The Red Sox redeemed themselves Thursday with a victory over the Padres. Curt Schilling, although hampered with an ankle injury, pitched seven strong innings. Projo.com reports on Schilling's injury.

Boston's pitching proved to be stronger than San Diego's. After watching this series, I'm surprised the Padres are leading their division. They are in a virtual tie with the Dodgers. Can you believe they actually walked Manny Ramirez to get to Nomar? Wow! Nomar is a two-time AL batting champion with a career AVG. of .323. With these types of moves, I fully expect the Padres to fall from first place in the NL West fast.

So far the AL East is eating up the NL West. Toronto beat L.A. 2 of 3 and N.Y. swept Colorado. Even the Devil Rays beat the Giants twice. The only team that is struggling is Baltimore. In basketball the West may be best, but in baseball the East is a beast.

Tonight will be a bit more difficult with L.A.'s Odalis Perez facing the struggling Derek Lowe. Lowe however may be turning it around. His last outing was a strong one. I look forward to these games. See a preview of tonight's game at MLB.com.

Boston.com's Bob Ryan writes time to stop dodging us. In the article he says today's game is not the first meeting of these two clubs. The Red Sox played the Superbas (the name was later changed to the Dodgers) in the 1916 World Series. Actually the team was known as the Robins during this period after its manager Wilbert Robinson better known to the team as "Uncle Robbie." Of course this all occurred while the team was located in Brooklyn, N.Y. Whether you count this meeting or not, it's still the first time the club will play in Fenway Park.

Although Fenway was the residence of the Red Sox during this period, it could not hold the expected crowds. So the games where moved to the Boston Braves' field. To learn more about the history of the "Dodgers" see the official site.

The Dodgers certainly do have a storied franchise. Over 43 Hall of Famers played for the team including Gil Hodges, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson. One such Hall of Famer, Tommy Lasorda, tells tales to Boston.com.

MLB.com writes about the hype surrounding this series. Yes, these games are sure to be a special.

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