Thu, 09/10/2009 - 11:35 by preet_20
Boston, Sept. 9: A three-run double in the seventh by Victor Martinez put Boston in front Wednesday and the Red Sox produced 15 hits in downing Baltimore 7-5.
Baltimore took a 4-3 lead going into the bottom of the sixth but the Red Sox then tied it on an RBI single by Dustin Pedroia and took the lead on the bases-loaded double by Martinez.
Boston maintained a two-game lead over Texas in the chase for the American League wild-card berth. The Red Sox are nine games behind first-place New York in the AL East with 23 games remaining.
Matt Albers (2-5) came on in the seventh for Baltimore with the score tied and gave up a leadoff single to Kevin Youkilis. Mark Hendrickson relieved Albers, struck out David Ortiz and then gave way to Danys Baez.
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Fri, 09/04/2009 - 11:44 by preet_20
St. Petersbutg, Fla. Sept. 3: Jason Bay's two hits and two RBI Thursday led the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Both RBI came on his two-out, first-inning double.
Later, Kevin Youkilis had three hits and one RBI and Victor Martinez had two hits and one RBI. Rocco Baldelli and Mike Lowell each batted in a run.
Winner Clay Buchholz (4-3) gave up three runs and six hits in six innings for the Red Sox, who won two of the three games in the series.
Closer Jonathan Papelbon earned his 34th save, striking out two of the three batters he faced in the bottom of the ninth.
Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria had two of Tampa Bay's six hits and one RBI.
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Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:09 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 1: J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay added solo homers for the Red Sox, who have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.
Jon Lester (11-7) got the win after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.
Boston is 3 1/2 games ahead of Texas and six games in front of Tampa Bay for the AL wild-card spot.
Carlos Pena hit a solo homer and had two RBI and two runs, and Dioner Navarro had an RBI for the Rays, who have lost four of their last six games.
Andy Sonnanstine (6-8) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in just four-plus innings.
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Mon, 08/31/2009 - 02:48 by surajdogra
Boston -- Kevin Youkilis drove in three runs for the Boston Red Sox Sunday in a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Youkilis got his RBI with a single, double and sacrifice fly in Boston's sixth win in seven games.
Rocco Baldelli hit a solo home run and Alex Gonzalez singled in a run for the Red Sox.
Winning pitcher Paul Byrd (1-0), making his first appearance since September of 2008, scattered three hits in six scoreless innings.
Roy Halladay (13-8) was the loser, giving up four runs and seven hits in six innings.
The Blue Jays have lost five of six.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:35 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 12: Josh Beckett allowed two runs over seven innings Wednesday and became the first 14-game winner in the majors this year while carrying Boston past Detroit 8-2.
One night after the teams engaged in a bench-clearing brawl, Beckett (14-4) held the Tigers to three hits while striking out six.
The Red Sox remained 1 ½ games in front of Texas for the lead in the American League wild-card berth. Those teams begin a series in Texas Friday.
Mike Lowell's homer put Boston in front in the second and Jason Bay added a two-run shot in the third. The Red Sox broke the game open with a five-run fifth, during which Lowell drove home Bay with an infield single.
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:54 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 12: Mike Lowell homered twice and drove in three runs Tuesday and the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 7-5 in a game marred by a bench-clearing melee.
Jason Bay hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who have taken the first two games of a four game set at home after losing six straight.
Lowell was in the game as a replacement for Kevin Youkilis, who was ejected for igniting the brawl.
Junichi Tazawa (1-1), making his first major league start, gave up three runs on four hits in five innings, with two walks and six strikeouts to get the win for Boston.
Curtis Granderson had a two-run home run and the Tigers got an RBI apiece from Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen in their third loss in four games.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:36 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Aug. 5" Evan Longoria's two-run homer in the 13th inning Tuesday gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-2 win over the AL Eastern Division rival Boston Red Sox.
Longoria, who tied the game with a solo shot in the eighth inning, slugged a 1-0 pitch from Takashi Saito (2-3) into the left-field seats with Michel Hernandez on third base to give the Rays their fifth win in their last eight games.
Lance Cormier (2-1) won it in relief as Boston's four-game winning streak came to an end.
Both teams had a chance to win the game in the 10th inning, but Dustin Pedroia hit into a double play that ended Boston's threat, and Tampa Bay failed to score with the bases loaded and no outs.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 09:55 by preet_20
Baltimore, July 31: David Ortiz hit his second homer in as many games Friday and a seventh-inning blast by Kevin Youkilis put Boston in front en route to a 6-5 win over Baltimore.
The power surge for Ortiz has come after he was named in a New York Times story as being among those who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. He hit a three-run homer against Oakland Thursday and hit a two-run shot in the third inning Friday to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.
Ortiz has 15 home runs for the season.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:11 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 21: Hank Blalock hit a two-run single for the winning scores Tuesday in the Texas Rangers' 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
David Murphy and Josh Hamilton also drove in runs for the Rangers, who have won three consecutive games.
Winning pitcher Tommy Hunter (2-1) scattered four hits and a run over six innings.
C.J. Wilson gave up a run but got the final three outs for a save.
Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell each drove in a run for the Red Sox, who have lost four straight games and have fallen into second place in the American League East behind the New York Yankees.
Josh Beckett (11-4) gave up four runs and seven hits in eight innings for the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 07/18/2009 - 10:52 by surajdogra
Toronto, July 17: Clay Buchholz, in his first start of the season, allowed a lone run over 5 2/3 innings Friday to help Boston win its fourth straight game -- 4-1 over Toronto.
Buchholz (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Pawtucket to make the start and gave up only four hits with three strikeouts.
The Blue Jays produced a single hit against three Boston relievers. Jonathan Papelbon threw eight pitches while working a perfect ninth for his 24th save.
Boston managed just six hits, but one of them was a two-run homer by Kevin Youkilis in the first and another was a two-run double by David Ortiz in the fifth.
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Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:33 by preet_20
Boston, July 12: Kevin Youkilis homered twice and drove in four runs and scored four times Saturday, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 15-9 win over Kansas City.
Youkilis hit a two-run homer in the second and a solo shot in the eighth to go with an RBI single in the first.
Jason Varitek hit a solo homer in the third and scored three times, David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the fourth and scored twice, Nick Green drove in two runs, Dustin Pedroia had two hits and one RBI, while J.D. Drew had one RBI for the Red Sox, who have won four of five.
The winner was John Smoltz (1-2). He went five innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts.
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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:39 by preet_20
Boston, July 8: David Ortiz produced three of his four RBI with a sixth-inning homer Wednesday, helping rally Boston to a 5-4 decision over Oakland.
The Red Sox overcame a one-run deficit with a four-run sixth, giving them their third win in four games.
Tim Wakefield (11-3) won his fifth straight decision, giving up one earned run while scattering 10 hits over six-plus innings. He struck out eighth.
Oakland starter Trevor Cahill (5-8) took a shutout into the sixth, but he allowed the first four batters in that inning to score.
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