Arroyo pitches in to keep BoSox's surge going. (ESPN.com)
Dark days have hit the road.Now Nomie is gone and the Sox are 17-8 since he left. This from a team that played .500 baseball for more than 12 weeks, more than 82 games, which is more than half of a season.
Coincidence? I think not. Let's ask the fellas, who returned home last night to take on the improved Detroit Tigers.
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