Red Sox comeback falls just short, Tigers complete sweep

by | Jul 8, 2007 | Brandon Inge, Carlos Guillen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Gary Sheffield, J.D. Drew, Jeff Bailey, Julio Lugo, Marcus Thames, Nate Robertson, Todd Jones

With the tying run 90 feet away, J.D. Drew stranded Dustin Pedroia at third base losing to the Detroit Tigers (52-34) in a 6-5 ball game. Down 6-2 in the seventh the Boston Red Sox (53-34) managed to make it a one run ball game going into the ninth on back-to-back...

Red Sox ran out of luck, Rodriguez singles home game winning-run in 3-2 defeat in 13

by | Jul 8, 2007 | Curtis Granderson, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Dustin Pedroia, Eric Hinske, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Javier Lopez, Jeremy Bonderman, Jonathan Papelbon, Kason Gabbard, Omar Infante

Boston (53-33) was playing the wrong odds too many times and their luck finally ended and caught up with them in the bottom of the 13th. Ivan Rodriguez singled home the game winner off of Jonathan Papelbon, but the Red Sox flirted with disaster in the 10th and 11th...

Granderson, Miller, and Thames shine in win over Sox

by | Jul 7, 2007 | Andrew Miller, Brandon Inge, Carlos Guillen, Chad Durbin, Coco Crisp, Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers, Doug Mirabelli, Jeremy Bonderman, Julian Tavarez, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Wily Mo Pena

Andrew Miller, Detroits’ young 22 year old lefty, showed why he is one intrical part of the Detroit Tigers (50-34) future pitching rotation which also includes Jeremy Bonderman and Justin Verlander. Miller may have walked four, but only allowed three hits, one...

Tavarez throws gem to take game 1

by | May 17, 2007 | Carlos Guillen, Coco Crisp, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Hideki Okajima, Ivan Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Julian Tavarez, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Ramirez, Zach Miner

And the un-sung hero award goes to… Julian Tavarez. Tavarez who was not even supposed to be the fifth starter on this team has provided the Boston Red Sox with what any skipper would want out of his fifth starter: long outings and the ability to keep his team in...