With the score tied 5-5, Manny came to the plate in the eighth and ended any hope of a Tribe victory with a three-run homer over the right field wall. The Tribe roughed up four-game winner Curt Schilling for five runs in 6 2/3 innings but it didn’t matter as Ramirez’s home run off Mota sealed the deal for the Red Sox as they gave the Indians their third straight loss, beating them 8-6. Ben Broussard highlighted the Tribe by going 3 for 4 with a home run.

Pitching, pitching, pitching. Whether it’s the starters or the relievers, nobody can seem to form any sense of consistency lately.

The Washington Wizards evened up the series Tuesday night, beating the Cavaliers 89-84 at the Q. LeBron James, following his superb triple-double performance the other day, scored 26 but also turned the ball over 10 times. The Cavaliers opened up a large lead to start the game but then the Wizards got hot to make it close at the end of the first quarter. Drew Gooden, on 11-12 shooting, finished with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison each scored 21 and Gilbert Arenas added 30 for the Wizards.

You have to give the Wizards credit, they limited James as best they could and prevented him from driving the lane. This loss puts the Cavaliers in a difficult position because now they have essentially lost the home-court advantage. Mike Brown, LeBron, and the rest of the squad are going to have to somehow figure out how to solve Washington’s defensive formations. It also didn’t help that LeBron had four fouls going into the fourth quarter. That obviously seemed to limit his aggressiveness on both sides of the court.

“They had a great scheme by playing me 1-on-1,” said James, whose 10 turnovers were a team playoff record. “I missed a lot of shots, layups that I usually make. They did a great job. I didn’t come to play.”