Though the daunting task of catching the first place Yankees seems to be an uphill battle against the calender, The Red Sox did guarantee themselves no worse than the #2 seed in the post season tournament with a 10-4 win over the Pirates Monday night at Wilson Park. It wouldnt be a Sox/Pirates game with at least the threat of rain and some early inning sprinkles had folks worried this game might not get in. That fear grew exponentionly as the Sox grabbed a 6-0 first inning lead. The skies cleared and the game played to its entirety. Robert Decker took to the hill for the Red Sox and tossed 5 solid innings. Tyler Kube notched the save. Offensively for the Sox Sandro Storniolo led the way with 2 hits and 2 RBI. Tyler Kube had two hits includin a first inning double that got the scoring started. Kube also swiped 3 bases and drove in 2 runs as well. The win hopefully will prepare the Sox for a tough regular season ending that begins Wednesday with the fully loaded Cardinals. The Cards will welcome the return of their returning High School stars.After that game the improved White Sox and the Red Sox nemisis Brewers stand in wait.