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Ric Flair Visits with Pedroia, Reddick, & Red Sox at Fenway

By ⋅ September 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Wooooooooooo! The Nature Boy Ric Flair stopped by the Red Sox clubhouse on Tuesday night to meet with the team, including big wrestling fans Dustin Pedroia and Josh Reddick. Each player has already purchased a classic autographed Ric Flair robe and a Hulk Hogan jacket. Reddick, meanwhile, sits at a Triple-H-themed chair (maybe like this [...]

Red Sox Win Pivotal Game, Push Wild Card Lead to 4 Games Over Rays

By ⋅ September 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Beckett Returns, Bullpen Strong Josh Beckett returned in his most anticipated start of the year versus the Tampa Bay Rays in a crucial game in the Wild Card race. Beckett did not disappoint after a slow start, throwing six innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits, walking one and striking out seven. [...]

Daniel Bard Blows Another Game, Blue Jays Win Late

By ⋅ September 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For most of the game, Boston was in firm control, but the 8th inning was rough, as Daniel Bard blew the lead and gave Toronto a 5-4 win. Toronto seized the early lead in addition to the late one, scoring twice off John Lackey. With two on and two outs, Toronto put two more singles [...]

Tim Wakefield Finally Wins 200th Game; Red Sox Top Jays 18-6

By ⋅ September 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try nine more times? Tim Wakefield won his 199th career game on July 24 against the Mariners in one of his worst starts of the year (6.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER). In seven starts (and a relief appearance) since, Wakefield arguably pitched well enough [...]

Josh Beckett Hurt as Pitchers Duel Tips in Blue Jays’ Favor; Red Sox Lose 1-0

By ⋅ September 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a real pitchers duel in Toronto on Monday, and it resulted in a 1-0 loss in 11 innings for the Red Sox. Both teams struggled all day against each other, and neither could get a break. Finally, with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Brett Lawrie hit a deep homer to [...]

Boston Bats Explode in 12-7 Victory

By ⋅ September 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Thanks in no small part to an eight-run 4th innings, the Boston Red Sox obliterated Texas pitching en route to a 12-7 win at Fenway Park. In the early going, it looked like another tough night for Erik Bedard. Adrian Gonzalez did make an unassisted line-out double play with runners at the corners in the [...]

Sox Bounce Back With Three Homers in 9-5 Win Over New York

By ⋅ September 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment

After dropping the series opener in frustrating fashion, the Red Sox came back from an early deficit to defeat the Yankees, 9-5.  Sox starter Josh Beckett went 7 innings while striking out 8 to improve his record to 12-5 on the season. Beckett is now 15-8 against the Yankees in his career. All Red Sox [...]

Hurricane Irene Can’t Finish Red Sox From Finishing Athletics in Game 1

By ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

We all knew we were in for some crazy action with Hurricane Irene forcing a double header Saturday. With the rains coming in and causing multiple delays, Boston still handled their business in Game 1, easily defeating the Oakland Athletics 9-3. Dustin Pedroia started the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning; he [...]

Athletics Hammer Wakefield for Eight Runs, Add Seven More off Bullpen

By ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Oakland Athletics swung early and often Friday night at Fenway, and Tim Wakefield was powerless to stop them. Wakefield gave up eight runs (four earned) on eight hits, including two homers, and the Athletics battered the Red Sox, 15-5. The Red Sox maintained their one-game lead in the AL East because the Yankees lost [...]

Miller Shines In Spot Start Victory Over Royals

By ⋅ August 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Apparently the 19-day layoff between starts didn’t faze Andrew Miller too much. Squeezed into the rotation for game two against Kansas City, Miller pitched 5.1 strong innings en route to a 7-1 victory. Kept to an 85-pitch count, the young lefty gave up just 1 run on 3 hits for win no. 5 of 2011.

Pedroia Cleans Up, Papelbon Closes Door as Sox Take Opener in KC

By ⋅ August 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Calm down, Red Sox fans. The bats have not been sawed in half. After netting all of nine hits over the three-game series against the Rays, the Red Sox equaled that amount in the series opener in Kansas City as part of a much-needed 4-3 bounceback victory. Josh Beckett was sharp through seven innings, throwing [...]

Price Silences Red Sox as Rays Take Rubber Match

By ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

One shudders to think how good the Tampa Bay Rays might be if they ever built an offense as good as their starting pitching. The Red Sox got a taste of that scenario Wednesday afternoon at Fenway. David Price pitched eight innings of three-hit baseball, and the Rays homered twice off John Lackey to beat [...]

Video: Red Sox Turn Triple Play Against Rays

By ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In the 4th inning of Game 2 of the doubleheader against Tampa Bay tonight at Fenway Park, the Red Sox turned an around-the-horn triple play. Rays SS Sean Rodriguez grounded out to 3rd where Jed Lowrie threw to Dustin Pedroia who then completed the play with a throw to Adrian Gonzalez. Pretty awesome stuff!

Lester Dominates, Ellsbury Homers to Give Red Sox Game 1 Victory in Rays Doubleheader

By ⋅ August 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox only hit against Rays starter James Shields in one inning Tuesday afternoon at Fenway, but sometimes one inning is all it takes. Jacoby Ellsbury‘s three-run home run capped a three-hit third inning, and Jon Lester struck out eight in seven innings to pick up his 12th win. The Red Sox beat the [...]

Reddick Helps Beat Yankees in Walk-Off Thriller; Sox Take Over 1st in AL East

By ⋅ August 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Criticize the marathon games that come from baseball’s best rivalry if you will, but boy do the Sox and Yankees deliver some cardiac action. Sunday was pitted as a mismatch between resurgent ace Josh Beckett and the surprising but weaker Freddy Garcia. What it turned into was a late-inning comeback for the regular season ages [...]

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