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Red Sox sweep away Rays
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | If this was supposed to be a test - 19 games, 11 on the road, against a half-dozen teams with winning records, including three division leaders - then the Red Sox aced it. They went 12-7 and either split or won 5-of-7 series against the Yankees, Blue Jays, Tigers, Twins, Phillies and Rays, thereby proving their slow start was an aberration. And for those who haven’t been paying...
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True potential now rising to surface
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | You knew the Red Sox [team stats] were not as bad as they looked back in April. You just had no clue how good they were.
Now you know.
Not only did the Red Sox just survive a sadistic two-week stretch that included series against three first-place teams, plus the Yankees and Tigers, but they reveled in it. They went 9-4 in the last two weeks and, with last night’s 11-3 victory...
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Beltre shows off power play
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on www.boston.com
| | Several Red Sox got into a discussion yesterday about which player had the most power. The consensus settled on Adrian Beltre.
According to Bill Hall, all were surprised Beltre had only three home runs given his strength.
“You watch guys taking batting practice and he definitely has the most power on the team,’’ Hall said. “There are a couple of guys who...
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Ellsbury says pain in ribs is back
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on sports.espn.go.com
| | Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury said he is experiencing pain along the band of the four ribs that sustained hairline fractures when he collided with third baseman Adrian Beltre on April 11. The pain, he said, is not unlike what he felt in the first days after the injury.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona had indicated to reporters that his understanding was that the pain was in a...
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Beltre drives in six as Sox sweep Rays
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on mlb.mlb.com
| | He was the man of the hour, having just scalded the Rays to the tune of four hits, including two homers, a triple and six RBIs. So naturally, Adrian Beltre had to be locked in during a performance like the one he had on Wednesday night, helping the Red Sox close out a three-game sweep of the Rays with an emphatic 11-3 triumph.
"I wouldn't call it locked in," said Beltre....
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One-hit wondrous
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on www.boston.com
| | The numbers are shocking, both for Jon Lester and the rotation he heads. So this is what general manager Theo Epstein had in mind.
Even against the Rays, a team that has scored the third-most runs in baseball on its way to compiling the best record in the majors, the dominance of Red Sox starters continued in a 2-0 blanking of the Rays last night at Tropicana Field.
Over the last...
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V-Mart making progress from injury
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on mlb.mlb.com
| | Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez wasn't feeling all that bad on Tuesday, which was a good sign, considering how bad his left big toe looked following Monday's game. Martinez had to leave that game after a foul ball off the bat of Jason Bartlett caused a deep bone bruise.
Martinez was able to play catch and was hoping to take some batting practice on Tuesday. He wasn't sure if he'd...
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Pitching, 'D' Boston's recipe for...
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on mlb.mlb.com
| | The blueprint took a while to come together, but it is now in full working order. Run prevention was the buzzword of the winter for the Red Sox, and after a shaky start to the season, it is being put on daily display.
The lead run-preventer in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Rays was Jon Lester, who turned in yet another strong performance, allowing no runs and just one hit (the only one...
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McDonald remains with Red Sox after all
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on mlb.mlb.com
| | While the Red Sox had essentially said their good-byes to Darnell McDonald after Monday's game, they said hello to him again on Tuesday.
To get him back, they merely had to wake him up.
The original plan was that McDonald was going to be designated for assignment so the club could clear a roster spot for Mike Cameron, who was activated from the disabled list on Tuesday.
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Quality start to series
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smokeyboy found this 1 year ago on www.bostonherald.com
| | The legend and myth of the 2010 Tampa Bay Rays had grown to gargantuan proportions right up to first pitch last night.
Rays starters threw 100 mph fastballs and 75 mph changeups - with either arm.
To keep things interesting, the Tampa Bay hitters had started keeping track of how many home runs they could hit with their eyes closed.
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