by shawn medeiros | Oct 13, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, B.J. Upton, Jon Lester, Rocco Baldelli
B. J. Upton and Rocco Baldelli both belted three-run home runs in the Rays 9-1 win over Boston to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS. Jon Lester only lasted 5 2/3’s innings, eight hits, five runs, four earned, two walks, seven strikeouts, and two homers in the loss....
by evan brunell | Oct 13, 2008 | 2008 ALCS, Jon Lester, Matt Garza, Tampa Bay Rays
@ Oct. 13 GAME 3 – ALCS 2008 Matt Garza (0-1, 7.50 @ Jon Lester (1-0, 0.00) Fenway Park (Boston, MA) 4:37 PM EDT, TBS 2B Akinori Iwamura CF Jacoby Ellsbury CF B.J. Upton 2B Dustin Pedroia 1B Carlos Pena DH David Ortiz 3B Evan Longoria 3B Kevin Youkilis LF Carl...
by evan brunell | Oct 7, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Alex Cora, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Gil Velazquez, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Kotsay, Sean Casey, Tampa Bay Rays, Tim Wakefield
Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie may be new to a Boston uniform, but they’ve proven unbelievably crucial to the Red Sox season. Jed Lowrie, despite his .258/.339 line on the season has proven himself more than capable of being the Red Sox’s longterm shortstop. In...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Jason Bay, Jed Lowrie, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels
Jed Lowrie got another chance to punch Boston’s ticket to the ALCS, and this time around, Lowrie delivered. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth, Lowrie lined a single to right field and Jason Bay slid into home safely to score the game winning run. Bay had...
by evan brunell | Oct 6, 2008 | Game Threads, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels
Prev. Gm: Los Angeles Angels (1-2) @ Boston Red Sox (2-1) John Lackey (0-1, 2.70)@ Jon Lester (1-0, 0.00) 8:37 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: TBS RADIO: WRKO 680, ESPN GAME NOTES: Let’s not go back to...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 6, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Jered Weaver, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Napoli
The Angels were expected to win at least one game in this series, but after falling behind 0-2 in the ALDS, the Boston Red Sox did not expect that win to come tonight. Mike Napoli homered twice and scored the game winning run as Los Angeles won 5-4 in 12 innings....
by evan brunell | Oct 2, 2008 | Daisuke Matsuzaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, Jon Lester, Justin Masterson
The kids were the story last night. Yeah, Jason Bay paced the offensive game with a pivotal 2-run home run in his playoff debut, definitely the story of the night. But… Anyone want to bet that without Jon Lester, Jacoby Ellsbury and Justin Masterson, we’re...
by shawn medeiros | Oct 2, 2008 | Jason Bay, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Los Angeles Angels
Welcome to the playoffs Jason Bay. After striking out in his first two at-bats Bay lined a two-run home run to left field to put Boston ahead for good in the 4-1 victory over the Angels. Jon Lester 7 solid innings only allowing one run, on six hits, one walk, and...
by tito crafts | Oct 1, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Ervin Santana, Francisco Rodriguez, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, John Lackey, Jon Garland, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Mark Teixeira, Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero
This is not 1986. This is not 2004. This is not 2007. The 2008 Halos are 100-62 and, on paper, the most complete team in baseball. Orange County limped into last year
by shawn medeiros | Sep 30, 2008 | 2008 ALDS, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Angels, Playoffs
When the news of Josh Beckett’s strained oblique broke, I’ll admit it, my heart dropped and my shoulders sagged. The one thing that fans and pundits alike thought that the Red Sox had going for them in the post-season was the best post-season, big game...
