They lost, dammit

The Red Sox lost to the Twins 5-4 last night with Fitts only making it four innings before Cora had to pull him. The bullpen did not fair well but the Red Sox had 4-3 lead in the ninth. The game was delayed after the first half of the ninth inning when a downpour hit.

When the Twins came up to bat after an hour of rest, they loaded the bases and then walked it off with a two run single.

The Red Sox had a chance to move into the first wild card slot because the Aaron Judges lost but instead, they remain in the third slot.

Fitts has been sent back down to Worcester to work on his pitching. No word yet on who, if anyone, is being brought up in his place.

Tonight Giolito has the start. First pitch is at 7:40.

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My wife has created tomatoes.

She has also created zuchinni, cucumbers and squash but I'm kinda impressed by those tomatoes.

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Day two of our possible heat wave is upon us.

They are calling for temps in the mid-90s tomorrow so that will make it official.

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I want to talk about the trash strike going on out in the eastern part of the state.

The media should not be talking about the strike itself but they should be talking about all the city governments that decided to outsource a vital service to the lowest bidder.

And if you don't think trash pickup is a vital service, just take a ride out to one of the towns that hasn't had trash pickup for the last month and you'll quickly change your mind...

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Here are some links:

• As I said yesterday, I can't wait until Thursday when the trade deadline hits and the so-called "experts" stop talking about this kind of crap.



• I just want to know where the hell they're getting all this money.



• If the Bruins trade Swayman, they better get a lot in return.



• As long as it is not Budweiser, I'm happy.



• If you haven't seen it yet, here is the video that Astronomer created to address their CEO and HR VP getting caught in a less than flattering position.