BOSTON -- Home runs are up this season, and so are suspicions that the baseballs are wound tighter.
The Giants allowed five homers and hit two in a 11-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, with Hanley Ramirez turning three horsehide spheres into Yawkey Way souvenirs.After their fifth consecutive loss, though, the Giants might be more tightly wound than the balls.Matt Cain only lasted into the third inning and the Giants nearly erased an 8-0 deficit before Ramirez's third two-run blast of the night virtually ensured that Bruce Bochy's team would leave Fenway Park still looking for their first victory here in 101 years.