Red Sox players have had a lot of tension building up in them over the past week or so, with losing streaks, scoring droughts, steroid scandals and a revolving door of players creating a perfect storm of upheaval and anxiety for the frazzled ballclub. Tuesday night at Fenway, that bubbling cauldron of emotional turmoil boiled over, and [...]
Lester dominates Royals again
Jon Lester has a thing about pitching against Kansas City. That thing is, he doesn’t lose to them, especially at Fenway Park. Boston, which was held to one hit through the first seven innings, scratched out a run in the eighth inning off tough luck loser Brian Bannister, and Jonathan Papelbon pitched a businesslike 1-2-3 [...]
Beckett dominates Braves again
With each passing start, Josh Beckett continues to regain his Cy Young caliber form; if he got to face the Atlanta Braves a few more times this season, he might finally win that elusive piece of pitching hardware. Beckett notched his second consecutive impressive outing against the reeling Braves, tossing seven shutout innings at Turner Field, which [...]
Sox squeak by Nats, 11-3
Don’t let the end result fool ya – this game can be filed under the proverbial “much closer than the final score indicated” category. The Red Sox scratched and clawed its way to a tougher-than-expected victory over the worst team in the major leagues Tuesday night, and if it weren’t for an inexcusable error by Washington’s All [...]
Nick Green delivers for Red Sox dads
For the final few frames of Sunday’s soggy game between the Red Sox and Braves at Fenway, it looked as though the Boston bullpen was bound to spoil what could have been a sweet Father’s Day for all the Nation’s daddies. And then, with one quick flick of the wrist, Sox shortstop Nick Green wrapped a solo shot around Pesky’ [...]
Eight is enough: Sox comeback to sweep the Stanks
Mattapan Manny Delcarmen tried his darnedest to break the Sox streak of seven straight wins over the Stanks last night. But the never-say-die Sox, led by the resurgent bat of David Ortiz (2-3, R, BI, BB), would not let the second-longest such winning streak to start a season in Sox history end without a fight. [...]
Beckett, Big Papi blister the Bombers
The pitching performance of Josh Beckett was what stood out in Boston’s sixth consecutive victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. But it was the big hit off the bat of Big Papi that will be remembered most from this game. It was a blast that could have repercussions for many months to come. Beckett turned [...]
Sloppy finish nearly ruins Beckett’s great start
For the second time this week, Boston combined a great effort by a starter with an offensive outburst from its revamped lineup. But unlike Sunday’s contest in Toronto, when Jon Lester struck out 12 Jays and Boston bashed four homers in an easy 8-2 win, tonight Josh Beckett’s near-no hitter and a 10-run explosion were [...]
Sox West Coast swing ends with a thud
Six games in six days. Four losses, all after holding a lead. Four 1-run contests, one extra inning defeat. Cap it all off with a 9th inning walk-off loss, and you have the makings of a very disappointing Left Coast road trip for the boys from Beantown. To make matters worse Boston blew this game, which was knotted at [...]
Sox finally get off the schneid vs. Rays
It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t pretty, but Boston finally solved the Tampa Bay Rays, beating them 10-6 in a game that felt much closer than the final scored indicates. Tim Wakefield (5IP, 7H, 5ER, 2BB, 5K, HR) had his worst outing of the year, allowing five earned runs in five innings of work, but [...]
