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Red Sox Escape Baltimore with Series Win – Still Longshot for Playoffs – Red Sox 6, Orioles 4 – 9/2/10 Camden Yards

The Red Sox “escaped” Baltimore with a series win over the lowly O’s this week.  It wasn’t pretty, but at least they didn’t lose the series.
Playoff Watch –
Yankees 5-0 win overA’s — 8 games lead over Red Sox.
Rays – Idle — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox.
The Good — Adrian Beltre – his solo shot [...]

Weekend Starts off with a Band, Ends with a Whimper in Tampa — Red Sox 2, Rays 3 Saturday 8/28/10 & Red Sox 3, Rays 5 Sunday 8/29/10

Is the season over — it’s hard to think that it’s not, but the Red Sox didn’t make it easy on themselves with the series loss over the weekend in Tampa.  After Jon Lester and Victor Martinez led the team to a satusfying win on Friday night, the Red Sox had high hopes for the [...]

The Season Comes Down to This — Red Sox, Rays – 8/27/10 – Tropicana Field

The season comes down to this – the Red Sox trail both the Rays and Yankees by 5.5 games in the AL East and AL Wild Card races.  In order to make some headway, the Red Sox have to take at least 2 of 3 from the Rays this weekend in Tampa.  It won’t be [...]

Clay to the Rescue; Cy Young In Store for Young Righty?! Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 0 – 8/22/10 Fenway Park

Clay Buchholz helped the Red Sox take the weekend series from the Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Sunday.  Not even a nasty rainy day – and a brief mid-game rain delay – could keep Buchholz from notching his 15th win of the season.  Buchholz tossed 6 scoreless inning and showed no ill effects from [...]

Buchholz Continues Emergence as “Ace” of Red Sox Staff; No Gonzalez Trade Over the Winter a Blessing in Disguise – Red Sox 6, Angels 0 – 8/17/10 Fenway Park

Win #14 for Clay Buchholz was a HUGE one for the Red Sox.  Not only did it help end the Red Sox get off to a good start on their upcoming homestand, it also helped them keep pace with the Yankees and Rays who both won on Tuesday night.  Buchholz tossed 7 scoreless innings, scattering [...]

Buchholz to Right Ship Against Angels; Pedroia Ready to Rock-N-Roll – Red Sox – Angels – Monday 8/17/10 Fenway Park

Clay Buchholz is ready to right the ship for the Red Sox tonight against the Angels at Fenway Park.  He is 3-0 in his last 4 starts, pitching at least 7 innings in each start and also allowing more than 1 ER only once during that stretch.  Back on July 26th in Anaheim, Buchholz limited [...]

Sweep Not Meant to be in Toronto — Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 1 – 8/11/10 & Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 6 – 8/12/10

The sweep was not meant to be – ah what could have been…
Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 1 — 8/11/10 – Clay Buchholz rose to the occasion with another electric start – 8 innings, 1 run (unearned) on 5 hits and 2 walks.  He made an efficient 109 pitches and never gave the Blue Jays [...]

On the Right Track — Buchholz, Clutch Hits Key Win — Red Sox 6, Yankees 3 – 8/6/10 Yankee Stadium

Clay Buchholz was electric on Friday night and the Red Sox bats came through with clutch hits as the Red Sox beat the Yankees 6-3 in the all-important Game 1 of the 4-game series at Yankee Stadium on Friday night.  Playing in front of a packed house and a record attendance of 49,875 crazed fans, [...]

Injury Update – Mike Cameron, Jacoby Ellsbury & Dustin Pedroia

While Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz and Victor Martinez have all come back and performed well for the Red Sox, now it’s time for Dustin Pedroia, Mike Cameron & Jacoby Ellsbury to show that they can stay healthy and be productive during the final 2 months of the season.
FYI – Beckett stands to pick up his [...]

Buchholz Bounces Back, as Red Sox End 2-game Skid with Win over Angels — Red Sox 6, Angels 3 – 7/26/10

Clay Buchholz regained his form that made him the Red Sox most formidable pitcher for most of the 2010 slate.  Buchholz racked up 115 pitches through 7 innings of 1-run ball.  He allowed just 5 hits and 1 walk and struck out 7 Angels’ hitters in his 11th win of the season.  Buchholz was pleased [...]