David Ortiz has been pretty reliable since he came to Boston in 2003. So, Bostonist was stunned when he said the team's September-slump has him worried. Papi said this: "Hell, yeah, you've got to panic. If we keep on playing like that, we’ll be home in the tub."
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The Red Sox enjoyed two days off before tonight's opening game of three with New York, the team's closest rival for the A.L. East crown. The Sox lead the Yankees by 1.5 games and own a 10-2 season advantage. A recently effective John Lackey (12-9, 5.98) faces Yankees ace CC Sabathia (17-7, 2.99) tonight. Sox fans won't see Alex Rodriguez tonight.
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.
Boston won the opener by the score of 3-1 despite mustering only three hits. Jacoby Ellsbury belted a three-run home run in the third inning to provide all the support starter Jon Lester needed. Lester (12-6) allowed just - you guessed it - three hits in seven innings. He had eight strikeouts. The Sox lost to the Rays, 6-2, in the second game. The Sox got just three hits, one each from Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, and Jed Lowrie. Ellsbury and Varitek each hit solo home runs.
So much for that winning streak, Sox fans. Nick Blackburn allowed the Red Sox one run in 6.2 innings in a 5-2 decision on Wednesday. The Sox move on to Seattle on Friday. Jon Lester (11-6) pitched 7.1 innings and allowed four runs on eight hits and five walks. Lester left in the eighth after a walk and a double. Alfredo Aceves allowed a double, two singles and a walk as the Twins took a 5-2 lead. David Ortiz homered in the eighth inning to tie the score at 1-1. Marco Scutaro had an RBI single. Mike Aviles had a double and a single.
David Ortiz drove in the winning run with perha ps the shortest hit of his Red Sox (72-43) career, an infield single, in the seventh inning of a 4-3 win in Minnesota. The Sox have won four straight games and havea 2.5 game lead over New York in the A.L. East. Erik Bedard had no decision after five innings in which he allowed three hits and two runs. Bedard recorded six strikeouts. Darnell McDonald's two-run home run in the fifth that tied the score at 2-2.
David Ortiz finished 4-5 with three RBI as the Red Sox rallied for an 8-6 win over Minnesota, Big Papi's former team, on Monday. Ortiz and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning as Boston tied the game at 5-5. In the ninth inning Ortiz and Saltalamacchia delivered consecutive RBI on a single and a double, respectively, for the 8-6 margin.
CC Sabathia may lead the MLB in wins with 16, but he's 0-4 in 2011 against the Red Sox after Saturday's 10-5 loss in Boston. Sabathia (16-6) came up short as the Sox pulled into a first place tie with the Yankees at 69-42. Boston led 2-0 after three innings and erupted for five runs in the fourth inning for a 7-2 lead. Jacoby Ellsbury was a constant nuisance for Sabathia and the Yankees as he was 2-4 with six RBI. Ellsbury drove Carl Crawford in with a third-inning sacrifice fly. He broke the game open with a three-run home run, his 19th, in the fourth inning. Ellsbury's two-run single finished New York off in the eighth inning.
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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.
John Lackey (6-8) pitched his best game of 2011, going 6.2 innings without allowing a run as the Red Sox blanked the Orioles, 4-0. Lackey's strong outing was crucial as the Red Sox offense mustered a pedestrian four runs after scoring 20 runs in two games. He allowed just three hits and one walk against seven strikeouts. His ERA dropped to 6.84 from 7.47. The Sox have won five straight games and are 9-1 in the last 10 games.
The Red Sox scored eight runs in the first inning on Friday and routed the Orioles by a 10-3 score, the team's second straight one-sided victory over Baltimore. Boston has outscored Baltimore 20-7 in the first two games of the four-game series. After being pounded for 20 runs in 16 innings, both benches emptied twice during an eighth-inning David Ortiz at-bat as Kevin Gregg repeatedly threw inside on Ortiz. He headed towards the mound after two tight pitches causing both benches to empty. Gregg got Ortiz to pop out, yelled at him and had to fight off a few haymakers as Ortiz charged the mound. After the field was cleared, Gregg, Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Baltimore reliever Jim Johnson were ejected.
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.
Philadelphia's pitching was better than Boston's once again, this time by one run in a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. The Phillies won the first two games in the three-game series. Jon Lester faces Cole Hamels at noon as the Red Sox try to avoid a sweep.
If this week's three-game series with the Phillies is a preview of the 2011 World Series, so far, the Red Sox can't be pleased with the results. Cliff Lee thoroughly outpitched Josh Beckett as Philadelphia blanked Boston by a 5-0 score on Tuesday. Lee allowed two hits as he tossed a complete game shutout to improve to 9-2. Lee didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning single by Marco Scutaro. Only Darnell McDonald added another single as Lee posted his third consecutive shutout. Lee hasn't allowed a run in 32 innings.
Two of the best teams in baseball, the Red Sox and the Phillies, meet today to begin a three-game series that some consider a World Series preview. Some members of the Red Sox, at least, aren't even thinking about October. “I don’t lose any sleep thinking about the Phillies,’’ Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said.
Andrew Miller gets the ball today as the Red Sox try to break their unexpected four-game losing streak in interleague play in 2011. Boston usually thrives playing against the National League. Tim Wakefield (4-3) couldn't beat his first MLB club, the Pirates in Saturday's 6-4 loss. He allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings. However, four of those runs came in the fourth inning, three on a Lyle Overbay home run. Jeff Karstens held Boston to four runs in 6.2 innings of work. The Red Sox got home runs from Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Reddick, and Jacoby Ellsbury. David Ortiz sits again unless he has to pinch hit.
The Red Sox turn to Tim Wakefield to end the Curse of Whitey, Boston's three-game losing streak that sort of coincided with Jimmy Bulger's capture on Wednesday in California. Okay, that's a stretch. But, the Sox have run into some trouble with the National League this week, going 1-3 versus the Padres and Pirates. That's three straight losses to two teams the Red Sox should crush. A 3-1 loss on Friday followed a 5-1 defeat on Wednesday. Two runs in two games won't cut it.
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 currently powerful Boston Red Sox crushed Toronto for the second straight day, this time by the score of 14-1, to sweep the Blue Jays and extend the team's winning streak to nine games.
David Ortiz got hot. At the right time, too, as the slugger's most potent display coincided with a three-game, statement making sweep in New York against the Yankees. Ortiz became Big Papi again in the Bronx with a 4-12 series that featured two home runs, four runs and six RBI, a bat toss and a message from CC Sabathia. The Red Sox are rolling with six straight wins after a second road sweep of the Yankees, giving Boston an 8-1 mark versus New York.
On Monday, Vancouver held a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final, Nathan Horton was knocked out of the series and the Bruins looked ready to be beaten. Since Horton's injury, Boston took complete control of the series and have outscored the Canucks 12-1 in five subsequent periods and have now tied the series at 2-2. Rich Peverley joined Milan Lucic and David Krejci on the top line in Horton's stead and scored twice in Wednesday's 4-0 rout. Krejci assisted on both Peverly goals. Michael Ryder and Brad Marchand also scored goals.
Jon Lester improved to 8-2 despite a less than stellar pitching performance in a 6-4 victory over the Yankees, Boston's fourth straight win, fourth straight win in the Bronx in 2011, and and sixth in seven games against New York. The Sox are now just percentage points behing the Yankees in the A.L. East.
The Chicago White Sox struck for four runs in the second and sixth innings to jump out to a 10-1 en route to a 10-7 win over the Red Sox, the team's second straight victory over Boston in 2011 and sixth straight at Fenway Park.
We saw the video evidence of David Ortiz trying to get hugs from New Yorkers. We could think of one word to describe it: Purel. Papi, it's New York. Do you really know where they've been? It made us think, though. Would Bostonians hug Alex Rodriguez under any circumstances? Aside from some charitable scenario.
The Bruins clinched the Northeast division title with a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers yesterday. John Lackey was lacking last night and Texas' powerful lineup took advantage of him as they earned a 12-5 win over the Red Sox, now a surprising 0-2 on the season.