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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)

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1999: Mariners 4, Red Sox 3

W: Gil Meche (4-2) L: Mark Portugal (7-10) S: Jose Mesa (25)

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2000: Devil Rays 3, Red Sox 1

W: Tanyon Sturtze (4-2) L: Jeff Fassero (8-6) S: Roberto Hernandez (22)

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2001: Mariners 6, Red Sox 2

W: Freddy Garcia (14-4) L: Frank Castillo (7-7)

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2002: Red Sox 3, Mariners 4

W: Freddy Garcia (13-8) L: Casey Fossum (2-2) S: Kazuhiro Sasaki (30)

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2003: Red Sox 5, Mariners 10

W: Julio Mateo (4-0) L: Mike Timlin (4-4) S: Shigetoshi Hasegawa (12)

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2004: White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

W: Mark Buehrle (11-6) L: Bronson Arroyo (5-9) S: Shingo Takatsu (12)

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2005: Red Sox 6, Tigers 7

W: Jamie Walker (4-3) L: Curt Schilling (4-5)

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2006: Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

W: Fernando Rodney (6-3) L: Mike Timlin (5-2) S: Todd Jones (33)

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2007: Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 5

W: Andy Sonnanstine (2-8) L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-9) S: Alberto Reyes (18)

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2008: No game.

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2009: Red Sox 2, Rangers 7

W: Derek Holland (6-7) L: Brad Penny (7-7) S: Neftali Feliz (1)

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2010: Red Sox 3, Rangers 7

W: C.J. Wilson (11-5) L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-4)

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2011: No game.

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2012: Red Sox 3, Orioles 5

W: Miguel Gonzalez (5-2) L: Aaron Cook (3-6) S: Jim Johnson (35)

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2013: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 2

W: Mark Buehrle (9-7) L: Jake Peavy (9-5) S: Casey Janssen (22)