Trent's big day

Trent made it through the night - the little guy slept from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Then, this afternoon, he had his first large-group gathering and reconnected with the people who formed our family.

Finally, following doctor's instructions, we introduced him tonight to cereal. He didn't like it. I told him that he needs solids to bulk up and that tonight's pitcher, Clay Buchholz, had trouble gaining weight.

Despite this milestone of a day, we also got into the pennant races as both our teams played playoff-quality games against playoff-quality opponents. The Phillies met their challenge, beating the Padres 3-1. The Red Sox did not. In a game that resembled a heavyweight fight, the Rays outlasted the Sox 3-2 in 10 innings. The weight-challenged Buchholz pitched a good game - one earned run and another unearned run in 7 1/3 innings.

The first run was a cluster - Carlos Pena reached third because Buchholz stupidly threw away a pickoff throw that shouldn't have been attempted. Pena scored on a sacrifice when J.D. Drew caught a foul ball instead of letting it drop.

The Tampa announcer said no one in Boston could blame Drew. Perhaps, but Trent and I did.

Hopefully, we'll all get another good night's sleep and get them tomorrow.