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AL East Report: Toronto Pitching Gets Torched

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized AL East race, AL East schedule, Toronto Blue Jays bullpen, Toronto Blue Jays pitching, Toronto Blue Jays predictions, Toronto Blue Jays rotation

The Toronto Blue Jays’ struggles last week can’t be considered unexpected—not when your schedule is six games against Tampa Bay & Texas, two teams you can make a credible argument are the top two in the American League. But each team has its own set of issues—the Rays are missing Evan Longoria and Desmond Jennings from the lineup and the Rangers, as TheSportsNotebook noted in this past Saturday’s AL West report, had hit a bit of a sluggish stage. If you aspire to make the playoffs, like Toronto does, you shouldn’t be overmatched. But the Jays were, especially the pitching.

AL East Report: Red Sox Rally Behind Unlikely Heroes

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized AL East race, AL East schedule, Boston Red Sox hot streak, Daniel Nava Red Sox, Red Sox bullpen, Will Middlebrooks Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are gaining steam in the American League East. The bottom dropped out 12 days ago and Josh Beckett was booed off the mound early, amid reports that he’d been golfing after being unable to pitch and then looking equally unable to pitch when he actually did take the mound against Cleveland. But after that game, the Sox won three in a row from the Indians, then took two from Seattle—including a shutout from Beckett. They split two with Tampa and finally won two of three in Philadelphia over the weekend, with the Sunday rubber match featuring Beckett outdueling Cliff Lee. The Sox are still in fifth place in the American League East and they’re still a game under .500. But they’re only one back of the New York Yankees for fourth in the Division Turned Upside Down and they’re doing with some unlikely heroes.