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4/26: Buck the streak

by evan brunell | Apr 26, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Edwin Jackson, Game Threads, Tampa Bay Rays

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (15-10) @ Tampa Bay Rays (12-11) Clay Buchholz (1-1, 4.79) @ Edwin Jackson (2-2, 4.63) 7:05 PM EDT | Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, FL) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Alright, so we’ve hit a three-game losing streak. It...

Sox lose in extras

by shawn medeiros | Apr 26, 2008 | Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Edwin Jackson, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Timlin, Tampa Bay Rays

The Boston Red Sox had many chances to win last night, but two twin killings late in the game would foreshadow Boston’s ending result. In the tenth and eleventh innings the Red Sox had two situations where in which runners were in scoring position but David...

Red Sox complete sweep

by shawn medeiros | Apr 21, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Nippert, Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kason Gabbard, Texas Rangers

Julio Lugo lead the way with four hits in the game and the Boston Red Sox completed the four game sweep of the Texas Rangers beating them 8-3. Once Kason Gabbard left the game prior to the third inning the flood gates opened one inning later in the fourth as Boston...

4/21: Good Morning, Boston!

by evan brunell | Apr 21, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Game Threads, Kason Gabbard, Texas Rangers

Prev. Gm: Texas Rangers (7-12) @ Boston Red Sox (13-7) Kason Gabbard (1-0, 2.41) @ Clay Buchholz (0-1, 6.75) 11:05 AM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Patriots Day! I was high on Gabbard when we traded him for Eric Gagne,...

Inking our Kids: Chances of Sox signing young players

by evan brunell | Apr 21, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen

Should the Red Sox ink their young stars to long-term deals? Troy Tulowitzski and Fausto Carmona both recently inked long-term deals despite not being eligible for arbitration yet and the Tampa Bay Rays also inked James Shields in addition to Evan Longoria, he of six...

Late inning rally lifts Sox

by shawn medeiros | Apr 20, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jonathan Papelbon, Manny Ramirez

The Boston Red Sox can win without Manny Ramirez. Arguing a called third strike, Ramirez, was tossed out of the ball game by home plate umpire Paul Emmell and the Red Sox offense suffered until the seventh and eighth inning. Down 5-0 entering the seventh inning David...

Red Sox starters could kill a solid bullpen

by guest | Apr 20, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Hideki Okajima, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Manny Delcarmen, Mike Timlin, Tim Wakefield

Bottom Line Rob checking in… get more Red Sox analysis and news from BL Rob at The Bottom Line. After last night’s game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester each have 5 starts on the season… and both have struggled to make through the first 5 innings of...

Bullpen blunder

by shawn medeiros | Apr 16, 2008 | Clay Buchholz, David Aardsma, Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Mike Mussina, Mike Timlin, New York Yankees

Up 9-7 entering the bottom of the fifth inning the Boston Red Sox had a cushion to work with, but Julian Tavarez could not hold the lead. Giving up two runs on a Jorge Posada RBI double and Robinson Cano notched an RBI single tying it up at 9 apiece. Then another two...

4/16: Not this time

by evan brunell | Apr 16, 2008 | Chien-Ming Wang, Clay Buchholz, Coco Crisp, Game Threads, Joe Thurston, New York Yankees

Prev. Gm: New York Yankees (8-7) @ Boston Red Sox (9-6) Clay Buchholz (0-1, 3.27) @ Chien-Ming Wang (3-0, 1.23) 7:05 PM EDT | Yankee Stadium (New York, NY) TV: NESN | ESPN2 RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Not this time, Wang! We’re not going to let you...

Lester Or Buchholz: Who Stays?

by zach hayes | Apr 16, 2008 | Bartolo Colon, Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester

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