BOS 4, TOR 1: Buchholz debut
When Clay Buchholz gets a definitive spot in the Boston Red Sox pitching rotation it's going to be exciting to watch.
Category: David Ortiz
KAN 8, BOS 6: Four run sixth ruins Red Sox
Boston's bullpen could use a break.
BOS 5, OAK 4: Drew, Papi blasts lead Sox
During the game yesterday, Oakland Athletics shortstop Orlanda Cabrera was shown on camera asking a teammate "how can you hit that." Carbera was referencing Tim Wakefield's knuckleball that was dancing all around the plate last night.
Halfway Home
The 2009 Boston Red Sox are halfway through their season, 49-32 through their first 81 games. The Red Sox not only hold a 1.5 game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East, but also the best record in the American League, trailing over the Dodgers and their .634 winning percentage for the best record in baseball.
The halfway point marks an interesting time to not only take stock of the season that has come to pass, but also to look out at the road ahead and evaluate the terrain that lies between here and the ultimate destination.
Bates promotion tells a lot about Sox’s concern for O
With the All-Star break around the corner, the club could have opted to keep Jeff Bailey on the roster despite his high-ankle strain and go a couple days against a left-handed starter with Julio Lugo at short or Mark Kotsay at first (despite the latter's left-handed bat).
Instead, the club chose to promote a 25-year old struggling in Triple-A. Bates' numbers so far on the year are .182/.273/.295 with only 24 games at the level. And yet, the Sox brought him up to get his right-handed bat in the lineup against lefty pitchers.
Bailey likely to hit disabled list
Yesterday, first baseman Jeff Bailey suffered a high-ankle strain trying to make a play on Brad Penny's acrobatic flip to first base Saturday. He's likely to hit the disabled list, a loss given that the Sox are about to face two left-handed pitchers.
How can the Red Sox replace Bailey against left-handed starters?
BOS 8, SEA 4: Salvaged
The most important sign of David Ortiz returning back to regular form happened in the bottom of the seventh inning in today's 8-4 win over Seattle.
BOS 4, ATL 1: Beckett dealing and Papi swinging
Josh Beckett continued to dominate the Atlanta Braves and David Ortiz launched his eighth homer of the season beating the Braves, 4-1.
WAS 9, BOS 3: Debut
It's not quite the debut John Smoltz may have wanted but it's a starting point.
BOS 6, WAS 4: Homers power Sox
David Ortiz is starting to find his groove.