Curse of the Ben-bino: Red Sox just can't win on Ben Affleck's birthday
Good Will Hunting -- a film written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (allegedly) -- premiered in 1998. Affleck, a noted Red Sox fan, celebrates his birthday on August 15th. Let's take a look at how the Red Sox have performed on Affleck's special day each year since the film's debut:
1998: Twins 3, Red Sox 2
W: Frankie Rodriguez (2-2) L: Pete Schourek (7-7) S: Rick Aguilera (29)
1999: Mariners 4, Red Sox 3
W: Gil Meche (4-2) L: Mark Portugal (7-10) S: Jose Mesa (25)
2000: Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 1
W: Tanyon Sturtze (4-2) L: Jeff Fassero (8-6) S: Roberto Hernandez (22)
2001: Mariners 6, Red Sox 2
W: Freddy Garcia (14-4) L: Frank Castillo (7-7)
2002: Red Sox 3, Mariners 4
W: Freddy Garcia (13-8) L: Casey Fossum (2-2) S: Kazuhiro Sasaki (30)
2003: Red Sox 5, Mariners 10
W: Julio Mateo (4-0) L: Mike Timlin (4-4) S: Shigetoshi Hasegawa (12)
2004: White Sox 5, Red Sox 4
W: Mark Buehrle (11-6) L: Bronson Arroyo (5-9) S: Shingo Takatsu (12)
2005: Red Sox 6, Tigers 7
W: Jamie Walker (4-3) L: Curt Schilling (4-5)
2006: Tigers 3, Red Sox 2
W: Fernando Rodney (6-3) L: Mike Timlin (5-2) S: Todd Jones (33)
2007: Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 5
W: Andy Sonnanstine (2-8) L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-9) S: Alberto Reyes (18)
2008: No game.
2009: Red Sox 2, Rangers 7
W: Derek Holland (6-7) L: Brad Penny (7-7) S: Neftali Feliz (1)
2010: Red Sox 3, Rangers 7
W: C.J. Wilson (11-5) L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-4)
2011: No game.
2012: Red Sox 3, Orioles 5
W: Miguel Gonzalez (5-2) L: Aaron Cook (3-6) S: Jim Johnson (35)
2013: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2
W: Mark Buehrle (9-7) L: Jake Peavy (9-5) S: Casey Janssen (22)