// Jacoby Ellsbury

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 [...]

Red Sox Lose Night Cap 6-2, Split Double-Header with Rays

By ⋅ August 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Boston Red Sox continued to be baffled by Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann, who fired a complete game en route to a 6-2 victory over the Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday. Niemann Shuts Down Sox Offense Niemann allowed two runs on just three hits and one walk while striking out ten to [...]

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 [...]

Wakefield’s 200th Win Still on Hold as Sox Drop Seattle Series

By ⋅ August 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s getting tougher to know what the Boston Red Sox will do during the rest of the season. Sunday’s season finale in Seattle saw a 5-3 loss to the Mariners, despite Tim Wakefield’s economical pitch count and complete game effort. Wakefield struggled at times, and the offense wasn’t there to back him up against the [...]

Sox Come up Short in Seattle

By ⋅ August 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second straight night the Red Sox rallied from a large first inning deficit, but this time the rally wasn’t enough, as the Sox fell to the Mariners 5-4 at Safeco Field. In his worst start of the season, Josh Beckett gave up five runs in just five innings and dropped to 9-5 on [...]

Lester and Bullpen Peter Out in Eighth; Twins Avoid Sweep

By ⋅ August 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It wasn’t one bad inning that did in Jon Lester Wednesday night in Minnesota: it was three mediocre innings, and a Red Sox bullpen that didn’t help. The Twins scored in three separate innings off Lester, and Alfredo Aceves struggled in eighth-inning relief to give the Twins a 5-2 victory.

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 [...]

Red Sox Slam Sabathia in 10-4 Win

By ⋅ August 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’ve only watched New York ace CC Sabathia pitch against Boston this season, you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. For the fourth time in as many starts against the Red Sox, the hefty lefty was disastrous, surrendering 7 runs in a 10-4 defeat. What started as an early duel turned sour for [...]

Red Sox Bullpen Spoils Erik Bedard’s Debut in Loss to Tribe

By ⋅ August 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox bullpen folded Thursday night after two straight games without allowing a run to the Cleveland Indians. Catcher Carlos Santana hit a two-run home run off Franklin Morales, and the Indians scored twice more off Andrew Miller to give the Indians a 7-3 victory and series split. Coupled with the Yankees’ 7-2 victory [...]

Ellsbury Hits Walkoff Home Run to Lift Red Sox to 4-3 Win

By ⋅ August 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second straight night, the Boston Red Sox went into the ninth tied with the Cleveland Indians. For the second straight, CF Jacoby Ellsbury sent the fans home celebrating a Red Sox win in walk-off fashion, 4-3. Ellsbury Delivers The young center-fielder stepped in the box with two outs, the bases empty, and engaged [...]

Red Sox Rally to Beat the Indians 3-2 in Walk-Off Fashion

By ⋅ August 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Bottom of the Ninth With back to back singles from Jason Varitek and Josh Reddick in the bottom of the ninth, Jacoby Ellsbury stepped to the plate with a chance to give the Red Sox a walk-off victory against the Cleveland Indians, a team the Red Sox have struggled with all season. Jarrod Saltalamacchia came [...]

Four-Run Fourth Costs Beckett, Red Sox in Kansas City Series Finales

By ⋅ July 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Josh Beckett pitched only one bad inning Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park, but it was one inning too many. Beckett gave up four runs in the top of the fourth, and Kansas City Royals starter Luke Hochevar quieted the Boston offense to beat the Red Sox, 4-3, and give Kansas City the series split. With [...]

Offensive Onslaught Continues in 12-5 Sox Win Over Royals

By ⋅ July 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After the Kansas City Royals opened Wednesday night’s game with three runs in the top of the first inning, the Red Sox responded. And as has been the case for much of the year, they did so emphatically. While John Lackey worked through 5.2 innings to get the win, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia hit [...]

Beckett’s Scoreless Streak Ends At 14 IP, Red Sox Defeat Mariners 3-1

By ⋅ July 24, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

After pitching 14 innings of scoreless ball, all it took was one swing of the bat for Josh Beckett to look human again. The damage was done by first baseman Mike Carp, who homered in the top of the 7th on Saturday night, in a game eventually won by the Red Sox 3-1. Seventh Inning [...]

Lackey Continues to Rebound in 7-4 Win Against Seattle

By ⋅ July 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

They’re hardly an intimidating opposing lineup, especially with perennial all-star Ichiro Suzuki having a sub-par season, and yet John Lackey has to feel good about his game against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. He pitched seven innings allowing just one run and no walks, while out-pitching one of the best pitchers in baseball in [...]

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