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Stung by key injuries, the Red Sox couldn’t get over the hump, and the amazing, heretofore terrible Tampa Bay Rays won the Eastern Division by two games. The Sox did make the playoffs as the wildcard, and they’ll begin their run in LA tonight against the Angels. Classy lefthander John Lester will be on the mound, and I always feel good about that. Red Sox Nation has its collective fingers crossed that Beckett, Lowell, and Drew, et al. can operate at something approaching normal. Under current political and economic conditions, we all really need this Boston postseason to go on a while. At least through a winning Game Four in the Series.