Game 140: Sox 0, Jays 1

Aagh, this one was killer. Sox knew they needed to come into Toronto and take care of business if they were going to keep up with the Yankees for the AL East lead. And with Beckett on the mound, we felt confident. But Beckett left after only 3 2/3 innings, 58 pitches after landing awkwardly on his delivery. Still, Aceves, Bard, and Papelbon combined for 6 1/3 shutout innings to give the Sox a chance. But the offense squandered the opportunity. Four innings they got two men on but didn't score. In the 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th innings they had a man in scoring position but couldn't push him across.

Then, in the 11^th, Wheeler relieved Papelbon and got two quick outs before giving up the game winning home run to some nobody named Brett Lawrie. Dagger to the heart.