New York 4
Boston 3

Last night’s Power Rankings remain unchanged.

The Red Sox lose 2 out of 3 to New York in a series where they outscored the Bombers 20-14, and 18-4 in all innings except the 8th.  In last night’s frustrating finale, the offense was apparently walrus fishing, because they let Roger Clemens and Joba Chamberlain off the hook in numerous big spots.

Clemens did pitch an excellent game, and was aided by some screaming line drives hit directly at fielders and some warning track flies that just didn’t have enough.  The story was similar for Curt Schilling, who threw an excellent game before custom-fitting an 8th-inning gopher ball for Gold Glover Derek Jeter.

The most important news from last night?  Per Manager Terry Francona, we can realistically expect Manny Ramirez back in the lineup on Wednesday.  Switching Ramirez with Eric Hinske gives the offense a slightly different look.

Tonight, it’s Wakefield (16-10, 4.68) against Toronto’s Dustin McGowan (10-9, 4.01), as the Sox travel back to the Toronto Skydome (a park which set a record for going from state-of-the-art to obsolete in a span of about 3 years).

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