Games Forty Nine and Fifty: And Then This Happened.

Just when all seemed rosy and bright, the Royals come along and spoiled the party. Boston has dropped 2 straight to the men from Missouri, a 4-3 nailbiter on Thursday followed by a 12-5 loss that tasted like chewing a rusty nail on Friday. They go tonight against the Lawnmower Man, Zack Grienke, so it could be three in a row by the end of the evening. Meanwhile, in the division race they are allegedly participating in, they remain, remarkably, 6 1/2 games off the pace and in fourth place.