by shawn medeiros | Jul 10, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia
Boston’s bullpen could use a break. Justin Masterson and the rest of the bullpen brass gave up five runs after Brad Penny went five innings allowing six hits, three runs, one walk and one strikeout. Kansas City answered with four runs in the sixth inning after...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 8, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett
Losing streaks don’t happen with Josh Beckett on the mound. Beckett improved to 6-0 on the season when pitching the next day after a Red Sox loss. He also pushed his record to 10-3 overall yielding two runs on six hits over six plus innings, with one walk and...
by josh lacey | Jul 8, 2009 | Brad Penny, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jason Bay, John Smoltz, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis
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...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 5, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jon Lester
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. Ortiz had already hit a solo homer entering the at-bat against Miguel Batista, but what was most important was...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon
One day after being dominated by Tommy Hanson, Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox turned the table on the Baltimore Orioles. Lester threw seven shutout innings allowing just five hits, no walks and eight strikeouts. Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek both had RBI singles...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 3, 2009 | Armando Galarraga, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Terry Francona were both in search of wins. Both, for different reasons. Matsuzaka earned his first victory of the 2009 season pitching 5 innings, yielding six hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Francona won his 500th game as a...
by shawn medeiros | May 31, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Rick Porcello
Change can often be difficult. The Boston Red Sox lineup adapted quite easily. Boston collected 11 hits including two homers from Kevin Youkilis, a three-run shot by Dustin Pedroia and a solo-blast from Jason Bay to beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-2. Terry Francona...
by shawn medeiros | May 26, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Denard Span, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey, Nick Punto
Jon Lester has a case of the Dice-K syndrome. Symptoms – Solid pitching in the first few innings, ability to work out of jams, get strikeouts when needed early on, erupt in one particular inning. Result tonight – A five run fifth inning capped off by a...
by shawn medeiros | May 22, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis
Toronto may sit atop the A.L. East Divisional standings presently, but one thing is for sure. The Blue Jays haven’t done anything against the teams that matter most. Boston is 3-0 against Toronto with their recent sweep of the Blue Jays. The New York Yankees...
by tito crafts | May 15, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Quick Post
Dustin Pedroia may have been named “Rookie of the Year” in 2007. And he may have won the “MVP” in 2008. But he’s yet to win a batting title, something that is currently a very real possibility. Not necessarily because Pedroia’s...
