Sox walk off in second game of double header, win 3-1

Time and time again this Red Sox season has proven their resiliency this season, and Tuesday nights game was no different.

Felix Doubront took to the hill for the Sox, and he put together what was probably the most dominant start of his career.

Doubront would start the game by allowing a single on the first pitch of the game to Desmond Jennings, but got out of the inning unscathed.

The score would remain at 0s until Daniel Nava Launched a solo homer over the bullpen for his 10th of the season and a 1-0 lead.

Kelly Johnson led off the third inning with a single for the Rays, and that would be the last baserunner they would get off Doubront.

Doubront went on to retire the next 18 batters in a row he would face, unfortunately, the sox offense couldnt do anything else either and the score remained 1-0 heading to the 9th inning.

Heading to the ninth, Manager John Farell had a decision to make. Send out Doubront, who had thrown only 93 pitches and retired 18 in a row, or send out closer Andrew Bailey, who was struggling lately, and has always struggled against the Rays. Farrell Made absolutely the wrong decision in sending out Bailey. On just the second pitch he threw, Bailey gave up a homer to Kelly Johnson to tie the game at one, and in an instant, eight beautiful innings from Doubront had gone to waste.

Bailey got out of the rest of the inning without any damage and we headed to the bottom of the ninth tied at one. After Nava drew a walk, the struggling Jonny Games absolutely bombed a two run homer over the monster, his fifth of the year, to walk off the Sox to a 3-1 win. After todays doubleheader sweep, lets take a look at the AL East Standings.

1. Boston Red Sox: 44-29
2. Baltimore Orioles: 41-31     2.5GB
3. New York Yankees: 38-31  4.0GB
4. Tampa Bay Rays: 36-35     7.0GB
5. Torontoo Blue Jays: 34-36  8.5GB