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Blogged on Sep 3, 2008On Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox tied the MLB sellout record with their 455th consecutive sold-out game at Fenway Park. However, as the Sox came up to bat in the 7th they found themselves down 4-0. Dustin Pedroia would homer and Jason Bay would be walked in before the inning was over. Bay and […]
Blogged on Sep 2, 2008Paul Byrd had a bit of trouble keeping the ball in the park on Labor Day. Fortunately, the fly-all pitcher effectively scattered hits and held a very effective Orioles offense to 7 hits and a walk across 7 innings. Despite homers from Adam Jones, Juan Castro, and Kevin Millar, Byrd kept the Sox close until […]
Blogged on Sep 1, 2008With two outs and men on second and third, Dustin Pedroia had a chance to tie the game with just a base hit. He had been 4-for-4 with a walk in each of the the two previous games. In the series, he had 15 plate appearances: he was on base 12 times, and scored 5 […]
Blogged on Aug 31, 2008On Saturday, Michael Bowden became the second Boston Red Sox pitcher to start his year at AA in Portland, and make his Major League debut for the Sox. First-batter jitters gave way to 5 solid innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk (his first batter faced) while striking out three.
“It’s filling […]
Blogged on Aug 30, 2008Daisuke Matsuzaka has not had the smoothest second season in the MLB. He has struggled a times, and spent a chunk of the year on the diabled list. On Friday, however, Matsuzaka blanked the AL-Central leading Chicago White Sox for 8 innings. He struck out 7 and walked only two - and seemed much more […]
Blogged on Aug 29, 2008With some help from Jason Giambi, the New York Yankees avoided a three game sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 3-2 yesterday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Giambi hit a pinch hit homerun in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2-2 and then delivered in the clutch once again in the ninth inning, […]
Blogged on Aug 28, 2008The Boston Red Sox are making sure to savor ever moment of their final visit to Yankee Stadium and after their 11-3 pounding of New York last night, the Yankees can not wait to see them leave. Dustin Pedroia belted a grand-slam, David Ortiz reached base four times for the second straight night and Jason […]
Blogged on Aug 27, 2008After spending the past two and a half weeks on the DL with stiffness in his lower back and tendinitis in his pitching shoulder, Tim Wakefield, the Red Sox 42-year old pitcher, looked like he hadn’t missed a beat Tuesday night hurling five innings and allowing only three runs on eight hits which was good […]
Blogged on Aug 26, 2008The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will live on after the 2008 season, however, Yankee Stadium will not. Over the next month, the ‘House that Ruth Built’ will be seeing its final stretch of games before the doors close for good, highlighted by the three game series with the Red […]
Blogged on Aug 25, 2008In a game that featured four lead changes and two tied scores, it was the Boston Red Sox who eventually came out on top over the Toronto Blues Jays 6-5 in 11 innings thanks to the help of rookie Jed Lowrie’s solo homerun which proved to be the difference in Sunday afternoons game at the […]
