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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 [...]

The Red Sox and Mariners split the day-night double-header at Fenway Park on Wednesday.
Playoff Watch –
Yankees 6-3 loss to Blue Jays — 5.5 games lead over Red Sox.
Rays 12-3 loss to Angels — 5.5 games lead over Red Sox.
Red Sox 5, Mariners 3
The Good — Josh Beckett – 6 1/3 innings – 3 ER on [...]

It was a frustrating series loss for the Red Sox in Texas.With the Yankees and Rays both playing poorly all week long, it was a chance for the Red Sox to pick up some ground on their nearest rivals.  After starting the week 3-0, they finished up losing 3 out of their last 4 games.  [...]

It was a BIG win for the Red Sox – 7-5 over the Blue Jays – in order to keep the momentum going from Monday’s 2-1 nail-biter over the Yankees in the Bronx.
The Good — The Red Sox Offense – 11 hits, 2 walks and 7 runs all scored by a different player.  Not bad.  [...]

Jon Lester did his best to help the Red Sox earn the series split against the Yankees in New York  on Monday.  Lester picked up his 12th win by pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings.  He gave up 4 hits and 3 walks, but ran out of steam in the 7th inning.
Daniel Bard (25 holds) and [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka stepped up big time in the Red Sox 6-2 win over the Indians at Fenway Park on Thursday.  The win helped the Red Sox avoid losing the mid-week series to the Indians, which would have been a devastating blow as the Red Sox gear up for the big 4-game series against the Yankees [...]

What a weekend – any of the 3 games could have gone the other way, so it was HUGE for the Red Sox to take the series from the Tigers over the weekend at Fenway Park.  Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from the frustrating Friday loss to the 2 walk-off wins [...]

The Red Sox had to have liked their chances for a sweep over the Mariners this weekend in Seattle after winning the 1st 2 games of the series. They had Jon Lester pitching on Saturday and Daisuke Matsuzaka throwing on Sunday and they were confident that the 2 starters could lead the squad to the [...]

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 [...]

The Red Sox open up the 2nd half of the season against the red-hot 1st place Texas Rangers.
The Red Sox trail the New York Yankees by 5 games for 1st place in the AL East and they trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 3 games for the AL Wild Card lead.
Tim Wakefield takes the bump [...]