by shawn medeiros | Apr 7, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays
Any questions about Josh Beckett returning to his 2007 form were answered against the Tampa Bay Rays. At least for one start. Beckett hurled 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work en route to a 5-3 win for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays on Opening Day....
by evan brunell | Apr 2, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Brian Shouse, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Gabe Kapler, Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jason Hammel, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival, Willy Aybar
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off their first successful season in the history of the franchise. Finally, they’re not considered doormats with no vision of the future. Now the Pirates stand alone there. (Even the Royals are much improved!) This club is scary in...
by evan brunell | Jun 6, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp, Edwin Jackson, James Shields, Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Sean Casey
The recap: Coco Crisp —
by evan brunell | Jun 5, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Chris Carter, Coco Crisp, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Tampa Bay Rays
Coco Crisp charged the mound after James Shields threw at Coco, and Crisp avoided a powerful right hand from Shields that would have gotten approval from Muhammad Ali himself and got in a punch before Shields, Dioner Navarro and others overwhelmed Crisp and slammed...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 27, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Clay Buchholz, Edwin Jackson, James Shields, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Tampa Bay Rays, Terry Francona
The Tampa Bay Rays had never faced Clay Buchholz until last night and it showed until the bottom of the eighth inning.
by evan brunell | Apr 26, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Clay Buchholz, Tampa Bay Rays
Do you think Clay Buchholz should have come out for the eighth? Pulled once Dioner Navarro hit and Akinori Iwamura came to bat? I was shocked to see him come out for the seventh because I knew the Sox were committed to conserving his arm throughout the year. I was...
by mike edelman | Mar 19, 2008 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, Andrew Friedman, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dioner Navarro, Edwin Jackson, Evan Longoria, Gary Glover, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Joe Maddon, Jonny Gomes, Know Thy Enemy, Rocco Baldelli, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival
When you’ve finished nine of the ten seasons in your franchise’s history in last place of your division and you’ve only cracked the 70 win mark once, maybe a change of name serves to help wipe that slate clean. At least the Tampa Bay Rays and their...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 13, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Al Reyes, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, David Ortiz, Delmon Young, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Tampa Bay Rays
With no walk-off homers all season long David Ortiz hit a two-run walk-off homerun off of Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ closer Al Reyes and also had a three-run shot earlier in the game defeating the Devil Rays 5-4. Julio Lugo drew a leadoff walk and after a fly out by...
by shawn medeiros | Sep 12, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, Brendan Harris, Bryan Corey, Carlos Pena, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Dioner Navarro, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew combined for seven hits while everyone else in the lineup also had a hit contributing in the 16-10 come back win for the Boston Red Sox after being down 8-1 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Tim Wakefield who has historically shut down Tampa Bay...
by shawn medeiros | Aug 21, 2007 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Jonny Gomes, Julio Lugo, Tampa Bay Rays
Coco Crisp and Julio Lugo both drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox slugged out a win beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6. Jonathan Papelbon earned his 30th save of the season making him the first Red Sox reliever to record back-to-back 30 save seasons....
