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Daisuke Matsuzaka and Andrew Miller were both roughed up in an awful 10-run 6th inning that secured an easy 10-3 win for the Cardinals over the Red Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka had shut down the Cardinals through 5 scoreless innings.  But then the Japanese righty struggled in the 6th frame.  He ended up giving up 2 [...]

Manager Terry Francona has set his starting rotation, going with Jon Lester to open up the 2011 MLB season for the Red Sox against the Rangers in Texas. Lester will be followed by John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett and Daisuke Matsuzaka.  The biggest surprise is the drop of Beckett all the way to the [...]

The Red Sox continue to get some excellent spring pitching as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Tuesday. Daisuke Matsuzaka started and tossed 5 scoreless innings.  He only gave up 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 5.  It was clearly his best outing of the spring. Michael Bowden also tossed another scoreless [...]

It was a mixed bag of treats in the Red Sox 7-6 win over the Twins on Monday. The pitching left a lot to be desired.   Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up a run on a hit and a walk in 2 innings pitched.  Andrew Miller and Michael Bowden each worked a scoreless inning of relief as [...]

Manager Terry Francona is staying mum on his opening day starter.  Some teams have a clear-cut #1 – like CC Sabathia for the New York Yankees, so it’s not really a big deal to officially name the opening day starter.  Other managers opted to go ahead and name their starter before a spring training game [...]

John Lackey disagrees with the fact that his 1st season with the Red Sox in 2010 was a “disappointing one”.  Lackey points to the fact that he won 14 games and that he led the team with 215 innings pitched and 21 quality starts (the most by a Red Sox pitcher since 2004).  Lackey doesn’t [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka is primed and ready for a big 2011 MLB schedule and he has the full confidence of his team and teammates. Theo Epstein has emphasized how a decent finish in 2010 should help give him the confidence to build towards a healthy and productive 2011.

Oh so close, but the Red Sox season came to a close when Jonathan Papelbon blew another save against the Yankees in the 9th inning and Hideki Okajima lost the game in the 10th inning. Playoff Watch – Yankees 4-3 win over Red Sox — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 6-2 loss to [...]

The Red Sox suffered a 4-2 loss to the Orioles as Daisuke Matsuzaka lost his 6th game of the year. Playoff Watch – Yankees 8-6 win over Rays — 8.0 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 8-6 loss to Yankees — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox. The Bad – Dice-K made another so-so start [...]

One to forget as the Rays rocked the Red Sox 14-5 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.  After a promising start to the game – a leadoff single, a walk and a 2-run double by Victor Martinez for a 2-0 lead – David Price buckled down and Daisuke Matsuzaka crumbled in the middle innings as [...]