This Day in History: 2000-08-27

August 27, 2011: With Hurricane Irene barreling towards the East Coast, the Red Sox move up their single game scheduled for Sunday to Saturday as part of a makeshift doubleheader; the Red Sox win the first game 9-3 as John Lester runs his record to 14-6 and they beat the A’s 4-0 in the second game using four different pitchers to open up a two game lead in the AL East.