7 1/2

Here we have the current A.L. East standings:

The Sox division lead is down to 7.5 games. Should we be concerned or is this just a mini June swoon? We can't blame it every loss on Julio Lugo, can we?

David Ortiz offers an appropriate summary: "It’s not good, man. We haven’t been hitting for [crap], so hopefully it’ll get better."

Yes, hopefully. Go Sox!

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