5/1 Online Seats Game Thread: Dice-K Back For Boston
After a brutal late game loss last night, Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his much anticipated return to the Boston Red Sox, squaring off against Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles.
After a brutal late game loss last night, Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his much anticipated return to the Boston Red Sox, squaring off against Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles.
John Lackey will lead the flock down to Baltimore to take on the AL East's other birds, as the Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles.
Jon Lester was finally able to turn his shaky start to the season around last week. Tonight, Lester looks to lead he Boston Red Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays in the last game in the Rogers Centre.
The Boston Red Sox were able to take the first game against Toronto last night, but Shaun Marcum will head to the hill to protect his home turf, while Clay Buchholz looks to build on what's shaping up to be a good year.
The Boston Red Sox will head north to Canada, kicking off week-long road stand against the Dana Eveland and the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Boston Red Sox bats were out last night in rare form. Today, the run support will have to be there in order to back up Tim Wakefield in his last start before heading out to the bullpen.
Outfielder Ryan Kalish fell so far below the proverbial Mendoza Line shortly after he was promoted to Portland last season that he was virtually invisible. Kalish began the season at high-A Salem and literally hit his way into a promotion to the Sea Dogs. In 32 games with Salem, Kalish hit .304 with five home runs, 21 RBI, a .434 OBP and seven stolen bases in 10 attempts. But in his first 21 at-bats with Portland, Kalish managed just one hit – repeat, one – which translated into a .048 batting average.
“Honestly, it was a total mental adjustment that I had to make,” said Kalish who turned 22 on March 28 but was the youngest player on Portland at the time of his promotion. “When I got there, I wanted to do too much. I was putting pressure on myself and was saying ‘In this at-bat I really, really need to get a hit.’ That’s the hardest way to play the game – by putting pressure on yourself.”
The Boston Red Sox were able to clip the Orioles wings last night. Tonight, John Lackey looks to add his second win of the season to the team's total.
While the Boston Red Sox fell short of a sweep of the Rangers, Jon Lester is hoping to throw for his first win of the season tonight against the visiting Baltimore Orioles.