Kotsayonara Cleveland

Mark Kotsay heads to first after hitting an RBI double to drive in Jeff Bailey (right) with the go-ahead run during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. The Red Sox won 5-4.
(AP and Jim Davis / Boston Globe Staff )

Hello Home Plate

Wednesday Box Score: Wild Card Crew 5, Cleveland 4
Globe: Red Sox Show No Letup
Bailey Barrels Home With Winning Run on Kotsay's 8th Inning Double
Byrd on the Brain: 11 Hits Over Five Innings Won't Fly in the Postseason
Stat of the Year: 20 Stolen Bases from Pedroia
It's a Wonderful Life; We Owe Everything to Jeff Bailey
No Offense But Drew, Kotsay Errors Would Kill in Soxtober
Papi's RBI Machine Keeps Humming Along
Chris Carter Gets First RBI, Sox Consider Retiring His Number
Sox Made Fast Work of Fausto

"It went well. It got a little stiff, but not too bad. I really didn't expect to get as jelly-legged as I did out there. But when you think that I'm not doing anything for five or six weeks except sit down and lay down ... we've got some catching up to do." -- 9.24.08, J.D. Drew, not exactly inspiring confidence that he'll be ready for the second season


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Boston Globe:

Sox razed in Tampa again > Pitching depth hits bottom > Bay reinjures hamstring; status up in air > Ortiz still not ready to elaborate on test > Yankees should be zeroed in > Matsuzaka applies some English

Boston Herald:

Sox’ Trop woes grow as Rays finish sweep > Yankees fans should think before they rip into David Ortiz > Bay hamstrung for Yankees > Looking for panic sign? > Matsuzaka now talking a different tune

ProJo:

Rays 6, Red Sox 4: Tampa Bay completes two-game sweep > Bopped in The Trop: Do the Sox lose consistently here because of the venue, or the opponent? > Matsuzaka's explanation in English may signal a new commitment to the Red Sox > Bay expects to miss at least two games in Yankee series because of hamstring problem > Sox bring back Paul Byrd

New York Post:

Time for Bombers to stand up and fight > Sox limp into showdown > Final tune-up goes smoothly > Yanks confident it will be different > Joba peaking at right time
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