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Red Sox 7 - Blue Jays 4

Boston got to Toronto ace Roy Halliday early tonight, touching him for four runs in the first inning after Tim Wakefield surrendered a run to the Jays in their first at-bat. The Sox tied it with David Ortiz' single and went ahead to stay with RBIs from Manny Ramirez, Kevin Youkilis, and Mike Lowell.

Ramirez would finish the night at 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs; Papi would add 1 more when the Jays threatened to come back from a four-run deficit later in the game. Meanwhile The Other Manny (Delcarmen) again shined in his relief stint as he took over for Wakefield in the 7th. Hideki Okajima was his reliable set-up self in the 8th and Papelbon got his 21st save after giving up a double in the ninth.

Wakefield has now won 5 of his last 6 starts and runs his record to 10-8 on the season. The Red Sox are the only team in the majors with 3 10-game winners and still lead the majors despite limping into the All Star break.

Julio Lugo continues to show signs of breaking out of his season-long funk; J.D. Drew and Coco Crisp are starting to hit; the starters continue to go deep; and the bullpen has the requisite 7-8-9 arms as well as situational lefties.

What trading deadline?