially plan for next week, when the Red Sox ...