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Should Franklin Morales Remain in a Fully Healthy Red Sox Rotation?

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 28, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On Thursday night the Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox open a four-game series out west as star pitcher Felix Hernandez goes for the M’s. Opposing him will be a pitcher who has effectively come out of nowhere to make starts for the injured Sox rotation, 26-year old Franklin Morales. Boston acquired Morales from Colorado [...]

Red Sox Offense Fails to Score for Jon Lester Again

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Jon Lester certainly wasn’t thrilled with his performance as the Red Sox fell to the visiting Atlanta Braves 4-1 at Fenway Park on a Friday night where the team managed just three hits. That was primarily due to a strong start by Jair Jurrjens, but Lester seems to be growing accustomed to surprisingly average performances this season.

Sorting Through the Surplus of Red Sox Outfielders

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 22, 2012 ⋅ One comment

There’s certainly never too much of a good thing, but the Boston Red Sox seem to face a dilemma in the coming weeks as they sort through an incredible amount of outfielders. Each has both positive and negative aspects of being a part of the 25-man roster, making it difficult for manager Bobby Valentine and [...]

David Ortiz’s Grand Slam Highlights Red Sox Blowout Victory

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The ball was flying out of Fenway Park on a warm Wednesday night, as the Red Sox used four home runs including a grand slam by David Ortiz to beat the Miami Marlins 15-5. The Sox offense jumped on Marlins starter Ricky Nolasco early and often, while Felix Doubront held his own by over six [...]

Josh Beckett Injury: On DL with Shoulder Inflammation

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox have elected to proceed in the coming weeks without starter Josh Beckett due to minor shoulder inflammation, placing him on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. While he is out, reliever Franklin Morales is scheduled to temporarily take his place in the rotation. Beckett this year has received attention from his golfing [...]

Red Sox Late Rally Falls Short Against Cubs at Wrigley

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 15, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox nearly pulled off an impressive ninth inning comeback after doing little offensively in their 3-0 loss on Friday afternoon in Chicago. With two outs in the ninth, they loaded the bases for Dustin Pedroia, who grounded into a force out to end the game. The lack of offense costed Boston a win [...]

Doubront Dominates Marlins in 10-2 Red Sox Win

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Coming off of his worst start of the season against Washington, Felix Doubront dazzled in Miami, propelling the Red Sox towards a 10-2 win Wednesday night. His seven impressive innings and the awakening of the Sox offense against the Marlins bullpen led the way, including multihit games for the first four batters in the lineup. [...]

Clay Buchholz Delivers Another Gem in 2-1 Red Sox Win

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 12, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox snuck away on Tuesday night in Miami with a tight 2-1 victory over the Marlins, led by a strong start by Clay Buchholz. While the team still didn’t quite put up the offense numbers expected on a regular basis, they capitalized on a key mistake my the Marlins in the seventh inning [...]

Beckett Solid, Red Sox Bats Quiet in 4-1 Loss

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox dropped their fourth straight game on Monday by a final score of 4-1 as they ran into more strong pitching, this time in the form of Miami Marlins ace Josh Johnson. The game featured the first start by Josh Beckett against his former franchise, but the Fish jumped all over him early on, [...]

Red Sox Fall to Nationals in Dice-K’s Return

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 10, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Before the Celtics tip off tonight against the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Boston sports fans were treated with a similarly unpredictable event: the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka to the major leagues after a year removed because of Tommy John surgery. He showed good stuff for the most part, but [...]

Youth Prevails as Stephen Strasburg Overpowers Red Sox

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Washington Nationals are loaded with talent. On Friday night at Fenway Park, they brought their well-balanced roster into a weekend series and defeated the Red Sox 7-4 led by a dominant Stephen Strasburg. The Washington team has received a great amount of attention this season for their uprising success, as well as the emergence of [...]

Daniel Bard Unhappy in Triple-A

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Aside from the hiring of Bobby Valentine, perhaps the most debated topic in this 2012 season for the Boston Red Sox has been finding a place for Daniel Bard. The former reliever excelled in the bullpen as the Red Sox set up man in each of the last two seasons, pitching 147.2 innings while striking [...]

Clay Buchholz Effective, Red Sox Top Blue Jays 7-2

By Matthew Bond ⋅ June 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On Friday night the Red Sox opened a three game series in Toronto by defeating the Blue Jays 7-2, pulling the teams into a tie for fourth place in the extremely tight American League East race. The win was led by the top half of the Sox order as well as another stronger outing by [...]

Red Sox Bats Overcome Buchholz’s Struggles in Win Over Orioles

By Matthew Bond ⋅ May 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox are no longer in the basement of the American League East. Well, at least they’re not in the basement alone. The 8-6 win over the first place Baltimore Orioles combined with the New York Yankees loss tied the rivals with even 21-21 records for fourth place in the division. The win was [...]

Cody Ross Injury Update: Broken Bone in Foot