Pedroia rescuses Red Sox when he hits three homers at Coors Field
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Pedroia rescuses Red Sox when he hits three homers at Coors Field

ByThis Day in Baseball

Dustin Pedroia hits three homers, the last in the 10th inning at Coors Field, as the Red Sox defeat the Rockies, 13 – 11. The wild game takes 4 hours and 48 minutes to complete and ends when Jonathan Papelbonredeems himself for blowing an 11 – 9 lead in the 9th – his second blown save in a row – by setting down the Rox in the bottom of the 10th.

The White Sox win their 9th straight with a 2 – 0 shutout of Atlanta. Their winning streak has enabled the Sox to shave 7 games off the Minnesota Twins’ lead in the AL Central in 15 days, putting them within striking distance of first place with a 2 1/2 game deficit. Gavin Floyd gives Chicago another great start in the win; Sox starters have gone 11-1, 2.03, over the past 15 games.

ByBaseball

The White Sox win their 9th straight with a 2 – 0 shutout of Atlanta. Their winning streak has enabled the Sox to shave 7 games off the Minnesota Twins’ lead in the AL Central in 15 days, putting them within striking distance of first place with a 2 1/2 game deficit. Gavin Floyd gives Chicago another great start in the win; Sox starters have gone 11-1, 2.03, over the past 15 games.