They'll probably make the playoffs despite Jonathan Papelbon's first blown save since May 9th as Baltimore beat the Red Sox, 7-5, last night. Baltimore took two of three games this week with a fourth today.
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For the third straight night, the Red Sox (80-50) overpowered Texas, this time with a four-home run attack on offense and a 10-strike out effort from their pitchers in a 6-0 victory. In three straight wins at the Rangers, the Sox outscored the home team 30-7. Boston scored early, too, with all six runs coming in the first four innings.
After Monday's offense-less loss to Texas, the Red Sox wasted no time on Wednesday in reminding Texas they collectively still carry a big stick. Adrian Gonzalez ignited an offense that scored seven runs in the first four innings with a two-run home run in the first and a solo shot in the fourth inning on the way to an 11-5 win.
Jacoby Ellsbury has got to love playing the Orioles. His two home runs against them on Thursday powered the Red Sox to a 4-0 victory as he continues to feast on Baltimore's pitchers. vs. He was 5-12 with three RBI in this three-game series and has a 29-game hitting streak in which he's batting .445 with six homers and 20 RBI.
David Ortiz says he's not worried about his future. He shouldn't be. He's rejuvenated his career as a DH and is discussing playing at least two more years. "I have more in the tank," Papi said. Not necessarily in Boston, apparently. Note to Theo: Dude still has it. Pay him!" Papi can have a fallback career as a home run derby captain after how the American League team, selected by Ortiz, shelled the National League. Ortiz, Adrian Gonzalez, Robinson Cano and Jose Bautista totally overpowered the Prince Fielder NL crew. It was 76-19 AL over NL. Cano beat Gonzalez, 12-11, in the Yankees-Red Sox finale to win the Derby.
The Red Sox gave Baltimore a rude welcome with a barrage of six home runs and 13 hits on Thursday and took over first place in the A.L. East with a 10-4 victory. Dustin Pedroia belted a three-run homer in the third, Adrian Gonzalez homered in the fifth inning, and Jacoby Ellsbury drove in two with a home run in the sixth inning. In the seventh inning, David Ortiz, Josh Reddick, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit consecutive home runs.
Adrian Gonzalez returns to the lineup tonight for the Red Sox against the Orioles. Gonzalez got a well-deserved game off against Toronto on Wednesday, a game won by the Sox by a 6-4 score. They should beat the Blue Jays without him.
Josh Beckett (7-3) proved why he's headed to Phoenix next week for the 2011 All-Star Game with an overpowering, eight-inning effort on Sunday in Houston, won by Boston, 2-1. Beckett, named to the A.L. All-Star team before yesterday's game, pitched eight innings and allowed one run on five hits. He had a season-best 11 strikeouts and no walks. Jonathan Paplebon had his 17th save.
The Red Sox exploited Houston's pitching for the second straight game, this time resulting in a 10-4 win on Saturday. The only difference between Friday's comeback win and Saturday's rout was that the Sox got to work in the first inning with three runs on three hits, two walks and a double play that drove in a run. Boston closed with a flurry, too, with six runs in the last three innings, including four runs in the eighth.
Boston scored six runs in the seventh inning to take a 7-5 lead, a score that ended up being the final in the win over Houston on Friday. Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez each drove in two runs on a single and a double, respectively. Josh Reddick and Drew Sutton each added one RBI. The Red Sox have won two straight games after a 1-6 stretch.
The newest of Boston's starters salvaged the Red Sox only win in their last five starts as Sunday's game in Pittsburgh went in the visitors favor by a 4-2 score. Andrew Miller (1-0) pitched six innings and allowed two runs on five hits for his first win in a Red Sox uniform. The Red Sox bullpen held the Pirates scoreless for three innings. Alfredo Aceves, Daniel Bard, and Jonathan Papelbon also didn't allow a hit. Paplebon eared his 14th save.
Nearly flawless pitching was necessary as Boston's offense was unproductive once more. They mustered six hits, but benefited from four Pittsburgh errors and two sacrifice flies.
San Diego's Anthony Rizzo, one of the Red Sox (44-29) prospects traded to the Padres for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez in the offseason, drove in the eventual winning run in a 5-4 decision over the Sox. The win ends a six-game losing streak for San Diego and is just Boston's fourth loss this month. Rizzo plated the run on a ground-out to Gonzalez. Gonzalez tied the game at 4-4 with an RBI-single, his MLB-best 68th RBI, in the sixth inning. Kevin Youkilis had four hits and Jacoby Ellsbury, Marco Scutaro, and Josh Reddick each had two hits. Alfredo Aceves started in place of Josh Beckett and finished with a no decision. Aceves allowed four runs on four hits and six walks. He walked five consecutive batters in the second inning. Dan Wheeler took the loss after allowing a run on two hits in 1.1 innings.
The Red Sox (44-28) exploded for 10 runs in the seventh inning and crushed the San Diego Padres by a 14-5 score on Monday. Adrian Gonzalez, had a single and a double and three RBI in the seventh. His three-hit game brought his major league-leading batting average to .353 and major league-leading RBI total to 67. Boston got a lot of help from San Diego's pitchers in the seventh as the Padres walked four batters and hit two others. Three runs scored as both hit batters were hit with the bases loaded, and one walk also came with the bases loaded.
The Red Sox (42-27) routed the Brewers by a 10-4 score on Friday to win their third straight game and 12th win out of their last 13 games. Boston belted out 14 hits and got at least one RBI from eight different batters. Boston has a 2.5 game lead over New York in the A.L. East
The Red Sox concluded an 8-1 road trip with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Boston (41-27) has won 11 of 12 games to take a 1.5 games lead over the Yankees in the A.L. East. Terry Francona said the trip was a success and shows the team is bacck on track. "We feel like we are playing better baseball,” Francona said.
Home runs from Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford enabled the Red Sox (33-26) to sweep the Oakland A's with a 6-3 victory on Sunday. The Sox have today off before a three-game set with the Yankees in New York. Crawford's blast was his first at Fenway this season. Gonzalez has 50 RBI already.
Tim Wakefield gave the Red Sox (25-21) more than could have been expected by allowing one run and four hits in 6.2 innings in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Cubs. Boston won two out of three from Chicago and is now on an 8-1 streak.
The middle of the Red Sox lineup led the way as the Chicago Cubs were rudely welcomed back to Fenway Park after 93 years and received a 15-5 beating on the first day of inter-league play. Adrian Gonzalez, Kevin Youkilis, and David Ortiz combined to bat 9-16 with seven RBI for Boston, now 24-20 and a half game out of first place. The Sox nine produced 19 hits.
Adrian Gonzalez continues to show why the Red Sox were so intent on trading some of their top prospects for him. Gonzalez stroked a two-run walk-off double in the ninth inning to complete an improbable 8-7 comeback win, the team's fourth straight, over the Orioles. Baltimore led 6-0 into the sixth inning.
For the second straight game, the powerful nature of the Red Sox pitching and offense was on display in a win over the Yankees, this time Boston blanked their rivals by a 6-0 score. Boston is now within one game of .500 at 19-20.
The full Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-3) experience was on display yesterday at Fenway Park. Translation: It was a performance only his mother could love. It's all good because the Red Sox won anyway with mostly good pitching and the arrival of a healthy offense leading to a 9-5 victory over the Twins.
The Miami Heat put the Celtics in an unfamiliar place on Tuesday night, a 2-0 series deficit in the era of the current Big Three, after a decisive 102-91 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Miami broke an 80-80 tie in the fourth quarter with a 14-0 surge. The Heat led 47-42 at the half.
David Krejci's overtime goal completed a three-goal rally as the Bruins beat the Flyers by a 3-2 score on Monday. Philly led 2-0 early in game two before the Bruins joined the game. For the second straight season, Boston leads the Flyers 2-0 in a Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The Celtics completed their four-game sweep of the Knicks with a 101-89 decision on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Boston led 55-38 at the half and stretched their lead to 23 points in the third before New York surged back. The score closed to 84-80 in the fourth before the Celtics put the Knicks away.
All of a sudden, the 2011 Boston Red Sox have found themselves to be capable of winning baseball games. After an 11th-inning, RBI double from Adrian Gonzalez powered the Sox to a 4-2 win over the L.A. Angels, the team has now won five of their last six games.
While the Red Sox on-field product might be a total mess, the front office is on point and taking care of business. Theo Epstein and crew finally reached an agreement with first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on a seven-year, $154 million contract extension with the Red Sox.
Timing is everything for the Bruins lately. They're riding a hot streak now by winning six of their last nine games, including a 3-2 decision last night against the New York Islanders. They broke the 100-point barrier for the 19th time and their 101 points are just two points shy of the conference's second playoff seed.
Former Sox prospect David Murphy's two-run, pinch-hit double finished off the team who drafted him in a four-run eighth that gave Texas a 9-5 win over the Red Sox on Opening Day.