It was a good day for the Boston Red Sox. They received their World Series rings, welcomed Bill Buckner back to Fenway Park to throw out the first pitch in an emotional return, and they shut out the still-winless Detroit Tigers, 5-0 in their home opener. W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-0,. . . more
This article originally written for http://bloodsox.blogspot.com Once again, the Sox scored multiple runs in the 7th, propelling them to a victory over the Orioles. The Sox squandered and/or blew several scoring opportunities, but the 7 runs that they did put up proved to be enough. Mirabelli had. . . more
Daisuke Matsuzaka has been as good as advertised. If Boston would just score some runs for him, he'd have the record to prove it. This game, once again, proved that the Red Sox cannot drive in runs when Daisuke Matzusaka pitches. Dioner Navarro, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena homered during a five-run. . . more
Daisuke Matzusaka faced Dustin McGowan at Fenway Park on July 14th 2007. It was their first start for both of them after the all-star break, and it's also the third game out of a four game series that they're playin. David Ortiz got things started for the Red Sox early in the game. In the first. . . more
Beckett Beats Rain, Braves for 10th W The Boston Red Sox (45-25, 1st in AL East) outlasted a rain delay and the Atlanta Braves (38-34, 2nd in NL East), defeating them 4-0 at Turner Field. The Red Sox increased their Interleague record to 8-5 on the year, while Atlanta fell to 4-6. The Red Sox. . . more
Drew, Beckett Crush D'Backs In the fourth inning of this game, my father, a rabid Arizona Diamondbacks (36-26, 2nd in NL West) fan, called me and asked if my Boston Red Sox (39-21, 1st in AL East) could turn it down a bit in their first visit to Chase Field in franchise history. I refused, and so. . . more
Schilling Loses No-Hitter in 9th, Beats A's I picked a great game to come back to writing my recaps! Boston Red Sox (38-21, 1st in AL East) ace Curt Schilling (W, 6-2) allowed only one hit and two baserunners all game, a single by Shannon Stewart with two outs in the ninth inning and on an error. . . more
The Boston Red Sox (30-13, 1st in AL East) became the first team in the majors to reach 30 wins this afternoon by taking the rubber game against the Atlanta Braves (26-18, 2nd in NL East) by a score of 6-3 after a 2 1/2 hour rain delay before the game. Boston scored 4 runs in the first inning off. . . more
Braves Turn Tables on BoSox in Nightcap Kelly Johnson was a single short of the cycle (hard to do) and John Smoltz (W, 6-2) fired 7 three-hit innings as the Atlanta Braves (25-17, 2nd in NL East, 2.5 GB) proper demolished the hometown Boston Red Sox (29-13, 1st in AL East) by a score of 14-0 in the. . . more
Red Sox Pile It On in Day Game The Boston Red Sox (29-12, 1st in AL East) extended their major-league leading record and demolished the visiting Atlanta Braves (25-17, 2nd in NL East) by a score of 13-3. Third baseman Mike Lowell had a heck of a day, going 4-5 with 4 RBI. W: Daisuke. . . more
Behind strong pitching from reigning Rookie of the Year Justin Verlander (W, 4-1) and a big inning from Brandon Inge and major league WPA leader Magglio Ordonez (2.40), the Detroit Tigers (24-14, 1st in AL Central) defeated the streaking Boston Red Sox (26-12, 1st in AL East) 7-2 at Fenway Park on. . . more
recent games <ListPages> order=New details=hide category=Game Recaps count=5 </ListPages> adopt a team What team do you follow? Become an ArmchairGM expert! Dice-K, Lugo Tame Tigers ...by user Tylersalt In a matchup of the two best teams in the American. . . more
Sox Win in Wild and Wiki Fashion Today was my long-awaited first trip to Fenway Park for a game, and if you look below, you'll see proof of my presence -- I'm rocking my 'Chair shirt too! I was eventually rewarded with a wild finish in which the Boston Red Sox (25-12, 1st in AL East) defeated the. . . more
Tim Wakefield (W, 4-3) continued his disgustingly good start and lowered his ERA to an AL-low 1.79 as he and the Boston Red Sox (23-10, 1st in AL East) swept and shut out the struggling Toronto Blue Jays (13-21, Last in AL East, 10.5 GB) 8-0. Wakefield went 7 shutout innings and his knuckleball. . . more
After a few rough starts, $52 million man Daisuke Matsuzaka (W, 4-2) got his act back together as the Boston Red Sox (22-10, 1st in AL East) defeated the severely struggling Toronto Blue Jays (13-20, 5th in AL East, 9.5 GB) 9-3. The Red Sox hit four home runs for the second straight night, and. . . more