ON A ROLL: With a 10-4 victory over the Blue Jays yesterday, the Red Sox finished their 9-game homestand with a 7-2 mark…Boston has won 9 of its last 11 contests (.818), tied for the Majors best record since 6/16 (also TEX, 9-2)…The club is 11-3 (.786) since 6/12, tied for 2nd in the ML in that time behind only the Rangers (12-3, .800).
STAND AND DELIVER: At 40-35, the Red Sox are a season-high 5 games over .500…They have tied the Rays for 3rd place in the AL East, their highest place in the standings this year,.
ROAD RUN: The Red Sox are 19-14 (.576) on the road, the 4th-best mark in the AL…They have posted a Major League-leading 18-9 (.667) road mark in 27 tilts away from home since 4/23 and have won 10 of their last 14 road contests.
400 FEVER: David Ortiz hit his team-leading 21st home run yesterday, tied for 5th-most in the AL…He is now 1 home run shy of 400 career and would become the 8th active player to reach the mark…He is currently tied with Andres Galarraga and Al Kaline for 49th on baseball’s all-time home run list at 399.
