The Red Sox still lead Tampa Bay by two games in the A.L. Wild Card after splitting a doubleheader with Baltimore yesterday. The Orioles took the opener, 5-4, and the Sox pounded Baltimore, 18-9, in game two thanks to 20 hits.
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Two streaks ended last night at Fenway Park. Tim Wakefield (7-6) finally ended his frustrating quest for his 200th career win and the Red Sox won for the first time in a week, routing Toronto 18-6. Wake's knuckler was good enough to end his seven-game winless streak thanks to a powerful offensive attack. He allowed five runs on six hits in six innings, hardly his best effort, but 18 runs on 18 hits helped out a lot.
A suddenly depleted Red Sox lineup, without David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis took on Kansas City. Fortunately, they have Dustin Pedroia to bat clean up. Pedroia finished with three hits and three RBI in a 4-3 victory. His RBI single in the fifth inning was the winning hit. Josh Beckett (10-5) threw seven strong innings, allowing seven hits and and three runs. Daniel Bard pitched a scoreless eighth. Jonathan Paplebon earned his 29th save. Jason Varitek also had an RBI.
The Red Sox split two with the Mariners so far. Tim Wakefield goes for win 200 for the fourth time today in Seattle.
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.
Jacoby Ellsbury got the game-winning hit for the Red Sox for the second night in a row against Cleveland last night. Ellsbury delivered again, this time he clubbed a walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth to account for a 4-3 victory. He singled in the winning run on Tuesday. Ellsbury was 1-5 in both games.
The middle of the Red Sox defense was right in the middle of Boston's offense in Sunday's 5-3 win over the White Sox, the team's second straight over Chicago and 20th, against just six losses in July. Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Marco Scutaro and Jason Varitek finished the game with seven hits and four RBI. Boston's bullpen shut the White Sox out for 3.1 innings.
Kansas City rallied for four runs in the fourth inning to beat the Red Sox 4-3 on Thursday and split the series. Josh Beckett pitched seven innings and allowed the four runs on five hits. The Royals had one hit outside of the fourth and Beckett (9-4)had a total of eight strikeouts. Matt Albers and Franklin Morales eah pitchedone scoreless inning. Boston led 2-0 after Jacoby Ellsbury singled in two runs in the third. Dustin Pedroia homered in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to 25 games. Adrian Gonzalez and Drew Sutton each had two hits. (Can we begin a campaign for Ellsbury and Pedroia as Co-MVPs yet?)
Boston's bats dominated the Kansas City Royals for the second straight game for a 12-5 decision on Wednesday. The Sox (64-38) scored 25 runs on 32 hits in back-to-back wins over KC. David Otiz provided the signature blast in a five-run fourth inning with a grand slam.
A day after winning an epic pitcher's duel in Tampa Bay, the Red Sox slugged their way to a 15-10 victory over Baltimore on Monday in the team's highest combined score in any game this year.
The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays gave each other a pitching lesson Sunday night as neither staff allowed a run through 15 innings in a game Boston won in 16 innings by a 1-0 score. Dustin Pedroia finally cracked Tampa Bay's staff with a single that plated Josh Reddick, who walked. Boston's pitching was even more impressive. Starter Josh Beckett allowed one hit in eight innings and retired 22 straight Rays after Evan Longoria singled in the first. Sox relievers only allowed two hits in their eight innings of work. Daniel Bard, Matt Albers, Franklin Morales, Alfredo Aceves, and Jonathan Papelbon dominated the Rays. Aceves pitched three innings without allowing a hit. Papelbon got his 21st save.
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.
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.
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.
The Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 4-2, for the first time in four games in 2011. The Sox (26-22) are a half-game behind the Yankees in the A.L. East. Boston's battery provided the power last night. Josh Beckett (4-1) was the leader from the mound with 6.2 innings of work that included just one run on five hits. He struck out six and lowered his ERA to 1.69. Jason Varitek belted a two-run home run in the seventh inning to deliver the winning run. Varitek also threw out two baserunners trying to steal.
Thanks to a 3-1 win over Ottawa on Saturday, Bruins goalie Tim Thomas set an NHL single-season record for highest save percentage with a .9382 mark this season. He stopped 1,699 out of 1,811 shots this season with a 35-11-9 mark and a 2.00 GAA.
Should we thank Dustin Pedroia or Kelli Pedroia? After Boston's 0-6 season-opening road sweep, Pedroia said his wife would say the Red Sox stink. He vowed to prove her wrong on Friday against the Yankees and went ahead and did it. He had three hits and three RBI to will Boston to a 9-6 win.
It took six games, but the Red Sox finally won a game got a quality start from thir highly-regarded staff. However, Jon Lester's seven shutout innings of work in which he allowed just three hits were not enough in a 1-0 loss to Cleveland.
In games that counted on Friday, Boston was shut out as the Celtics, Bruins, and Boston College men's basketball team all lost.
Shaquille O'Neal, the Big DNP, hasn't played for 12 games due to his inflamed right Achilles and is out at least one more game. Dustin Pedroia came out of Saturday's game against the Florida Marlins, changed and bought three hot dogs at a concession stand.
Milan Lucic's homecoming game exceeded expectations as he scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 decision over Vancouver. The Canucks led 1-0 before goals by Nathan Horton, Lucic and Patrice Bergeron turned the game in the Bruins favor. Tim Thomas had 27 saves.
Three of Boston's great sports rivalries were on display this week: BC/BU, Celtics/Lakers, Bruins/Canadiens. Seattlest welcomed an adorable ocelot kitten to the zoo. And multiple Ists dealt with Groupon. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Members of the Red Sox are reporting to Fort Myers in advance of Tuesday's opening workout for pitchers and catchers and the full-squad workout four days later. Notably, the laser show is in town in the person of Dustin Pedroia. He's healthy again and ready to go again after his injury-shortened 2010 season. "Oh, my foot is repaired...I feel great. There's not going to be any setbacks or anything like that," Pedroia said.
Kendrick Perkins returned to action for the first time in seven months, and helped the Boston Celtics beat Cleveland 112-95 on Tuesday with seven points and six rebounds. Doc Rivers implied Perkins' presence in uniform sparked the green. "If you are a guy that works 9-to-5, you’ve got to love Perk because that’s who he is," he said.
The only piece of business left for the 2010 Red Sox involves Jon Lester's quest for 20 wins, a first for a Sox lefty since Mel Parnell in 1953. Lester's last start is tonight, and he's finishing strong with a 1.76 ERA in his last six games.
Hurricane Earl has spoken. The Red Sox listened, and Friday's game with the White Sox was, literally, washed away. The reunion with Manny Ramirez is moved to Saturday in the form of a day-night doubleheader with games at 1:05 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. Friday's tickets are good for 1:05 p.m.
That summary, even more terse than usual, came from Bill Belichick after the Patriots lost a 36-35 exhibition tuneup against the Rams, who finally got their revenge for Super Bowl XXXVI. Really, coach? 36-35 shouldn't warrant that dour a proclamation, should it?
Dustin Pedroia confirmed that he's back on the disabled list for at least 15 days after apparently aggravating the mid-season foot injury he returned from on Tuesday. Dr. Thomas Gill advised Pedroia to rest for two weeks to avoid a more serious injury.