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No Let Down After Yankees Sweep, Easy 5-1 Win Over Blue Jays – Fenway Park 6/11/11

After a pressure-packed sweep over the Yankees in the Bronx, you almost expected a let down when the Red Sox faced the Blue Jays in Toronto on Friday night.  But that never happened, as Clay Buchholz took charge early in the game and never gave the Jays a chance to feel like they had a [...]

Red Sox Win Round 1 in 6-4 Victory Over Yankees – Fenway Park 6/8/11

The Red Sox jumped all over Freddy Garcia with a 3-run 1st en route to a 6-4 win over the Yankees in the Bronx.  Jacoby Ellsbury set the tone with a lead-off home run and the Red Sox added 2 more runs on an Adrian Gonzalez triple and a Kevin Youokilis sacrifice fly as the [...]

Papelbon Suspended as Red Sox Open Big Series Against Yankees in the Bronx – 6/7/11

The Red Sox and Yankees open a big series in the Bronx tonight.  The Red Sox are 33-26 and they trail NY by just 1 game in the AL East race.  Jon Lester gets the nod with his 7-2 record and 3.94 ERA.  In 4 of his last 5 outings, Lester has allowed at least [...]

Red Sox Sweep A’s in Dramatic Fashion – Fenway Park 6/6/11

It wasn’t pretty, but the Red Sox got back on track with a 3-game weekend sweep over the A’s at Fenway Park. On Saturday, the Red Sox bailed out Jonathan Papelbon who blew a 4-run lead in the 9th inning.  J.D. Drew’s single in the bottom of the 14th inning allowed the Red Sox to [...]

Red Sox End 4-Game Skid with 8-6 Roller-Coaster Ride Win Over A’s – Fenway Park 6/4/11

The Red Sox ended their 4-game skid with a come-from-behind roller coaster ride 8-6 win over the A’s on Friday night at Fenway Park. Clay Buchholz got off to a rough start by giving up 4 runs in the 1st inning to put the Sox in an early hole.  Buchholz didn’t even make it 5 [...]

Beckett Dominates Indians as Red Sox End Slide v. Tribe in Cleveland – Fenway Park 5/26/11

After losing the 1st 4 times that the Red Sox had played the Indians at Jacobs Field in Cleveland this season, the Red Sox finally got that 1st win behind a strong performance from Josh Beckett.  It was reminiscent of that same Josh Beckett who pitched the Red Sox out of a 3-1 hole in [...]

Bard Blows Beckett Gem, But Red Sox Rally for 4-3 Win over Tigers – Fenway Park 5/20/11

Daniel Bard wasted Josh Beckett’s gem by allowing back-to-back home runs to Brian Boesch and Miguel Cabrera in the 8th inning which tied the game at 3.  But the Red Sox rallied for the 4-3 walk-win on another clutch hit by Carl Crawford who is getting used to knocking in or scoring the winning run [...]

Pitcher’s Duel Ends in 1-0 Red Sox Win Over Tigers – Fenway Park 5/19/11

The Red Sox defeated the Tigers 1-0 in a pitcher’s duel in a cold, wet and windy game at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.  Clay Buchholz held the Tigers to 4 hits in his 7 scoreless innings, while Phil Coke held the Red Sox to just 3 hits in his 7 scoreless innings.  The Red [...]

Red Sox Sweep Yankees in the Bronx! — Fenway Park 5/16/11

The Red Sox took it to the Yankees with solid pitching and clutch hitting during the weekend sweep in the Bronx. The Red Sox blanked the Yankees on Saturday 6-0.  Josh Beckett continued his phenomenal pitching this season, tossing 6 scoreless innings and giving up just 4 hits and 2 walks in his outing.  He [...]

Crawford’s Walk-Off Double Wins Game for Red Sox Again – Fenway Park 5/10/11

Carl Crawford came through with another walk-off hit in less than 10 days as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Twins 2-1 in 11 innings.  Jed Lowrie drew a 1-out walk in the 11th inning and Jose Iglesias pinch-ran for Lowrie in a smart move by Manager Terry Francona.  Carl Crawford hit a double [...]