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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 [...]

How fast and how far has Josh Beckett fallen?  For the 3rd straight Beckett allowed at least 6 earned runs!  That is not good, not good at all…
Playoff Watch –
Yankees 9-5 win over Tigers — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox.
Rays 8-6 win over Rangers — 5.5 games lead over Red Sox.
The Bad — Josh [...]

Make it 2 in a row for the Red Sox over the Angels this week at Fenway Park.
Playoff Watch —
Yankees 9-5 win over Tigers –6 games lead over Red Sox.
Rays 8-6 win over Rangers — 5.5 games lead over Red Sox.
The Good — John Lackey – He gave up a lot of hits [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What injuries?! The Red Sox rallied for a convincing 8-5 win over the Rays at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.  The win pulled the Red Sox within 1-game of the 1st place New York Yankees in the AL East.
The Good — John Lackey – although he allowed a lot of baserunners – 8 hits and [...]

While it won’t be easy for the Red Sox to deal with the latest injuries suffered over the weekend, it could have been worse.
Dustin Pedroia fractured his navicular bone in his left foot and is expected to miss 6 weeks.  He will not need surgery to repair the injury.  That means he could be back [...]

It was a brutal west coast road trip for the Boston Red Sox in more ways than one.  Three stars – Dustin Pedoria, Clay Buchholz & Victor Martinez – were injured.  The Rockies made closer Jonathan Papelbon look human.  The bullpen was taxed all week long (except for Sunday).  Despite all of that, the Red [...]

Dustin Pedroia came to play on Thursday night in Colorado, while Jonathan Papelbon struggled again, suffering another blown save.
The Good — Dustin Pedroia went 5 for 5 with 3 home runs, 5 RBI’s and 4 runs scored.  He hit a solo home run in the 4th inning.  His 2nd home run was a 2-run shot [...]