// Josh Reddick

Home Runs Support Lackey, Red Sox Win in Seattle

By ⋅ August 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It certainly wasn’t a pretty outing by any means, but John Lackey worked hard and won his sixth consecutive decision on Friday night in Seattle. Allowing runs in three of the first four innings, Lackey rebounded and the Red Sox bats supported him with three home runs hit off of Seattle rookie starter Blake Beaven, [...]

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 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 Falter, Lose To Royals In 14-Inning Marathon

By ⋅ July 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the course of a 162-game season, there’s a game or two in the mix where it feels like no matter what the Red Sox do, they simply come up short. Last night against the Royals fell right into that category, as the Red Sox stranded the winning run in scoring position in four of [...]

Red Sox (and their Fan Base) Should Stand Pat at the Trade Deadline

By ⋅ July 25, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Wouldn’t it be awesome if the Red Sox acquired Jose Reyes? He would be a perfect fit at shortstop, one of the team’s few weaknesses. Reyes has a ridiculous batting average, steals bases, and is arguably having one of the best seasons in baseball. Boston’s already deep lineup would only get deeper. Or what about [...]

Ellsbury Homers Twice in the Heat to Give Red Sox Series Win in Baltimore

By ⋅ July 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It was hot in Baltimore on Wednesday: 92 degrees, with enough humidity and sunshine to make it feel like 100. But not even the high temperatures could match the heat of Jacoby Ellsbury. Ellsbury homered twice Wednesday afternoon, leading the the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory against the Orioles. The win gave Boston its [...]

Crawford Gets 2 Hits, RBI in Return; Red Sox Clobber Orioles Bullpen

By ⋅ July 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox needed 16 innings to score one run Sunday night in Tampa Bay. Twenty-four hours later in Baltimore, they needed just half that to score 15. Boston broke a 7-7 tie with an eight-run eighth inning, and Carl Crawford returned to the Red Sox with two hits, two runs and an RBI. The [...]

Potential Solutions For Red Sox Right Field Woes

By ⋅ July 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Despite the large amount of success the Red Sox have had in 2011, the team is still dealing with many questions as the second half of the season looms large. From the injured starting rotation to the lack of production from Carl Crawford and the future of closer Jonathan Papelbon, the team has plenty to [...]

Boston Bats Explode in Tampa, Stand A.L. East Ground

By ⋅ July 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Boston picked up the 9-5 win over Tampa Bay, but things didn’t start that way right away. On the game’s first play, Marco Scutaro allowed Johnny Damon to reach on a throwing error. On the play, Scutaro tweaked the index finger on his right hand. Later in the inning, Scutaro could easily have been charged [...]

Red Sox Trade Rumors: Carlos Beltran, Matt Garza, Andre Ethier

By ⋅ July 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox have not been shy about making moves at the trade deadline and this year may be no different.  Despite a number of close races around baseball, some teams are preparing to be sellers as July 31st nears.  Carlos Beltran, Matt Garza and Andre Ethier are a few of the names that have [...]

Red Sox Shut Down Orioles to Remain Atop the AL East

By ⋅ July 9, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Many of us were likely nervous when John Lackey took the mound, given his horrible performances lately. Fortunately, those nerves were unfounded. Lackey went 6.2 scoreless innings of very good baseball, and was backed up by an even better bullpen. Boston got just one big inning themselves against the O’s pitching, but that was all [...]

Home Run Derby Comes Early As Sox Crush O’s and Reclaim 1st Place

By ⋅ July 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Home Run Derby preview came to Fenway Park Thursday night as the Red Sox pounded the Orioles 10-4. Six round trippers left the yard for the Old Towne Team and a set of three came back-to-back-to-back in the bottom of the seventh. The win now gives the Sox a half game lead up on [...]

Big 7th Inning Lifts Red Sox Past Astros; Ortiz to Start at 1B Saturday

By ⋅ July 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Through the first six innings, the Red Sox looked dead in the water Friday night against the Astros. Marco Scutaro led off the game with a home run, but after that, the Sox managed just four walks and no hits or runs until the seventh off Astros starter Bud Norris, who had 10 strikeouts through [...]

Phillies’ Raul Ibanez Beats Lackey, Red Sox

By ⋅ June 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox starter John Lackey figured out eight of the Phillies’ starting nine Wednesday night in Philadelphia; he just couldn’t solve the ninth. Left fielder Raul Ibanez went 3-3 against Lackey, driving in both runs in a 2-1 Phillies victory over the Red Sox. It was Boston’s sixth loss in their last eight games. Ibanez [...]

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