Kansas City exploded for six runs in the bottom of the 6th inning Friday night to erase a 6-3 Boston advantage and went on to secure their 15th win in the last 17 outings with a 9-6 victory. The Royals… Read More ›
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KC’s Chen muffles Boston 5-1
Veteran right hander Bruce Chen checked Boston’s bats on five singles over seven and two thirds innings Thursday night as Kansas City handled the Red Sox 5-1 in game one of a four game series. Chen walked one, struck out… Read More ›
Bosox ride Napoli’s two home runs to 60th win
The Boston Red Sox gift wrapped two early runs for birthday boy C.C. Sabathia and the New York Yankees Sunday night. Then Mike Napoli crashed the party. Not once, but twice in powering Boston over New York 8-7 in 11… Read More ›
Jonnny “B” Gomes bats Bosox over Yankees 4-2
You bring your lefty and I’ll bring mine. Respective southpaws Felix Doubront for Boston and Andy Pettitte for New York turned in quality starts through six innings Friday night, but it was the bat of Johnny Gomes that made the… Read More ›
A.L. East race resembles “Fine Young Cannibals”
Remember the British rock group “Fine Young Cannibals?” It’s not much of a stretch to connect the group’s name to the current state of affairs in the American League East. Rolling out of the All-Star break Friday and until the… Read More ›
Bosox batters sparkle in sweep of Padres
Boston batters lit up San Diego pitchers like 4th of July firecrackers Thursday, collecting 18 hits on the way to an 8-2 victory that completed a three-game sweep of San Diego. Red Sox rookie right-hander Allen Webster went six innings… Read More ›
C.C. throws BBs at Red Sox as Yanks win 4-1
In a series opener pitting staff ace against staff ace, New York’s C.C. Sabathia out pitched Boston’s Jon Lester to lead the Yankees to a 4-1 win over Boston. Sabathia struck out 10 on the night while spacing out 6… Read More ›
Big Weekend, Critical June Looms for Red Sox
With 55 games on the books, roughly one-third of the 2013 Major League Baseball season is history. To say that there have been a few surprises in the American League East might be the baseball understatement of the year thus… Read More ›
Third Inning A Charm for Bosox
The Boston Red Sox erupted for eight runs in the top of the third inning, highlighted by a grand slam by Stephen Drew, and rode the early uprising to a 9-2 win over Tampa Bay Wednesday night. The win evened… Read More ›
Ball Gets Lost in Roof – Red Sox Get Lost in Mediocre-land
Watching the May 2013 version of the Boston Red Sox is not dissimilar to a root canal without Novocaine. The dental work hurts less. What started out as encouraging beginning Tuesday night soon morphed into the cringing pain that Sox… Read More ›
