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Red Sox Month In Review: Red Hot July Boosts Sox To First Place
The month of July for the Red Sox saw Tim Wakefield’s 2,000th strikeout, Terry Francona’s 1,000th win as a Major League manager, a bench clearing brawl, a red hot second…
Yankees Come To Town With First Place On The Line
If somebody circled this series on their calendar back in April, and told you the Red Sox and Yankees would be battling for first place in August, would you have…
Red Sox Fall to Indians, Bedard Solid
The Red Sox were defeated tonight by the Indians in Erik Bedard’s Sox debut, 7-3. Erik Bedard had a solid outing, pitching 5 innings, allowing 3 runs, all earned, on…
Lester Pitches Gem as Red Gets Best of White
In his second start since coming off the DL, Jon Lester pitched eight strong innings of two-run ball to stop the Red Sox losing streak at two. Lester also fanned…
Wakefield Will Have To Wait For Win No. 200
The performance he turned in was good enough, but for Tim Wakefield, win No. 200 will have to wait for another day. The 44-year-old knuckleballer pitched seven innings Friday night…
Lester Returns, But Sox Lose in 14 Inning Affair
After a two hour, 21 minute rain delayed the start of the game to nearly 10 o’clock, the Red Sox dropped the opening game of a four-game set with the…
J.D. Drew Placed on DL, Jon Lester Takes Open Roster Spot
Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew was placed on the disabled list today prior to the team’s game against Kansas City, freeing up a roster spot for tonight’s starting pitcher…
Curt Young Talks About Jon Lester’s Return
Jon Lester will make his first start since coming off the disabled list Monday and the Red Sox aren’t taking any chances with him. Pitching coach Curt Young said that…
Lester Named To All-Star Team
Jon Lester was not exactly happy when he was left off the initial all-star roster. However, since Seattle’s Felix Hernandez started Saturday, he is ineligible for the mid-summer classic and Lester was…
Jon Lester Placed on 15-Day Disabled List With Lat Strain
This should come as a surprise to no one, but Red Sox starter Jon Lester will be put on the shelf for a bit as the baseball season near’s it’s…
Lester and Francona Talk After Tuesday’s Win Over the Blue Jays
Jon Lester looked phenomenal Tuesday night, throwing four innings of no-hit ball. Between innings, he cramped up and had to be pulled with what was called a lat strain. It doesn’t appear…
Red Sox Squeeze Out Win With Game-Ending Play at the Plate
The Boston faithful that filled the Fenway Park seats saw their Sox take a no-hit bid into the sixth inning, only to be broken up by Jose Bautista. They again…
Red Sox Unable to Bounce Back From Early Deficit
Blue Jays OF Travis Snider led the offensive assault against John Lackey and the Red Sox, connecting for three hits and two RBI in a 9-7 win on Independence Day….
Beckett and Lester Talk About All-Star Selections, Or Lack Thereof
As we shared Sunday, four Red Sox players have been named to the all-star team, Josh Beckett, Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz. Beckett and Jon Lester, who was…
Lester and Varitek Talk After Thursday’s Victory Over The Phillies
After dropping the first two games of the series, the Red Sox needed a sterling performance from southpaw Jon Lester. And he came through. Lester pitched seven innings of two-hit…
