Ramirez apologizes after altercation with Sox' traveling secretary
beloblog.com 6/29/2008 — BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer HOUSTON -- Maybe it's something in the water in Houston. Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was ...

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 6/29/08
seamheads.com 6/30/2008 — As the halfway point of the season comes and goes, we take a look back at the predictions made at the beginning of the season. American League East 2008 Mid-Season Standings and Revised Predictions Boston Red Sox 1st Place AL East, 50-33 Prediction: 1st place AL East At the halfway point in the 2008 season, the Boston Red Sox lead the Majors Leagues in wins and rank second in ...

Good-bye, Interleague (for now)
scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com 6/30/2008 — The Yankees, with this afternoon's 3-1 loss to the Mets, have concluded their 2008 Interleague schedule (until July 10's makeup game in Pittsburgh). The Yankees finished this portion of the schedule with a record of 10-7, helping them get to six games over .500 as they swept Houston and San Diego. They also lost one of their best pitchers.

Devil Rays & Red Sox: “Best Baseball Race Ever?”
bugsandcranks.com 6/30/2008 — Hey, ESPN said it, not me. And we have a poll!

Manny Ramirez apologizes after shoving Sox' traveling secretary
projo.com 6/30/2008 — 08:00 AM EDT on Monday, June 30, 2008 By SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer HOUSTON -- Maybe it's something in the water in Houston. Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid ...

Loretta comes through in a pinch — Major League Baseball News 6/29/2008
Pinch hitter Mark Loretta's run-scoring single drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth and knocked his former team out of first place as the Astros beat Boston 3-2 Sunday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd at Minute Maid Park.

Loretta lifts Astros past Sox 3-2 — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 6/29/2008
HOUSTON - Mark Loretta had a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning off Hideki Okajima on Sunday to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Loretta,...

Loretta lifts Astros past Red Sox 3-2 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/29/2008
Mark Loretta had a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning off Hideki Okajima on Sunday to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.

Loretta lifts Astros past Red Sox 3-2 — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/30/2008
Mark Loretta has gone from All-Star to nemesis for the Boston Red Sox.

Red Sox face Tampa Bay for AL East leadership — Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/30/2008
The Boston Red Sox send Justin Masterson to the mound against James Shields of the Tampa Bay Rays, as the teams meet for the first time since trading positions atop the AL East.