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Daisuke, Papelbon Lead Red Sox to “Big” West Coast Win – Red Sox 2, A’s 1 – 7/19/10

The Red Sox recovered from a rough 4-game series against the Rangers at Fenway Park over the weekend to pull off a nice 2-1 win over the A’s in Oakland.
The Good — Daisuke Matsuzaka – 6 2/3 quality innings allowing just 2 hits and 2 walks while making only 89 pitches.  The lone A’s run [...]

David Ortiz Wins Home Run Derby — 7/12/10

Red Sox slugger david Ortiz won the All-Star Game’s Home Run Derby on Monday night in Anaheim.  Big Papi took out Hanley Ramirez – a former Red Sox minor league star – with 11 home runs in the final round. Ortiz hit a total of 32 homers in all 4 rounds, which moved him [...]

Red Sox Top Phillies 8-3 to Win Weekend Series in Philly; Off to Tampa on High Note…

The Red Sox defeated the Phillies 8-3 on Sunday’s rubber game as Tim Wakefield outdueled Roy Halladay.
Wakefield, making a start in place of the injured Josh Beckett gave the Red Sox a HUGE lift by tossing 8 scoreless innings.  Wakefield scattered 5 hits and 2 walks during his outing and has now made 2 great [...]

Rough Start to Road Trip, Next Stop — The Yankees in the Bronx

It was a rough start for the Red Sox on their 5-game road trip, as the squad dropped 2 of 3 games to the Tigers in Detroit over the weekend.  After winning Friday and losing a game they should have won on Saturday after blowing a 6-1 lead, the Red Sox didn’t look remotely ready [...]

Dice-K Dominates Blue Jays in 6-1 Win; Red Sox Go for Sweep in Matinee Affair

Daisuke Matsuazaka showed signs of his dominating 2008 form in Tuesday night’s 6-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park.  Dice-K tossed 7 stellar innings, giving up just 1 ER on 3 hits.  Most importantly, he didn’t walk any batters – his achiles heal – and he struck out 9.  If Matsuzaka can [...]

Red Sox Make it 2 in a Row with 7-6 Win Over Blue Jays @ Fenway Park

It wasn’t pretty, but John Lackey and the Red Sox made it 2 in a row at Fenway Park with a 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.  After looking so good in his 7 scoreless innings against the Angels last week, Lackey struggled with his control on Monday night.  He used [...]

Red Sox Avoid Sweep with 9-3 Win Over Yankees at Fenway Park

The Red Sox avoided a sweep at the hand of the Yankees with a 9-3 win on ESPN Sunday night baseball at Fenway Park.
Jon Lester pitched well in picking up his 3rd win of the season.  He went 7 innings, giving up just 2 ER on 4 hits and 2 walks.  The lone runs came [...]

Red Sox Sweep Angels, Now Yankees Come to Town

It’s great that the Red Sox swept the Angels this week at Fenway Park.  The club is now back at .500 with a 14-14 record.  But now the real test comes – hosting the Yankees in a 3-game weekend series with the AL East division on the line.  The Red Sox already trail the Tampa [...]

Lackey Dominates Old Club in 3-1 Win @ Fenway Park

John Lackey could not have drawn it up better – 7 innings, 2 hits, 1 ER and a big 3-1 win for the Red Sox over the Angels at Fenway Park.  He only walked 2 batters and struck out 4 and gave way to Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon to record the game’s final 6 [...]

Red Sox off to Great Start @ Fenway Park with 5-1 Win Over Angels

The Red Sox made it 2 in a row on their 10-game homestand, pulling out a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.  With the game tied at 1 through 7+ innings, the Red Sox finally busted out the big hits in the bottom of the 8th [...]