Sox Sweep 4 Game Series

On Sunday at Fenway, the Red Sox staged their greatest regular season comeback since last year's now legendary Mother's Day Miracle. Down by 5 with two outs in the 8th inning, the Red Sox offense came alive and overpowered Texas closer C.J. Wilson, who did himself no favors by issuing three consecutive walks (one intentional). The comeback was particularly impressive, as Manny was thrown out in the second inning for arguing balls and strikes.
Final score: Boston 6, Texas 5.

Yesterday, the city was teeming with athletes as 25,000 men and women competed in the Boston Marathon. Meanwhile, back at Fenway, the Sox won the annual Patriot's Day game which started at 11 a.m. Clay Buchholz got off to a shaky start, but left the bases loaded in the second. He settled in from there tossing six scoreless innings as the Sox completed the four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers. What's most impressive about yesterday's win was Terry Francona's B-squad lineup, which did not include Manny Ramírez (planned day off), Jason Varitek (flu), Coco Crisp (hamstring), or Mike Lowell (still rehabbing thumb).
Final score: Boston 8, Texas 3.

The Sox have now won 8 of their last 9 games to improve to a league-leading 14-7.

Great quote from free agent pickup Sean Casey on Sunday following the fifth comeback in their last six victories (source: Boston Herald): "I've been on teams that when you get down, it's like, 'We lost.' With this team, it's like, 'No, let's just get on base and get something happening.' Guys don't give up here . . . I've had other teams that were waiting to lose. This team is waiting to win."