Article: A win and a loss Huskey's grand slam, five RBIs back Rapp in rout of Blue Jays

TORONTO -- Pat Rapp, the Red Sox starter of last resort, and Butch Huskey, an added starter only two nights ago, made for the unlikely combination that propelled the Red Sox ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays again in the wild-card competition with a stunning 8-0 shutout last night, completing a two-game sweep of their Canadian cousins.

Rapp, who has watched while the Red Sox auditioned such untested rookies as Jin Ho Cho and Tomokazu Ohka ahead of him in the rotation, allowed just two singles in eight innings and retired the last 17 batters he faced as the Red Sox won for the eighth time in nine meetings against Toronto.

"I just stayed ready for every hitter every time," Rapp said. "I didn't ...

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