by jake digregorio | Sep 16, 2009 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels
In his first game back since June 19, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched a surprisingly decent an unagitating outing, as the Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of the United States of North America, 4-1. The multi-million dollar man notched over six...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 29, 2009 | Adam Kennedy, Game Recap, Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon has not been a sure thing for the Boston Red Sox this season. Papelbon gave up three runs in the top of the ninth and the Oakland Athletics collected 21 hits to come-from-behind to beat the Red Sox last night. Boston scored three runs in the fifth...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 28, 2009 | Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, Josh Beckett
After a shaky start against the Texas Rangers, Josh Beckett returned to form against Oakland. Beckett pitched seven innings allowing eight hits, three runs, one walk and 10 strikeouts. Boston’s offense continues to swing it as the Red Sox pounded out 14 hits....
by shawn medeiros | Jul 27, 2009 | Game Recap, John Smoltz
The John Smoltz experiment is failing, miserably. Smoltz got rocked around for nine hits over five innings pitched allowing six runs, one walk, six strikeouts and one home run given up. Nick Markakis drove in three runs including a solo home run in the fifth and David...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 26, 2009 | Adam LaRoche, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jon Lester
Jon Lester improved to 9-0 in his career against the Baltimore Orioles with the help of the long ball. David Ortiz smashed a three-run home run and Adam LaRoche hit a two-run shot pacing the Boston offense. Lester struck out nine batters over seven plus innings on...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 25, 2009 | Brad Penny, Game Recap
Brad Penny pitched six plus innings allowing just five hits and one unearned run to stop Boston’s five game losing streak. Jonathan Papelbon made it interesting in the ninth inning but slammed the door with two strikeouts earning his 25th save of the season....
by shawn medeiros | Jul 23, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Game Recap, Nick Green
Boston has made a couple of moves before the trade deadline but the best move to break this slump will be a day off and a return home. Nick Green was Boston’s only offense last night hitting a solo homer in the third inning. That lead was quickly erased by Ian...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 22, 2009 | Game Recap, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mike Lowell
Josh Beckett did all he could to give the Boston Red Sox a lift. Beckett pitched a complete game but allowed four runs on seven hits, one walk and seven strikeouts but it wasn’t enough as he suffered the loss. Boston offense was non existent piling up just five...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 20, 2009 | David Ortiz, Game Recap, John Smoltz, Kevin Youkilis
David Murphy and Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s back-to-back homers put away the Boston Red Sox and John Smoltz in the sixth inning. Smoltz dropped to 1-3 on the season giving up nine hits, six runs, no walks and five strikeouts. Smoltz gave up three homers total...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 19, 2009 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Game Recap, Jon Lester, Kevin Youkilis, Roy Halladay
If Roy Halladay gets traded he definitely left Toronto Blue Jays fans a splendid last impression. Halladay pitched his fourth complete game of the season allowing six hits, one run, no walks and seven strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox got their lone run in the first on a...
