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Beckett, Offense Misfire against O’s @ Camden Yards — Red Sox 2, Orioles 5 – 8/31/10

Josh Beckett put the Red Sox in an early 3-0 hole after 3 innings, and the Red Sox could never recover against young O’s lefty Brian Matusz.  Beckett ended up yielding those lone 3 runs through his 7 inning outing, but it wasn’t the shutdown performance that the club was looking for.
Playoff Watch –
Yankees 9-3 [...]

Beckett on Hot Seat Again; Beltre, Martinez, Ortiz Leading Red Sox Offense – Red Sox v. Orioles 8/31/10 Camden Yards

Josh Beckett is on the hot seat again tonight against the Orioles in Baltimore.  Beckett won his last start over the Mariners, but for the 2nd straight outing he ran out of steam in the 7th inning.  Overall, he gave up 3 ER on 4 hits (2 home runs) in 6 1/3 innings of work.  [...]

Double-Dip v. Mariners Today @ Fenway Park

Mother Nature finally handed the Red Sox their first rain out of the 2010 MLB schedule.  Rain postponed the 2nd game of the 3-game series between the Red Sox and Mariners this week at Fenway Park.  The game will be made up as part of a day-night double-header today.  Tickets for the Tuesday night game [...]

Lackey Looking Sharp; Sox Gain Ground On Yankees; Red Sox 6, Mariners 3 – 8/23/10 Fenway Park

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 [...]

Beckett Bad Again; Pedroia Back on DL; What Else Can go Wrong?! – Red Sox 2, Angels 7 – 8/19/10 Fenway Park

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 [...]

Lackey, Bats Lead Red Sox to 2nd Straight Fenway Park Win – Red Sox 7, Angels 5 – 8/18/10

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 [...]

Is It the Beginning of the End? 2 Bad Losses in a Row Leave Red Sox Bewildered — Red Sox 8, Rangers 9 – 11 Innings – 8/13/10

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 [...]

Should Terry Francona Take the Blame for Latest Red Sox Loss? – Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 6 – 8/12/10

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?  [...]

Red Sox Hoping for Series Split with Yankees in the Bronx — Red Sox 2, Yankees 5 Saturday 8/7/10 & Red Sox 2, Yankees 7 Sunday 8/8/10

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 [...]

Beckett, Brawl Highlights of Red Sox 3-1 Win over Indians – 8/3/10 Fenway Park

Josh Beckett showed that he can still be the ace of the Red Sox pitching staff in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over the Indians at Fenway Park.  Beckett tossed 8 innings of 1-run ball allowing just 3 hits and no walks during the 103-pitch effort.  He racked up 8 K’s and might have been on [...]