by askillin | Jul 2, 2014 | David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mike Napoli
A number of factors have led to the Red Sox’s offensive woes in 2014, most notably the club’s subpar outfield production and Boston’s inability to replace departed players such as Jacoby Ellsbury and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. But the middle of the Red Sox lineup hasn’t...
by domara | Jul 2, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Dustin Pedroia, Jon Lester, koji uehara, Mookie Betts
After nearly being no-hit by Jake Arrieta on Monday night, the Red Sox and Cubs met for the second game of their 3 game set on Tuesday. Boston sent Clay Buchholz to the mound for his second start since returning from the disabled list in late June. The tall righty...
by bcowett | Jul 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Trivia
Red Sox Trivia! Trying to stay on the field! Question: Jackie Bradley Jr. has a 0.9 fWAR so far this season. It’s bad, but it’s not the worst. Since 1999, which player has posted the lowest single-season fWAR total of all qualified Red Sox outfielders? No...
by domara | Jul 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Bud Norris, Chicago Cubs, Henry Owens, Houston Astros, Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, Nate Schierholtz, Shane Victorino, Xander Bogearts
If losing the first game of the series against the Cubs wasn’t bad enough, the Red Sox were nearly no-hit by Chicago’s starter Jake Arrieta on Monday night. The Cubs right-hander was just 4 outs away from tossing the teams first no-hitter in 6 years,...
by jreilly | Jun 30, 2014 | AL East, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Brock Holt, Clay Buchholz, Felix Doubront, Joe Maddon, John Farrell, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, NL West, Rubby de la Rosa, Shane Victorino, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Will Middlebrooks, Yasiel Puig
After an extended hiatus, 3 Up 3 Down returns to give you a look at who performed well and who did not over the past week of Red Sox baseball. After what has been a tumultuous season (that could be the understatement of the season), the Boston Red Sox, after taking 2...
by domara | Jun 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, David Ortiz, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Mike Napoli, Mookie Betts, Xander Bogearts
The Red Sox wrapped up their 10 game, 3 city road trip over the weekend as the team visited New York for three games against the Yankees. Boston dropped the first game of the series on Friday, despite receiving another strong pitching performance from rookie starter...
by broach | Jun 30, 2014 | 2014 Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Fenway Park, Ichiro Suzuki, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees, Portland Sea Dogs, Shane Victorino
The Boston Red Sox finished up a 10-game road trip with two straight wins against the New York Yankees Saturday and Sunday. After going 2-6 through the first eight games, the Red Sox won a road series for the first time in the month to end the month of June. The Red...
by mike scandura | Jun 30, 2014 | Alex Hassan, Allen Webster, Anthony Ranaudo, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Dan Butler, Rubby de la Rosa, Travis Shaw
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Maybe Chris Hernandez isn’t as high in Boston’s pitching pecking order as Rubby De La Rosa and Brandon Workman or, for that matter, Allen Webster and Anthony Ranaudo. But if the 25-year-old left-hander continues to deliver performances like the one...
by domara | Jun 27, 2014 | A.J. Pierzynski, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Workman, Jackie Bradley, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Masahiro Tanaka, Mookie Betts, New York Yankees
After dropping 5 out of 7 games on the west coast, the Red Sox stumbled into just their second off day of the month. Boston is set to open a fairly important series with the team directly above them in the AL East standings this weekend: The New York Yankees....
by domara | Jun 26, 2014 | Boston Red Sox, Chris Capuano, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, Daniel Nava, David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley, koji uehara, Seattle Mariners, Shane Victorino
After dropping the first two games of the series, the Red Sox were able to salvage the third and final match against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. In his first start since hitting the disabled list in late May, Clay Buchholz tossed an effective 7.1 innings of 7...
