According to TMZ.com, Sox non-ace John Lackey has filed for divorce from his wife Krista. The soon-to-be-ex Mrs. Lackey reportedly has breast cancer and had a double mastectomy in March. Court papers were apparently filed in August in Texas that say there is a "conflict of personalities" in the marriage that began in November of 2008. There is allegedly a prenup. Bostonist wishes both of them well.
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A lot happened on Sunday, sports fans. We found something good to lead-off with. Jacoby Ellsbury. The Sox speedy centerfielder saved the team after, we think, they were close to hitting rock bottom in Sunday's doubleheader. Ellsbury finished the games with a 5-11 performance with three home runs and five RBI. Ellsbury joined the 30-30 club, a first in franchise history. They lost game one, 6-2, and needed a three-run home run in the 14th inning from Ellsbury to win game two, 7-4.
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.
Fourteen games remain in 2011 regular season and the Red Sox lead the Tampa Bay Rays, in town for four games, by four in the A.L. Wild Card race after a 5-4 loss to Toronto last night. If you thought Tuesday's rout of the Blue Jays ended their September skid, well think again. Yesterday, the Bruins finally signed Brad Marchand, the pesky rookie who developed into legit goal-scoring in the team's Cup-winning playoff run, to a two-year, $5 million contract.
CC Sabathia (18-7) beat the Red Sox for the first time in 2011 in a 5-2 decision on Tuesday. The Yankees now trail the Sox by .5 in the East. The Sox had plenty of chances to score with 10 hits off Sabathia during his six innings. They left, however, 16 runners on base on the night.
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.
The Red Sox split two with the Mariners so far. Tim Wakefield goes for win 200 for the fourth time today in Seattle.
Back-to-back home runs from Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis Hafner in the sixth put Cleveland ahead for good en route to a 9-6 victory over the Red Sox (66-41) last night. After a series of good starts, John Lackey reverted to his bad form with 6.2 innings of work in which he allowed five runs on eight hits. Daniel Bard (1-5) was ineffective, got just one out, and allowed three runs, two hits and a home run. Bard hadn't allowed a run in 26.1 innings, the longest such streak in baseball in 2011.
The Red Sox (61-37) are poised to sweep Seattle today after back-to-back wins against the Mariners in which Boston's starters shut Seattle's offense down. Josh Beckett and John Lackey pitched a total of 14 innings and allowed just a pair of runs combined. The Sox are 15-3 in July.
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.
John Lackey's 4th of July start was a dud as he allowed seven runs on nine hits in just 2.1 innings as Toronto won by a 9-7 score. This was Lackey's shortest start in his Red Sox career. Alfredo Aceves allowed two more runs in his 2.2 innings of relief. Boston rallied to make a game of with four runs in the fifth and three runs in the eighth. Jacoby Ellsbury finished the game with four hits, including a triple, and two RBI. Jarrod Saltalamacchia also had a triple and two RBI.
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.
The Red Sox (38-26) won their eighth game in a row with a resounding 16-4 display against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Boston dropped seven runs on Toronto in the fifth inning to highlight an 18-hit attack. The Sox are appearing to be as good as advertised in their current hot streak and are now have the best record in the American League.
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.
It took eight months of chasing, but the Miami Heat finally caught and surpassed the Boston Celtics last night with an emphatic statement and a 97-87 victory to close the series 4-1. The Celtics took the first three regular season games before losing five of their last six games against Miami.
A three-game winning streak is no more after a deluge of offense from the L.A. Angels resulted in two losses. Before Wednesday's 5-3 loss, the Red Sox were within one game of .500 at 14-15. The quick turnaround from Wednesday to Thursday agreed with the Angels to the tune of an 11-0 romp to close out the series.
As impressive as Satuday's 7-3 win over the Flyers was, please don't think ill of Bostonist if we don't get too excited just one game into the Eastern Conference semifinals. You know why.
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.
When is it not a good day for a Sox game? Usually, the answer is never. However, in 2011 cellar days, the 2-9 Sox welcomed a rained out game. They don't play today. Two days off might be just what the struggling Sox need.
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.
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.
The Red Sox season is over. At least the Sox were 4-2 against the Yankees in their last six games! No consolation there, right? We know the feeling.
Did you know the CITGO sign is back?
Streaks collide today at Fenway Park. The Red Sox swept Seattle and have a four-game winning streak. They've allowed just 11 runs in those four games. John Lackey has lost three straight starts and wants to avoid a career-first, four-start losing streak. The Sox are apparently lurking with 16 games left in the season. They trail the NYY by six games with six games left with the bad guys. In case you missed it, the CITGO sign returns in the 7th inning.
Eventually, pluck runs out. This isn't the movies. And although to a man, the Red Sox will point out that math and physics haven't ruled them out of catching the Yankees or the Rays for a playoff spot, nobody's that optimistic after losing two of three at Tampa.
Whatever the Red Sox gained on Friday, they gave back on Saturday in a maddening 3-2 loss in 10 innings. Now they face almost a must win scenario tonight on national television with John Lackey getting the ball.
Despite drawing first blood on Friday and facing an A-Rod less - Derek Jeter was laughing about it, so we can also laugh - Yankees club, the Red Sox couldn't take a second straight win in New York Saturday and lost 5-2.