by shawn medeiros | May 15, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jeff Mathis, Julio Lugo
If leaving 12 men on base isn’t any indication that David Ortiz needs to be moved down in the lineup, well then, what is? Ortiz went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox lost in the bottom of the 12th inning to the Los Angeles Angels on a Jeff...
by tito crafts | May 13, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Kevin Youkilis, Quick Post
Via RedSox.com. When Drew was posed the question on whether or not he was going to bust out: “Hopefully,” Drew said. “I feel like I’ve had some really good swings. I’m not necessarily getting the results. When I get my pitch, have to do...
by shawn medeiros | May 9, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, J.D. Drew, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Scott Kazmir
Opposing teams must fear the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox. Boston torched opposing pitching again in the sixth inning as Jason Bay launched a three-run homer off of James Shields and J.D. Drew followed with a two-run blast as the Red Sox mounted a five-run...
by shawn medeiros | May 8, 2009 | Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, George Kottaras, James Shields, Jason Bay, Jeff Bailey, Rocco Baldelli, Tim Wakefield
Rocco Baldelli singled home two runs in the bottom of the sixth for the Red Sox giving them a 4-2 lead. For Boston, it was all the run support they needed but it didn’t stop there. The Red Sox went on to break an 84-year-old-American League record scoring 12...
by shawn medeiros | May 5, 2009 | Carl Pavano, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jason Bay, Josh Beckett, Justin Masterson
Fine Jason Bay, next time I WILL pick you for the Star of the Game. I got the message. The New York Yankees, however, haven’t. In his first at-bat, Bay lifted a three-run jack to left field — his seventh homer this season — against Joba Chamberlain...
by shawn medeiros | May 3, 2009 | Brad Penny, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Shields, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell, Nick Green, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
Nick Green isn’t making Terry Francona’s decision to play Julio Lugo over him easy while teammate Kevin Youkilis isn’t making opposing pitchers’ jobs on the mound any easier. Green and Youkilis both drove in three RBI’s apiece and Tim...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 23, 2009 | Brad Penny, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jeff Bailey, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Lowell, Terry Francona, Tim Wakefield
What else could Terry Francona possibly want on his 50th birthday? The Red Sox completed a day-night doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins slugging out 17 runs, 19 hits and 4 homers. Boston also improved their winning streak to seven games. Tim Wakefield earned...
by tito crafts | Apr 22, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Jed Lowrie, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
I may have trust issues, so excuse my hesitance to put any real meaning into early individual numbers. But they are all we have up to this point… The team, and by team I mean the Boston Red Sox, is 7-6. Not great, not bad, slightly better than mediocre, etc....
by shawn medeiros | Apr 20, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Hideki Okajima, Hunter Jones, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen, Scott Baker
Slowly but surely, everything is coming together for the Boston Red Sox. Boston’s offense collected 15 hits, Dustin Pedroia went 4-for-6 driving in three runs — all on singles — David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a two-RBI triple in the sixth and Justin...
by shawn medeiros | Apr 19, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson, Mark Hendrickson, Takashi Saito, Terry Francona
As Jon Lester’s frustrations lifted,striking out nine Orioles over seven innings pitched to earn his first victory of the season, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz’ frustrations continue to mount. Despite knocking in the second run of the ball game on an RBI...
