 The second half of the baseball season begins tonight after a volatile first half for the local teams to say the least. The Red Sox struggled early but came on strong before the All-Star break winning 10 of their last 13 games and start play tonight just four and a half games out of first place in the American League East and in the second wild card spot three and a half games behind the Yankees a season high 11 games over 500. Sox open with three against the Dodgers this weekend in L.A.