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  • Mothers Day Miasma

    There would be no Mothers Day Miracle this season at Fenway. Just the opposite, in fact.  The Red Sox fell to the Rays in miserable fashion Sunday, an embarrassing 11-2 beating. The Sox joined the 14-22 Marlins as the only…

  • Sale’s “Blueprint” For Success

    After dropping the first game of the series with the Rays, the Red Sox bounced back Saturday to even things up with 6-3 win. Saturday’s game, originally scheduled for 7:10 PM, got underway early instead to beat the rain that’s headed this…

  • Rodríguez, Kimbrel, Betts Key to Red Sox Win

    It looked for a bit as though it wasn’t meant to be, but the Red Sox managed to squeak out a win over the Brewers on Thursday afternoon, 4-1.  The win was significant in that it keeps Boston above .500…

  • Red Sox Offense Running Cold

    Much has already been said and written about the dearth of Red Sox home runs this season. Entering Tuesday’s action the Sox have stroked just 27 home runs, despite hitting 10 over their previous four games. Boston’s eight home runs on Saturday and Sunday were their…

  • Sale Tops MLB in K’s and More

    With 10 more strikeouts on Sunday, Red Sox starter Chris Sale now has 73 this season. That’s 13 more than this year’s second place pitcher for strikeouts, the Mets Jacob deGrom (60). Sale is averaging 12.72 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched, the…

  • Red Sox In Offensive Explosion

    Despite what looked a decent enough lead, there seemed little doubt that momentum had shifted and that the Red Sox were heading for a defeat shortly after the Twins’ half of the 8th inning opened on Sunday.  That pivotal 8th inning…

  • Red Sox & Orioles Are Hottest AL East Rivalry

    Sunday’s Red Sox game at Baltimore was a spectacle. And although, after two quiet losses, Boston came away with a much-needed win, the sight of a baseball careening towards Manny Machado‘s head and Dustin Pedroia‘s weird, mid-game, cross-field apology was just downright bizarre.…

  • Sale Robbed Of A Win In Dominant Performance

    Two words come to mind to describe Chris Sale‘s performance Thursday against the Blue Jays. One word is “dominant.” There’s just no other way to describe a gutsy, 8.0 full innings of work that saw four hits, no runs, one…