5/21 Online Seats Game Thread: Interleague in the Air

That smell in the air can mean only one thing... interleague play is here. The Boston Red Sox will head to the city of brotherly love to take on Cole Hamels and the fightin' Phil's.

5/20 Online Seats Game Thread: Lester Host Liriano

Francisco Liriano has been red hot for the Minnesota Twins this year, but the Boston Red Sox will have to cool him down if they want to widen their winning record.

5/19 Online Seats Game Thread: Twins Escort Red Sox Back to Boston

The Boston Red Sox return to the safety of home after a rough road trip to Detroit and New York. Scott Baker and the Minnesota Twins will try to stop the welcome back parade in its tracks against Clay Buchholz tonight.

5/18 Online Seats Game Thread: Beckett Back After Back Trouble

After being scratched from his last start due to back pains, the Boston Red Sox will send Josh Beckett to the mound, a night after the team reacquired a losing record. The New York Yankees will do their best to widen the gap in the AL East, as C.C. Sabathia gets the start.

5/17 Online Seats Game Thread: Boston is Bronx Bound

The Boston Red Sox took their lumps in Detroit, but Daisuke Matsuzaka will have to look sharp as Boston heads to the Bronx to begin a two game series against the New York Yankees.

5/16 Online Seats Game Thread: Rubber Match in The Rock City

Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (19-18) @ Detroit Tigers (21-16) John Lackey (4-1, 4.60) @ Armando Galarraga (0-0, 0.00) 1:05…

5/15 Online Seats Game Thread: Lester Gets the Go

The Boston Red Sox were helped out by the big bat of David Ortiz in the series opener in Detroit last night. Tonight, Jon Lester will take the mound to take the second game of the series.

5/14 Online Seats Game Thread: On the Road Again

The Boston Red Sox will begin a lengthy road trip tonight against the bounding Tigers, as Clay Buchholz looks to tame the struggling Max Scherzer.

The offense impresses even with fill ins

I still have trouble listening when people talk about how adding a bat would make a huge difference on this team. Perhaps they are referring to the failed attempt to keep Jason Bay or perhaps they would like a trade for an all star hitter like Adrian Gonzalez. Well besides all the troubles in dealing with a team leading the NL West right now. Beyond all that you have to ask how much difference would any of these players have made so far?

So far the offense has scored 178 runs before Wednesday's game. That total puts them in fourth only four runs behind the Yankees and seven behind the leading Rays. For a team apparently struggling to put up runs they sure have totaled an impressive amount missing quite a few games from their lead off hitter and center fielder.

5/12 Online Seats Game Thread: Beckett’s Back Acts Up, Wakefield Gets Start for Boston

In a surprise and somewhat troubling scratch, Josh Beckett will not start today's early game for the Boston Red Sox, as Boston tries to complete a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. Instead, veteran workhorse Tim Wakefield, fresh from a recent bullpen stint, will get the nod in Beckett's place.