 Leskanic was signed by the Red Sox on June 22, four days after he was released by the Kansas City Royals.

 He pitched a 1-2-3 tenth inning against Oakland on July 8. When the Sox rallied in the bottom of the inning, he picked up the win.

 Curtis had a string of ten straight scoreless outings from August 20 to September 14, as the Red Sox made their late season charge toward the playoffs.

 He walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning on October 2, earning the save.



