John Farrell has kept things calm so far this season. Photo by Kelly O'Connor, sittingstill.net

John Farrell has kept things calm so far this season. Photo by Kelly O’Connor, sittingstill.net

It was a late night in Red Sox Nation on Wednesday evening as the Red Sox and White Sox battled for 5 hours. Clay Buchholz started the 14 inning marathon and tossed 6 innings of 6 hit, 3 run (2 earned) baseball. Bostons offense continued to struggle, but still managed to push across 6 runs thanks in part to the 15 walks allowed by White Sox pitching. In the 14th frame Jackie Bradley doubled off Leury Garcia (a position player) to score the winning run. The Red Sox went on to notch the win in the bottom of the inning.

  • The Red Sox had to have known that Jon Lester wasn’t going to accept the 4 year, $70 million extension they offered to him. So what was the point of even offering the deal? Maybe just an opening offer? Maybe pushing the limits of the “hometown discount”? Who knows. (Red Sox low-ball offer to Jon Lester waste of time)
  • Tweet of the day: Ask and you shall receive.