G159: Red Sox 15, Rockies 5

Red Sox - 301 330 050 - 15 16  0
Rockies - 022 010 000 -  5 10  1

Will Middlebrooks drove in seven runs, hitting a three-run home run in the fifth and a grand slam in the eighth.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia went 4-for-5 and Shane Victorinto had three hits, including a three-run dong; each player drove in three runs.

Jake Peavy (6-8-5-4-5, 110) doubled and scored in the fourth. ... David Ortiz drove in two runs, giving him 100 for the season.

Jake Peavy / Jhoulys Chacin

Jacoby Ellsbury will likely return to the lineup tonight.

YED (Yankee Elimination Day) is nigh. New York's elimination number is 1.

AL's Best Record/Home Field Advantage

           W-L    GB   Schedule
Boston    95-63  ---   at Rockies (1), at Orioles (3)
Oakland   94-64  1.0   at Angels (1), at Mariners (3)
Detroit   92-66  3.0   at Twins (1), at Marlins (3)