Four in a row.

They are still five games below .500 and seven games out of first place in the ALEast but it's an improvement over being nine games under .500 and eight games out of first place.

Tonight they start a three game series against the team that is in last place in the ALEast, the Rays. Hopefully they manage to take all three games because that will put them in a good place to actually cross the .500 mark at some point before the All Star break.

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Enjoy these links while I watch the Red Sox:

• Key entry from our favorite police log: "8:34 a.m. One cow was seen standing near Sullivan Crossroad."



• Presenting this episodes Brilliant Criminal of the Week.



• Key phrase in this story: "Maybe between the two of us we could have taken him down. I don't know. But he ain't going to get my money. I know that."



• Researchers: Total morons or complete idiots? We report, you decide.



• Brilliant. Simply brilliant....