Red Sox could miss the playoffs..go Phillies!!

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NEW YORK -- They were refreshed, following a scheduled day off and then a rainout. They had a reshuffled lineup that had Carl Crawford batting second for the first time in more than a month. They had their ace on the mound.

At last, the script was right for the Red Sox to cure their many problems of the last few weeks.

But then the game started, and everything fell apart again in a 9-1 loss to the Yankees.

Who can figure out how things have turned so sour for the reeling Red Sox?

"We all want to win," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "It's up to us to go win. We know what's in front of us. We just have to play better."

And they have to pitch better -- a lot better.