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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 – 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What should have been an uplifting 3-game sweep in Toronto turned into a disastrous late-inning loss that sent shockwaves throughout the Red Sox organization.  After the Red Sox gave up 4 runs in the bottom of the 9th to allow the Blue Jays to win 6-5, questions abound.  Has Manager Terry Francona lost his touch?  [...]

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 [...]

The weekend series against the Yankees got off to a great start, but continued with 2 duds on Saturday and Sunday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.  The Red Sox are desperately hoping that Jon Lester can pitch the team to a series split this afternoon.  Here is the weekend recap:
Saturday 8/7/10 – Red Sox [...]

What is going on – just when you things might start to get better as players return from the DL, the exact opposite happen.  As has been the usual MO lately, the Sox found themselves in an early 6-1 hole after 6 innings, and a late rally was too little too late.
The Bad — John [...]

John Lackey kept his former club in check for a 2nd time in 2010, and the Red Sox pushed across 4 late runs in order to pull off the 4-2 win over the Angels in Anaheim.
The Good — Lackey matched Jered Weaver pitch for pitch, giving up just 2 ER on 7 hits and 1 [...]

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 [...]