// Jacoby Ellsbury

A Brief History of Stolen Bases and the Red Sox

By ⋅ June 17, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have never been about stolen bases. It’s nothing new. We all know that the Sox have always been loaded with lineups consisting of lumbering sluggers. Many teams were built around hitters who could take advantage of the ballpark’s friendly dimensions. They were righties whose only goal was powering the ball to left [...]

Red Sox Lose to Orioles in Extras, Call Up Top Prospect De La Rosa

By ⋅ June 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Three nights after pulling out a 10-8 win in 14 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox couldn’t recapture the extra inning magic against the Baltimore Orioles, losing 5-4. Chris Davis delivered the walk-off win with a bloop single to left after Nick Markakis walked and Adam Jones singled, all with two outs. [...]

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 [...]

Yankees’ Sabathia Silences Red Sox as Lester Struggles in 4-1 Loss

By ⋅ June 1, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

After coming off a four game sweep at the hands of the New York Mets, the New York Yankees entered the series  two games behind the first place Boston Red Sox in the American League East.  The Yankees had C.C. Sabathia on the mound, who shut down the Sox hitters through seven and a third innings. [...]

Ellsbury Swipes Five Bases, Sox Roll Phillies 9-2

By ⋅ May 30, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury set a team record with five stolen bases, and the Boston Red Sox took down the Philadelphia Phillies 9-2 on the road to split the two-game series. Starting pitcher Franklin Morales picked up the win in his season debut. Morales had missed the past 52 games due to a bulging disc in [...]

Ellsbury, Red Sox Walk Off with 4-Run Ninth; Buchholz Scratched

By ⋅ May 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Mired in a slow start that has him hitting just .249/.319/.338 two months into the season, Jacoby Ellsbury sure picked a fine time to deliver a key hit. Ellsbury delivered a two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to deliver an epic 6-5 Boston Red Sox comeback, walk-off win over the Cleveland [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Red Sox Rebound After Tough 1st Inning To Defeat Astros

By ⋅ April 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

At first glance, the Red Sox didn’t look to be doing well out of the gate, but from the second glance onward, everything was fine, and the Red Sox dispatched the Houston Astros 8-4 to clinch the series and the best record in majors (17-7). After all, when you start off the game by giving [...]

Ryan Dempster Notches First Win in Red Sox Uniform

By ⋅ April 27, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox scooped up a win against the Houston Astros Friday by a score of 7-3. Ryan Dempster, free agent acquisition in the offseason, notched his first win in a Red Sox uniform, going 6 innings giving up 2 runs and striking out 10 batters. Astros pitcher and former Sox pitcher Erik Bedard was rocked, [...]

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 [...]

Mike Napoli’s Double Gives Red Sox Walk-Off Win, 3-Game Sweep of Rays

By ⋅ April 16, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Mike Napoli came on with one out in the inning after Dustin Pedroia worked a seven-pitch walk to get on first base. Napoli was fighting at the plate before he fouled a ball off the mask of catcher Jose Molina and Molina needed to replace it. The next pitch from reliever Joel Peralta (0-1) was [...]

Middlebrooks’s 3 HRs Powers Red Sox to 13-0 Win

By ⋅ April 7, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

Third baseman Will Middlebrooks led the Boston Red Sox offense with three of its six home runs on the afternoon while Jon Lester threw 7 shutout innings, as the Red Sox thrashed the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre, 13-0. Last year’s NL Cy Young R.A. Dickey was handed his second consecutive loss to start the 2013 [...]

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