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BOSTON -- Alfredo Aceves only got another chance to start for the Boston Red Sox because Clay Buchholz woke up feeling soreness in his shoulder. He may have earned himself another turn in the rotation. Aceves (2-1) held the Phillies to one run over six innings in his best outing of the year, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Monday night. "He took tonight as an opportunity to make an impression," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "He made a solid one. Its a night-and-day difference." Dustin Pedroia and Mike Napoli homered in the first inning as Boston jumped out to an early lead off Tyler Cloyd (1-1) and coasted to victory. Jacoby Ellsbury had hits in each of the first three innings to help the Red Sox earn their fourth consecutive victory and their 10th in the last 13 games. Ellsbury also chased down Freddy Galvis line drive to deep centre field with the bases loaded in the sixth to end the inning and protect an 8-1 lead "In this ballpark, when youre down four, maybe five runs, theres still a chance. But when its 8-1, its in another zone," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "The ball Freddy hit when it was 8-1 might have gotten us close, but the guy made a pretty nice play on it." Aceves was sent to the minors after allowing seven runs in an April 23 start against Oakland that ballooned his ERA to 8.66. But he was sent back to the mound on Monday because Buchholz had irritation in his shoulder and collar bone from sleeping awkwardly on his side. Farrell would not say whether Aceves will get another turn in the rotation, but Buchholz is expected to miss only a few days and Franklin Morales is eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday. Aceves, who left the ballpark without speaking to reporters, gave up seven hits and three walks while striking out four. "He looked like he was out there with a purpose," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, John Mayberry and Ben Revere each had two hits for the Phillies. Erik Kratzs solo homer in the third and Domonic Browns two-run shot in the eighth both curled around the Pesky Pole. Cloyd allowed three runs in the first inning and was charged with three more in the third. He lasted just 2 1-3 innings, giving up nine hits and a walk while striking out two. "When you really think about it, a loss is a loss," Manuel said. "We come back out tomorrow and its still 0-0." The Phillies made their first visit to Fenway since 2010, bringing along closer Jonathan Papelbon for his first trip to Boston since he left the team that he helped win the 2007 World Series. The Red Sox played a video on the scoreboard with highlights of Papelbons career in Boston, but with the outcome long-decided by the ninth inning he did not get into the game. Instead, the Red Sox largely put it out of reach early, getting Pedroias two-run homer that also curled around the foul pole in short right field followed one out later by Napolis long drive that cleared the Red Sox bullpen in right field by a dozen rows. Boston made it 6-1 in the third. David Ortiz and Napoli doubled to lead off the inning, Stephen Drew singled in another run and, one out later, Saltalamacchia singled. With two outs, Jacoby Ellsbury doubled past a diving Revere in centre field to score one run but Saltalamacchia was thrown out at the plate to end the inning. NOTES: Ellsbury, who hit a double to end Sundays game, singled in the first and doubled in the second and third, giving him hits in four consecutive innings. ... Revere crashed into an unpadded part of the wall while catching Ortizs deep drive to end the fourth. He stayed down and the trainer ran out to help him, but he remained in the game and singled in the top of the fifth. ... Cloyd had allowed three runs or fewer in six of his eight career starts, including all five on the road, before Monday. ... Daniel Nava was the only player in the Red Sox starting lineup who did not get a hit. ... The teams wore special camouflage uniforms and caps in honour of Memorial Day. Cheap Jerseys Throwback . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Wholesale Jerseys . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. 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The Crimson Tide (8-0), Tigers (8-0), Wolverines (8-0) and Huskies (8-0) are the only remaining undefeated teams from Power Five conferences and hold the top four spots in the latest Associated Press poll .The 12-person committee, however, gave a nod to Texas A&Ms strength of schedule.Ohio State was sixth and Louisville was seventh.In the first two seasons of the College Football Playoff, only one team each season made the committees initial top four and the final four.The final rankings will be released Dec. 4, with the top four teams moving on to the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31 at the Fiesta and Peach bowls.A look at what matters in the rankings and what they mean moving forward:DONT PANIC HUSKIESSelection committee chairman Kirby Hocutt, Texas Techs athletic director who is now in the role that Arkansas AD Jeff Long held the firsts two seasons of the CFP, made it very clear that Texas A&Ms four victories against teams with winning records (Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee and South Carolina -- though it should be noted the Gamecocks are 4-4) provided the margin over Washington. The Huskies have two such victories.We had a lengthy discussion on the spot, Hocutt said. Washington is a well-balanced team and they had a good win on the road against Utah. But in the committees mind Texas A&M has played a stronger schedule.The good news is there is room for the Huskies to grow. Washington still has USC and Washington State on its schedule and a possible Pac-12 championship game, which could be against Utah (16th in the committees rankings), Colorado (15th) or USC, which would need a strong finish to get there. A big stretch run by Stanford would also help the Huskies.Oregon being terrible is hurting the Huskies, who are getting little credit for pounding the Ducks. Another reason for Washington fans to hate Oregon.Most important is this: The Huskies control their path to a Pac-12 championship and Texas A&M does not. The Aggies will need Alabama to lose at least a couple of times to reach the Southeastern Conference championship game.The committee is told when considering similar teams to weigh conference championships like a tiebreaker.If Washington wins outt, the Huskies should be fine to get into the top four.dddddddddddd. If they win the Pac-12 but lose once along the way, it could get a little dicey for the Huskies when matched against an 11-1 A&M team that has lost only to Alabama.A prediction: If it comes down to Pac-12 champion Washington at 12-1 and Texas A&M at 11-1, the Huskies will get that spot. Now if Alabama were to be the team 11-1 instead of A&M that would be a different story.CARDINALS MAYBE SHOULD PANICLouisville will need two losses from Clemson to have a chance to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Because that is probably not happening, the Cardinals are hoping to be impressive enough to get into the top four without a conference title.The first rankings do not look promising for the Cardinals.Hocutt again cited strength of schedule when talking about Louisville. The Cardinals only victory against a winning team was against Florida State. That was a 63-20 win that very well might rate as the best singular performance by any team this season. The Cardinals next most notable game was a close loss at Clemson.Want to call out the committee? Michigan at No. 3 is benefiting from home victories against eighth-ranked Wisconsin, Colorado and Penn State, No. 12 in the rankings thanks to upsetting Ohio State. However, using the Sagarin Computer ratings, Michigans strength of schedule is 49th in the nation. Louisvilles is 52nd. Washington is 69th.The Cardinals have games remaining against Wake Forest, Houston and Kentucky, all winning teams but none ranked.The takeaway for Louisville: The Cardinals will need a ton of help to get in the playoff.MARGIN OF VICTORYHocutt pointed out the committee does not look at margin of victory, which is sort of ridiculous.The conference commissioners who set up the playoff protocol get hung up on the idea of not encouraging teams to run up the score, so there is no margin of victory metric. But there is no way the committee can evaluate teams properly while looking only at a W or L and not the final score.GROUP OF FIVEUnbeaten Western Michigan at No. 23 is the highest ranked team from the Group of Five, just ahead of Boise State at 24. The Broncos probably cant afford even one loss, but if they can make a perfect run to a Mid-American Conference title, a Cotton Bowl bid likely awaits. ' ' '