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Darnell McDonald had successful thumb surgery on Wednesday in Arizona.  The surgery repaired a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, an injury that he sustained in Spring Training.  McDonald is expected to be fully ready for Spring Training 2011 in February. McDonald got ample playing time in the Red Sox outfield last season [...]

3 relievers allowed the White Sox to score single runs in each of the final 3 innings as the Red Sox blew a lead to lose 5-4. With the Red Sox leading 4-2, disaster struck – In the 7th inning, Scott Atchison gave up 2 hits to the 2 batters he faced in the inning.  [...]

Jon Lester picked up win #19 with a dominating win over the Yankees on Saturday in the Bronx. Playoff Watch – Yankees 7-3 loss to Red Sox — 5.5 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 9-1 win over Mariners — 7.0 games lead over Red Sox. The Good – Jon Lester – The Good – [...]

The Red Sox are still battling, but they have a long road to hoe. Playoff Watch – Yankees 4-3 loss to Orioles — 7.0 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 6-3 loss to Angels — 7.5 games lead over Red Sox. Jon Lester notched win #18 in Sunday’s 6-0 shutout of the Toronto Blue Jays [...]

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 [...]

Jon Lester’s 15th win of the season was not all that pretty, but the team ended their 3-game skid with a 9-6 win over the O’s at Camden Yards in Baltimore. Playoff Watch – Yankees 4-3 win over A’s — 8 game lead over Red Sox. Rays 2-1 win over Blue Jays — 7 game [...]

John Lackey looked sharp and this time, the Red Sox bullpen didn’t blow his 3-run lead.  Lackey surrendered just 3 runs (2 earned) in his 8 innings of work.  He scattered 6 hits and 2 walks over the outing, but racked up 10 K’s in some big situations.  That also makes 2 out of 3 [...]

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 [...]

It looked like the Red Sox had put Thursday’s horrific 9th inning loss behind them, as they staked ace Josh Beckett to an early 8-2 lead after 3 1/2 innings.  But then the wheels came off and the Red Sox ended up losing 10-9 in 11 innings.  Is this the beginning of the end for [...]

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 [...]