On paper, the pitching matchup between Justin Verlander and Clay Buchholz had low scoring affair written all over it and that's exactly what happened on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park. Both pitchers were strong with the Boston Red Sox breaking through for three runs early on against Verlander.

From the fourth inning on, the Red Sox weren't able to do anything against the Detroit Tigers starter as he retired the last 13 batters he faced in the game. But fortunately for the Red Sox, Buchholz was dominating on the mound.

Buchholz had good command and life on his fastball as well as his secondary pitches. Before the top of the 9th, Buchholz had given up two hits while striking out five and walking three. He entered the 9th having thrown 98 pitches and looked to be well on his way to his second complete game of the season.

But a bad bounce in front of Jed Lowrie allowed the leadoff hitter Will Rhymes to reach first and a walk to Ryan Raburn ended his afternoon as he walked off to a standing ovation from the Fenway faithful. Some of whom who were waiting for the game to be over so they could meet their heroes at the Picnic in the Park after the game.

Jonathan Papelbon came in to face the top hitter in the American League in Miguel Cabrera and he promptly took the first pitch fastball from Paps and hit in to deep center for a 2-run double to cut the lead to 3-2. Papelbon rebounded to strikeout Brennan Boesch but the newest Tiger Jhonny Peralta took the first pitch he saw and singled to score the pinch runner Don Kelly to tie the game and give Papelbon his fifth blown save of 2010.

Papelbon did escape the inning by getting a double play ball but the damage was done. Buchholz wouldn't be getting his 12th win of the season.

As we've learned throughout the 2010 season, the Red Sox don't have the word quit in their vocabulary.

Lowrie worked his way on with an infield single and gave way to a pinch-runner in Darnell McDonald. Eric Patterson then worked a walk off of Brad Thomas. Tigers skipper Jim Leyland brought in Friday's winning pitcher Robbie Weinhardt to face Marco Scutaro who would be bunting.

Scutaro put down a nice bunt down the third base line and Weinhardt's throw to first got past Kelly allowing McDonald to score and set off another walk-off celebration for the Red Sox.

The blown save by Papelbon is concerning right now but fortunately for him the offense picked him up. It's a shame Buchholz wasn't able to get his 12th win because he certainly deserved it on Sunday.

But two walk-off wins in a row can do a lot for a team's confidence and the Red Sox clearly need that as we approach the last two months of the season.

We'll be back later with tonight's lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, any news and links from the day but for now enjoy the overnight links after the jump.

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Monday, August 2^nd @ 7:10 p.m.

Fausto Carmona, RHP (10-8, 3.92) vs John Lackey, RHP (10-5, 4.26)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Tuesday, August 3^rd @ 7:10 p.m.

David Huff, LHP (2-9, 6.04) vs Josh Beckett, RHP (2-1, 6.33 ERA)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Wednesday, August 4^th @ 7:10 p.m.

Justin Masterson, RHP (3-10, 5.55) vs Jon Lester, LHP (11-6, 3.05)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Thursday, August 5^th @ 7:10  p.m.

Josh Tomlin, RHP (1-0, 1.46) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (7-3, 4.22)

TV: NESN, MLB Network, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox 1:35 p.m. Fenway Park – Boston, MA SP: Justin Verlander vs Clay Buchholz TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/1 [SOX & Dawgs]

We're going to do things a little differently here today since I woke up late. The plan for today is to combine the normal morning post along with the lineup post. This way I can talk about yesterday's game while preparing you for today's game.

The month of July was not kind to the Boston Red Sox. They were very close to the top spot in the AL East but never got over the hump. Instead, they battled themselves to a 12-13 record in the month of the July and find themselves 7.5 games behind the New York Yankees for first place and 5.5 games behind the Tampa Rays for second place and also in the wild card standings.

The month of August will probably tell us whether the Red Sox will have a shot at playing in the postseason or they'll be making tee times and vacation plans. I certainly do hope they will be playing for a shot at the postseason.

The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone for all 30 MLB teams and we the saw the Red Sox stand pat for the most part. They did make two small moves sending Ramon Ramirez to the San Francisco Giants and trading for Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the Texas Rangers.

A few years ago, it would  have cost the Red Sox Clay Buchholz but they were able to get him for two minor leaguers, $350,000 and a PTBNL. The cost of Salty was cheaper because he's had problems throwing the ball back to the pitcher or as it's known in the baseball world a case of the yips.

Salty was optioned to Pawtucket after the trade where the Red Sox will continue to monitor his progress on the yips. Should the Red Sox not be able to sign Victor Martinez to deal after the season, it's quite possible we could see Salty as the every day catcher in 2011. But until then, it's time to concentrate on 2010.

Another big move the Red Sox made yesterday was the surprising move of designating Jeremy Hermida for assignment. Interestingly enough, Hermida had options left on his contract but was designated instead. He started out hot for the Red Sox but cooled down and then never really found his stroke after coming back from the disabled list where he had been after breaking ribs in a collision with Adrian Beltre.

The Red Sox brought up Ryan Kalish who has risen through the Red Sox system this year. He's comparable to Trot Nixon and will bring the Red Sox some good pop as well as good defense once he gets acclimated to left field in Fenway Park. Dustin Richardson was brought up to replace Ramirez on the roster probably only because Michael Bowden wasn't eligible to be called back up until tomorrow.

The bases clearing double by David Ortiz secured another Red Sox comeback win yesterday and showed they will not quit. Just like Friday night, Papi came through in the clutch but this time it led them to a win. It was a curious move by Jim Leyland though that may have helped as well.

With two runners on base and Kevin Youkilis at the plate, Leyland decided it was best to intentionally walk Youk. Although it's unconventional to put the winning run on base, Leyland played the numbers. You see Big Papi was 0-for-8 against Phil Coke with three strikeouts so the odds were in Tigers favor.

And as you all know, Big Papi is now 1-for-9 against Coke with a double and three RBIs. Hopefully that moment plus the return of Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia to the lineup in the near future can spark the Red Sox to the promised land.

Keep reading for today's pitching matchups, lineups, and batter/pitcher matchups.

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Last night, David Ortiz hit a grand slam to get the Boston Red Sox back to within a run in the bottom of the 9th in their eventual 6-5 loss to the Detrot Tigers. Today, Big Papi came to bat with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th and the Red Sox trailing 4-2.

Tigers skipper Jim Leyland decided to intentionally walk Kevin Youkilis to get to Ortiz who had been 0-for-8 against Phil Coke. Well we can now make it 1-for-9 with a double and three RBIs for Big Papi against Coke as his double cleared the bases to give the Red Sox a 5-4 win.

Here's the video for you to enjoy:

While it wasn't as grand as his former Pawtucket Red Sox teammate Daniel Nava, Ryan Kalish did lace a single in his first MLB at-bat for the Boston Red Sox.

But what's funny about is when they were throwing the ball into the dugout for Kalish, first baseman Kevin Youkilis wanted the ballboy to throw it into the stands (about 1/2 way through video and also at the end in case you miss it the first time).

Here's the video for you to enjoy: