After careful calculations I have deduced that the Red Sox magic number is now down to eight. It was 10 yesterday, and the Sox beat the Rays last night on a freakin pinch hit grand slam in the 10th by Mike Carp. So 10 minus one for the Sox win, minus one for the Rays loss equals eight. I might need a calculator to double check that equation. It’s been a while since I did any Algebra.

I didn’t listen to the game last night but I had the MLB app’s gamecast on for most of it. I saw Tampa tie it in the eighth, I believe it was, and shut it off so I could try and sleep (didn’t work) after the Sox failed to score in the ninth.

When I checked the score this morning… Pinch grand slam in the 10th. It’s like a cliche of an elementary school kid’s baseball daydream. I need to check if it was a full count too.

Typical Red Sox win. Close game, lose a lead late, win in sports center highlight show worthy dramatic fashion. This team is really fun to watch.

Go Red Sox!