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Moriarty9 · 08-02-2008, 06:49 PM

Red Sox claim American League East title
Boston wins 12th division crown in 13 seasons
Monday, September 23, 2013

BALTIMORE - After missing the playoffs last year, the Boston Red Sox refocused themselves and tonight won their 12th American League East division championship in 13 seasons.
Boston picked up a 15-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards as Johan Santana improved to 20-8 on the year with leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez picking up four hits, including his 14th triple of the season, and Brian St. John and Miguel Cabrera had three hits each.
The Red Sox jumped on the board right away, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning, three in the second and another run in the third inning, staking Santana to a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third. Santana pitched fairly well before running into trouble in the sixth inning, giving up three runs in the inning.
Winning the division is not something new to the Red Sox. Although they finished eight games behind the New York Yankees last year and were unable to secure the Wild Card playoff spot, Boston has won the division 12 of the last 13 seasons, 15 times in the last 19 years. Last year was just the second time in the last 19 seaons in which the Red Sox did not qualify for the playoffs.
"Last year was a real eye opener for us," Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said. "Its gotten more and more difficult over the years to be able to hold onto some of the guys that have made this organization so great but the front office guys have drafted pretty well and we have young talent as well. I think some of us kind of took certain things for granted, including the playoffs. We have a number of guys who have come up through the system and have watched us go into the playoffs year after year after year and they just kind of expect that its going to happen. Its not going to happen unless we work at it and thats just what this club has done. This is one of the most satisfying division titles we've won, in my mind."
The Red Sox do have the best record in the American League at 91-66 but there are three National League clubs with better records thus far: the San Diego Padres are 100-56, the Houston Astros are 94-63 and the Philadelphia Phillies are 92-64.

08-02-2008, 06:49 PM	#214 (permalink)
Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 413	Red Sox claim American League East title Boston wins 12th division crown in 13 seasons Monday, September 23, 2013 BALTIMORE - After missing the playoffs last year, the Boston Red Sox refocused themselves and tonight won their 12th American League East division championship in 13 seasons. Boston picked up a 15-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards as Johan Santana improved to 20-8 on the year with leadoff hitter Hanley Ramirez picking up four hits, including his 14th triple of the season, and Brian St. John and Miguel Cabrera had three hits each. The Red Sox jumped on the board right away, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning, three in the second and another run in the third inning, staking Santana to a 6-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third. Santana pitched fairly well before running into trouble in the sixth inning, giving up three runs in the inning. Winning the division is not something new to the Red Sox. Although they finished eight games behind the New York Yankees last year and were unable to secure the Wild Card playoff spot, Boston has won the division 12 of the last 13 seasons, 15 times in the last 19 years. Last year was just the second time in the last 19 seaons in which the Red Sox did not qualify for the playoffs. "Last year was a real eye opener for us," Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said. "Its gotten more and more difficult over the years to be able to hold onto some of the guys that have made this organization so great but the front office guys have drafted pretty well and we have young talent as well. I think some of us kind of took certain things for granted, including the playoffs. We have a number of guys who have come up through the system and have watched us go into the playoffs year after year after year and they just kind of expect that its going to happen. Its not going to happen unless we work at it and thats just what this club has done. This is one of the most satisfying division titles we've won, in my mind." The Red Sox do have the best record in the American League at 91-66 but there are three National League clubs with better records thus far: the San Diego Padres are 100-56, the Houston Astros are 94-63 and the Philadelphia Phillies are 92-64.