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Walks Sting Lester as Rays Thump Red Sox

By ⋅ June 12, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Jon Lester turned in his shortest and worst start of the season as the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on a night where the Sox southpaw ace tied a career-high by allowing seven walks. The Rays homered three times against Lester, as Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria and Matt Joyce all [...]

Jacoby Ellsbury’s Struggles Continue – What Next?

By ⋅ May 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

There was a lot of talk about Jacoby Ellsbury coming into this Red Sox season. Much of the talks were about him being in a contract year and the chances of him being back in Boston next year. Ellsbury’s career thus far is full of ups and downs. He came in during the 2007 playoffs, [...]

Doubront Suffers Tough Loss as Quintana Quiets Red Sox Offense

By ⋅ May 22, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Felix Doubront pitched just about as well as anyone could reasonably expect–but the White Sox still managed to outlast the Red Sox as Chicago prevailed with a 3-1 win. The Red Sox were without a hit against Chicago starter Jose Quintana until David Ortiz lofted a single to center field, followed by two more singles [...]

After Three Hour Rain Delay, Red Sox Complete Sweep of Twins

By ⋅ May 19, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, at least the fans that stuck around can now say they’ve seen The Sandlot. Ahead 3-1 when the skies opened up over Target Field, the Boston Red Sox finally came away with a sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday, winning 5-1 after a three hour rain delay. Nearly six and a half hours after [...]

Dempster Struggles, Ortiz Smacks Two Home Runs in 12-5 Red Sox Win Over Minnesota Twins

By ⋅ May 19, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

It did not look good for the pitchers in this one as the Boston Red Sox staff walked eight batters, including six by Ryan Dempster, and the Minnesota Twins allowed three homers in the 12-5 Red Sox win. It is the fourth straight win for the Red Sox on the road. Dempster had to battle all [...]

Heeeere’s Jonny! Gomes Lifts Red Sox to Extra Inning Win over Twins

By ⋅ May 18, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

He’s hitting .183 on the season. His slugging percentage (.310) would be good if it were his batting average. The supposed lefty-masher has just six hits (albeit two home runs) in 37 at-bats against left-handed pitching – in other words, half his strikeout total in those plate appearances (12). Nonetheless, despite going hitless last night, [...]

Middlebrooks Delivers in 9th as Sox Rally in Dramatic Fashion

By ⋅ May 17, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night, trailing 3-1 with Will Middlebrooks at the plate in the top of the ninth with the bases loaded against Rodney. The third baseman delivered for Boston, drilling a bases-clearing double into the left-center gap, giving the Red [...]

Drew’s Grand Slam Leads Red Sox to Blowout Win Over Rays

By ⋅ May 16, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox had been struggling mightily over the last few games with runners in scoring position, but on Wednesday night the team broke the trend in a big way against the Tampa Bay Rays, as they snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-2 win. In the third inning, Boston broke through against [...]

Moore Too Much for Red Sox as Offense Keep Scuffling

By ⋅ May 15, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox continued their slide in the American League East on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field as they fell to the Tampa Bay Rays by a final score of 5-3. After an early lead on a mammoth home run by David Ortiz, the team surrendered five runs to the Rays in the fourth [...]

Buchholz, Red Sox Breeze by Astros as Ortiz Hits First HR

By ⋅ April 25, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

On paper, the match up between the American League Cy Young award frontrunner in Clay Buchholz and far from perfect Philip Humber looked like a potential Boston blowout. And at least on this Thursday night at Fenway Park, the reality was close to those expectations. The Boston Red Sox improved to an impressive 15-7 mark [...]

Jon Lester, Red Sox Complete Three-Game Sweep of Indians with 6-3 Win

By ⋅ April 19, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Jon Lester (3-0) threw seven strong innings on Thursday night while allowing two runs, four hits and striking out five in the 6-3 Boston Red Sox victory over the Cleveland Indians. The Red Sox have won six in a row and are now 11-4 on the season. The Indians are 5-9. The Red Sox scored first [...]

Red Sox Win Fifth Straight as Mike Napoli, Daniel Nava Drive in Two Runs Each

By ⋅ April 18, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox are in line to sweep the Cleveland Indians on the road after a 6-3 victory on Wednesday night. The Red Sox have now won five straight and stand 10-4 on the young season. The game started off great as the Red Sox’ first five hitters got on base against Justin Masterson [...]

Buchholz No-Hits Rays into 8th, Red Sox Win 5-0

By ⋅ April 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Clay Buchholz flirted with his second career no-hitter, holding the Tampa Bay Rays hitless until the eighth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 victory. One day after Jon Lester limited the Rays to one run over 7 innings, Buchholz decided to do him one better by not allowing a single hit [...]

Nava’s 7th Inning HR lifts Red Sox in Home Opener

By ⋅ April 8, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Celebration swept across New England on Monday afternoon as the Boston Red Sox kicked off their home schedule with an exciting 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, their ninth consecutive win on Opening Day at Fenway Park. The team was coming to Fenway strong off of a 4-2 road trip within the division, winning series [...]

Happ-less Sox Shut Down, Lackey Injured

By ⋅ April 7, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Everything seemed to be going according to the plan general manager Ben Cherington had in mind through the first four games of the season for the Boston Red Sox. The team was hitting, pitching, and playing good defense. On Saturday, the team experienced the type of loss that forced Red Sox Nation to put the [...]

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