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BOSTON - The Chicago Cubs stumbled their way around Fenway Parks unfamiliar surroundings on Friday night as one would expect of a team that hadnt been in the ballpark in 93 years. cheap jerseys . Returning to Boston to play the Red Sox for the first time since the 1918 World Series, the Cubs committed four errors and gave up 19 hits in a 15-5 Red Sox victory. If Cubs pitchers had forgotten in all that time how close the left-field wall is, they know now after Boston had six doubles and hit two home runs over Fenways famous Green Monster. "All those flyballs," said Cubs left-fielder Alfonso Soriano, who misplayed a line drive into an error. "A routine flyball can go off the wall. Were professionals. We need to make adjustments and play the wall." Adrian Gonzalez had four hits with four RBIs, Kevin Youkilis had two doubles and a two-run homer and Jacoby Ellsbury also had three hits as Boston won its seventh consecutive game. The Red Sox are 22-10 since losing 10 of their first 12 games; they have passed the New York Yankees for the first time this season, and now trail the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays by just a half-game. "Thats where we want to be," said Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who had two hits, including a homer. "We know weve got a great team. Theres no reason why we shouldnt be in first place right now. We want to be in first place and stay in first place the whole year." Jon Lester (6-1) won his sixth straight decision despite giving up a career-high 12 hits. He allowed five runs, two walks and a hit batter, striking out five. Scott Atchison earned his first career save with three innings of scoreless relief. Jeff Baker had four hits and Aramis Ramirez three for Chicago, which was coming off a two-game sweep of the Florida Marlins. Doug Davis (0-2) gave up seven runs on eight hits and three walks, striking out three in 3 2-3 innings. It was the Cubs first visit to Fenway Park since the 1918 World Series, a milestone that for decades reminded Boston fans of the franchises failure but now stands as a landmark only for Chicago as it seeks its first championship since 1908. "(This) put an end to my enthusiasm for this momentous occasion," Cubs manager Mike Quade said. "Theyre tough. I feel really good about us offensively and were doing a good job against left-handed starters. But, four errors isnt going to get it done." Cubs fans made their presence known in the sellout crowd of 37,140, outcheering the locals at times. There was even an appearance of the Blues Brothers in the stands. But the Chicago players did not adapt well to their new surroundings, committing four errors plus a dropped flyball by right fielder Reed Johnson that was changed to a double. The Red Sox scored two in the first, one of them on a throwing error by catcher Koyie Hill when he tried to catch Ellsbury stealing third. The Cubs tied it 2-2 in the third, but Boston scored two more in the bottom half and then made it 8-2 with four more runs in the fourth. After Gonzalezs two-run single chased Davis, Scott Maine came in and gave up a two-run homer to Youkilis. The Cubs cut it to 8-5 in the fifth, scoring two on a double by Johnson. Saltalamacchia led off the bottom half with a homer and Boston added another run to make it 10-5, then scored two more in the eighth. The Red Sox won the 1918 Series in six games, with just 15,238 fans settling into Fenway to watch the clincher. (The Chicago History Museum recently published a document indicating that Cubs players might have been paid to throw the Series.) Babe Ruth, who won two games in the series, entered the final game as a defensive replacement in left field. Just two months later, World War I ended. With two titles in this century, the Red Sox have left their futility behind. But the Cubs are still looking for their first championship in more than a century. NOTES: The Red Sox activated RHP Dan Wheeler from the 15-day disabled list and selected INF Drew Sutton from their triple-A roster. To make room for them in Boston, the ballclub optioned RHP Michael Bowden and SS Jose Iglesias to Pawtucket. To make room for Sutton on the 40-man roster, the club designated OF Daniel Nava for assignment. The Red Sox also added LHP Franklin Morales to the active roster. ... Dennis Eckersley threw out the first pitch to Carlton Fisk. Bill Buckner was also in the ballpark, to provide analysis for the Chicago TV broadcast. ... Youkilis two-run homer gave him 500 career RBIs. ... Soriano turned Saltalamacchias seventh-inning single into two bases when he charged it and ran right past it. cheap jerseys from china . Until his 136-yard wedge shot on his final hole Thursday. "It was going right at it. (A 59) crossed my mind for a second, and it would be unbelievable if I buried this," Bradley said. cheap nfl jerseys . The Saskatchewan Roughriders running back is not only leading the league in rushing with 1,149 yards, hes also on pace to become the most dominant single-season runner in league history. http://www.chinawholesalejersey.us.com/ . Two weeks plus of partying, frivolity and competition in Halifax have ended and looking back, this could be one of the best Winter Games ever contested.  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson said Wednesday hes spoken to many IndyCar drivers about his belief that the series should not be racing on ovals, and all understood what he meant. Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15-car accident Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. When asked the next day about the accident, Johnson said ovals were not safe for IndyCars and the series should abandon them. "I have a lot of friends that race in that series, and Id just rather see them on street circuits and road courses. No more ovals," Johnson said Monday. His comment led to an angry backlash from fans who believed Johnson has no business weighing in on another series. Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt also rebuked Johnson, with Foyt telling USA Today that Johnson was "pretty stupid to make a statement like that. "You could say the same about stock cars. Ive driven both, and Ive been hurt real bad in both," Foyt told USA Today. Andretti called Johnson on Wednesday to discuss it, and Johnson clarified that he should have been specific about high-banked ovals. Las Vegas has progressive banking, and many IndyCar drivers expressed concern about racing on that kind of track. Johnson called Foyt after he spoke to Andretti and said hes also had conversations with Dario Franchitti, Danica Patrick, Tony Kanaan, Will Power, Oriol Servia, Paul Tracy, Marco Andretti and IndyCar chairman Randy Bernard about his comments. He said all understood what he meant, and all supported him. Most drivers have said very little since Sundays accident, and Johnson said many expressed hope that the focus will be returned to Wheldon as his family prepares for his funeral. Juan Pablo Montoya, a former Indianapolis 500 winner who noow drives in NASCAR, echoed that sentiment Wednesday. wholesale jerseys. "I think people really have to forget about that," Montoya said in Miami. "Now with the social media and everything anybodys opinion really counts. And I think the only opinion that really matters right now is the one where we worry about Dan and his family. Lets let IndyCar deal with their problems." Johnson did receive some support from former open-wheel driver AJ Allmendinger, who last weekend announced he was starting an IndyCar team next season. Now a NASCAR driver, Allmendinger raced at Las Vegas in the Champ Car Series before the track was reconfigured to add its banking. "People have spoken out, does Vegas need to be safer? The chain link fences? Im sorry, nothing was going to save (Wheldon)," Allmendinger said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. "You go flipping into the wall at 225 (miles per hour), youre not going to live through that. And its just tragic ... its heartbreaking. "And it just doesnt need to happen. They dont need to be on those racetracks. Smaller ovals, they can still keep those. You can still keep Indy because it is tradition, and (at) Indy youre not running three, four wide. But you cannot have Talladega Superspeedway (style) racing with an IndyCar at Vegas or Texas. It finally happened, and hopefully something changes." Johnson said the accident gives all forms of motorsports a chance to band together for the sake of safety improvements. "Motor sports needs IndyCar. NASCAR needs IndyCar. The (IndyCar series) was heading in a great direction," Johnson said. "We need to figure out as a group how to make racing safer. Weve got a lot of smart people, and we can all pool together and make motorsports smarter." ------ wholesale authentic nfl jerseys ' ' '