Buchholz earns first career win in spot start

Clay Buchholz earned his first Major League win in his debut against the Los Angeles Angels with some help from the Boston offense who scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning and eventually won 8-4. Buchholz let up a run in the first inning on a Garret...

No ninth inning rally this time

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to ring true shutting down Boston’s second attempt at a ninth inning rally in back-to-back games closing the door in the ninth in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 win. Although...

Wakefield picks up slipping Red Sox

Tim Wakefield made Manager Terry Francona’s decision in how to use his bullpen in this game by pitching for 8 shutout innings while tossing a no-hitter into the top of the seventh inning in the Boston 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jonathan Papelbon...

Blame Canada, Gagne blows lead

The formula is simple: Eric Gagne and/or Hideki Okajima in the eighth to set up Jonathan Papelbon to slam the door shut in the ninth. Gagne gave up four runs in the eighth making this “chemistry” experiment go awry losing the ball game 6-5 to the Baltimore...

No sweeping for Angels, Sox six game lead over NYY

Dustin Pedroia had the go-ahead homerun in the seventh and Mike Lowell was 4-4 with two RBI’s to help Boston (69-45) avoid the sweep against the Los Angeles Angels (66-74) winning 9-6. In a back and forth game Hideki Okajima earned his third win of the season...

Red Sox: A Yankee Perspective

Hello folks. Jim Johnson here from The Bronx Block. I’m currently watching the Sox help the Yankees in their task of securing the Wild Card and I thought, “Hmm, it’s been a while since we’ve seen one another.” So I thought I’d come...

Matsuzaka fans 10, Sox snap Safeco losing streak

Facing the hardest team in either league to strikeout entering the game Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-8) struckout 10 to earn his 13th win despite a rocky relief effort from Eric Gagne in the 4-3 victory. Kenhji Johjima singled to deep left field off of Gagne...

2007 July: Arrival of Game Over

July saw the Red Sox go 15-12, which represents an upgrade over the awful June. The Red Sox seemed to be going nowhere in the beginning of the month, but a five-game winning streak from July 20-24 and a three-game winning streak from the 26th-28th really helped...