* The Red Sox are 1-8 on the road in A.L. East ballbarks this season.  Their lone win was on April 17th at Yankee stadium.

* Of Boston's last 8 road losses, 6 have been by one run with 3 of those being walk-off losses

* Over the last 5 days (1-4) the Red Sox have gone from having a 3 1/2 game lead in the A.L. East to behing a half game back of Tampa Bay

* The team is 5-4 in games which Terry Francona has missed since he took over in 2004.

* Sox starters have allowed 5+ runs in 3 straight games for the 1st time since April 2007.

* Jon Lester is 3-0 all-time against the Orioles

* Manny Ramirez passed Mickey Mantle for 4th all time in RBI's vs the Orioles with 145 to Mantle's 143

* OF Jonathan Van Every will be making his MLB debut today.  Starting in centerfield.  He was batting .287 with 6 HR's and 20 RBI in 40 games for Pawtucket

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