// Michael Bowden

Lester Gives up Three in First, Rays Complete Sweep

By ⋅ September 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox are in absolute free fall, and by the time they hit the ground, they might be looking up at the Tampa Bay Rays in the playoff race. Rays starter James Shields allowed just one earned run in 8.1 innings Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, and the Rays battered Jon Lester and the [...]

Kinsler and Hamilton Each Drive in Three as Rangers Crush Red Sox

By ⋅ September 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

If the Red Sox and Rangers face each other in the playoffs, the scorekeepers had best prepare: there will be runs, and lots of them. Sunday afternoon at Fenway was no exception. The Rangers banged out 15 hits and 11 runs against John Lackey and the Red Sox bullpen Sunday, winning the game and the [...]

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 [...]

Lackey Lacks Control in Rain-Shortened Loss

By ⋅ June 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The rain bothered San Diego Padre and Boston Red Sox players alike Wednesday afternoon in Fenway, but no one was affected more than John Lackey. Lackey’s lack of control allowed the Padres to score four times in the fourth inning, and the game was called in the middle of the eighth and the Padres beat [...]

Red Sox Spring Training (3/14-3/20): Rotation Set Thursday, Roster Trimmed Twice

By ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Sports of Boston’s coverage of Red Sox Spring Training rolls on! April 1 fast approaches, and the Red Sox Opening Day roster is definitely taking shape. Terry Francona announced Wednesday that Jon Lester would open the regular season against the Texas Rangers in Arlington. On Thursday, Francona set the rest of the starting rotation. John [...]

Red Sox Spring Training (3/7-3/13): Roster Trimmed, Gonzalez Debuts Saturday

By ⋅ March 14, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s continuing coverage of the Red Sox’s Spring Training! Opening Day is less than four weeks away, and we’ll be be right there every day leading up to it. Nine games in seven days is a lot of games, but we’ve got recaps for every one of them. But even [...]

Red Sox Spring Training (2/28-3/6): Lester Gets Flu, Gonzalez Takes BP

By ⋅ March 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back to Sports of Boston’s weekly recap of all things spring training. After sweeping Boston College and Northeastern University, the Boston Red Sox began Grapefruit League action with an 8-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins to round out opening weekend. This week the team played a full slate of games, and we’re happy to [...]

Red Sox 2011 Bullpen Preview: Albers, Atchison, Bowden

By ⋅ February 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

With only so many spots open in the bullpen and so many arms competing, there will have to be some players left off the Red Sox 40-man roster this season. Most of the players previously mentioned in the other posts are pretty much set in stone to make it. The others? Not so fast. Matt [...]

Bautista’s 48th HR Lifts Blue Jays Past Red Sox, 11-9

By ⋅ September 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Blue Jays third baseman/outfielder Jose Bautista continued one of the great contract years in recent memory on Friday, slugging his major league-leading 48th home run, and breaking George Bell’s franchise record. Let’s put that number in perspective: Bautista’s 48 bombs lead the American League by 11 over White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko (37). David [...]

Rays Score Every Which Way in Clobbering of Red Sox

By ⋅ September 7, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When they weren’t taking first base on a walk, the Tampa Bay Rays were taking home plate via home runs. The Rays homered five times and walked seven times Tuesday night at Fenway Park as they defeated the Red Sox, 14-5. The Red Sox began the game well, with the first two Boston hitters reaching [...]

Red Sox on Wrong End of Walk-off

By ⋅ August 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If nothing else, this season has been full of drama for the Red Sox. This time, it was another trough rather than a crest, and the Rays walked off with a win 3-2 in 10 innings. The Sox took the lead in the 4th when Adrian Beltre hit a sac fly following a single from [...]

Michael Bowden: The Reliever

By ⋅ July 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

When Michael Bowden was asked to move into a relief role just a few weeks ago after spending his entire career as a starter, he embraced it as an opportunity to impact the major league club. Though he had been performing well as a starter prior to his move to the bullpen, it appears Felix [...]

Red Sox 2010 Second Half Preview

By ⋅ July 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

With the 2010 Midsummer Classic in the books, after Joe Girardi screwed the American League out of homefield advantage in the World Series, it’s time to look ahead. The unofficial second half of the season will get underway for your Boston Red Sox Thursday night at Fenway Park, with the opener of a four-game series [...]

Red Sox Farm System: 2010 Harvest

By ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Jacoby Ellsbury. Mike Cameron. Mike Lowell. Josh Beckett. Daisuke Matsuzaka. Dustin Pedroia. Manny Delcarmen. Jeremy Hermida. Victor Martinez. Jason Varitek. The Boson Red Sox have lost a player with the ability to play every position except shortstop (and even then Pedroia could but likely never would) to the disabled list this year. Starters and relievers, [...]

Is Adrian Gonzalez Within the Red Sox Reach?

By ⋅ April 29, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

After beating up on the doormats of the AL East, the Red Sox are finally back to .500 on the season. Despite the recent success, this team has yet to win a series against a winning squad and has exhibited many alarming signs in the early-going. Time to hit the panic button? Not quite, but [...]

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