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2 Straight Wins over Hated Yankees Knock NY out of AL East Division Crown — Red Sox 8, Yankees 4 – 10/3/10

It was a small consolation – winning the final 2 games over the Yankees to knock the hated rivals out of the AL East Division lead.  John Lackey earned his 14th win of the season in the Red Sox 8-4 win over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon.  Now the Yankees are the wild card team, [...]

Lester Denied #20 — Red Sox 2, White Sox 8 — 9/30/10

It wasn’t meant to be as the Chicago White Sox denied Jon Lester his bid for his 20th win in 2010.  The White Sox rocked the stellar lefty for 8 ER on 9 hits and 5 walks (including 2 home runs) over 4 innings of work.  It brought a bitter end to Lester’s season, as [...]

Buchholz Notches Win #17 – Red Sox 6, White Sox 1 – 9/27/10

Clay Buchholz worked 8 great innings in the Red Sox 6-1 win over the White Sox in Chicago on Monday night.  While the rest of the city of Chicago was watching the Bears top the Packers 20-17 on Monday Night Football along the Chicago lakeside, a few thousand diehard White Sox fans endured the meaningless [...]

Daisuke Shines, But Red Sox Lose Late — Red Sox 3, Yankees 4 9/26/10

Oh so close, but the Red Sox season came to a close when Jonathan Papelbon blew another save against the Yankees in the 9th inning and Hideki Okajima lost the game in the 10th inning. Playoff Watch – Yankees 4-3 win over Red Sox — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 6-2 loss to [...]

Lester, Bats Lead Red Sox to Big Win in Bronx – Not Over Yet?! – Red Sox 7, Yankes 3 9/25/10

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 – [...]

Red Sox Fall to O’s — Season Slowly Coming to a Close — Red Sox 2, Orioles 4 – 9/20/10 Fenway Park

The Red Sox suffered a 4-2 loss to the Orioles as Daisuke Matsuzaka lost his 6th game of the year. Playoff Watch – Yankees 8-6 win over Rays — 8.0 games lead over Red Sox. Rays 8-6 loss to Yankees — 6.5 games lead over Red Sox. The Bad – Dice-K made another so-so start [...]

Red Sox Holding out Hope – Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 0 – 9/19/10 Fenway Park

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 [...]

Matsuzaka, ‘Pen Collapse under Rays Offensive Explosion – Red Sox 5, Rays 14 – 9/7/10 Fenway Park

One to forget as the Rays rocked the Red Sox 14-5 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.  After a promising start to the game – a leadoff single, a walk and a 2-run double by Victor Martinez for a 2-0 lead – David Price buckled down and Daisuke Matsuzaka crumbled in the middle innings as [...]

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 – [...]

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.  [...]