Who would have thought this?

Going into Tuesday's game, the Boston Red Sox are in last place with a 3-4 record and the Detroit Tigers are way in last of their division, at 0-6. Both teams are darlings to win the American League Pennant.

That's why you have to love baseball's return. It gives us one more thing to talk and read about.

I know it's early, way early, but middle relief doesn't look very good for Boston right now. Then again, the strength of Theo Epstein's approach is that when a weakness shows itself, action is taken.