Manny Ramirez continues to be a home homer. He hit his 8th of the season this afternoon, the 7th at Fenway. It was also his first against a lefty this season.

The amazing thing to me about this Red Sox season is the depth of the club. Two fifths of the rotation has spent most of the season recovering from injury. But the staff doesn't walk many, so they keep the damage low. Manny Ramirez is having an "off" year in that he's not hitting for average. But everyone around him is so good he's scored 27 runs and has driven in 29 in 33 games. It all adds up to the Red Sox having outscored their oppponents by over 40 runs so far.