Twins @ Red Sox Game 4 (6-29-17)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

The Sox played a good game last night after losing game 3 to the Twins on Wednesday night. The win puts them back in first place by a game and means they took 3 of 4 from the Twins in the series. Betts hit a homer as did Ramirez, which are both good signs. If these two can really get going, we may have something going forward. Price pitched 7 and gave up only the 3 runs, so it was a good game for him. We came back from a 3-0 deficit to win this one, so it was good to see them come from behind to win one for a change. Bradley also had a good game, as did Marrero, the later getting two RBI’s and finally hitting a double. He had been struggling at the plate so long it was good to see him finally get a hit. It was a good game and a fine win. The final was 6-3! Continue reading →

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Twins @ Red Sox Game 2 (6-27-17)

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

After losing their second straight series against the Royals and then the Angels, the Sox have bounced back and won the last two games against the Twins. Last nights game saw plenty of offense as the Twins bullpen struggled after two rain delays that delayed the game by about 2 hours. So, it was a late one last night as I stayed up to see the end. Vazquez had a good night as he went 1 for 2, the hit being a 2 run homer in the 2nd that gave the Sox a 2-0 lead before the second rain delay. Young also homered in this one, a 3 run blast in the 6th that rounded out the Sox scoring. It was good to see them finally produce on the offensive side and we really want to see more of the same. The final was 9-2. Continue reading →

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Red Sox @ Royals Game 3 (6-21-17)

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

The Sox had the game under control and it looked like another win until the bottom of the 8th. The bullpen, which had been so good lately, was sure to hold the Royals and give us the win. Unfortunately it was the pen that fell apart and resulted in the loss last night. Barnes started the inning and quickly walked the first 2 batters since he couldn’t seem to find the strike zone. Then Scott came in and we are still thinking all will be fine as he will get the job done. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find the strike zone either and promptly walked the next batter and then gave up a grand slam homer that turned a 4-2 victory into a 6-4 loss. We have not seen the pen perform so poorly even once this season before last night, so we can only hope they are not setting a precedent for future games. If they have, we are in big trouble as they have been a big reason for any success we have had this year. If they are going to pitch like that now, the season is over.  Continue reading →

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Red Sox @ Astros Game 3 (6-18-17)

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

The Red Sox played a great game last night on ESPN to defeat the Astros and win the series 2-1. Price had a very poor night on the mound, but even as he struggled managed to keep the Astros to only 3 runs in 5+ innings. The Astros threatened to score in every inning but Price got out of most of his trouble. The Astros led 2-1 after 5, but the Sox came out and scored 4 runs in the top of the 6th to take a 5-2 lead. The game was far from over. The Astros then scored 2 in the bottom of the 6th with a homer off Price and then a homer off Hembree. The bullpen run was the first run allowed by the pen in 26 innings, but the Astros weren’t finished. The Sox scored another run in the top of the 7th and then held the score at 6-4 until the bottom of the 8th. The Astros almost tied it as the Sox pen (Barnes and Scott) walked the bases loaded and then gave up a single with one out that would have tied the score if it were not for Benintendi in left. He fielded the ball and threw a perfect strike home that nailed Altuve trying to score from second almost right behind the base runner from 3rd. That would be the difference in the game as Kimbrel got another save, but Benintendi really saved the game with his great throw. The game ended with Vazquez throwing out a would-be base stealer at second as the Astros desperately tried to get the tying run into scoring position. The final was 6-5! Continue reading →

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Red Sox @ Phillies Game 2 (6-15-17)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Well the Sox managed to win 3 of 4 from the Phillies, but forgot to show up again offensively last night. Or was it that the Phillies pitcher had such a great game. Either way, they managed only 5 hits and no runs in the loss. Sale, who was pitching for the Sox, tried awfully hard to win the game all by himself, but he was unable to do it alone. He had a base hit with the bases loaded and 2 out taken away from him by a great play by the Philly short stop. Then in the 8th inning, he led off with a great double and then hustled to third on a fly out to right. The Sox then failed to get him in as he found he could not win all by himself as he needed at least some help on offense. He then gave up a run on 2 hits in the bottom of the 8th (he gave up only 4 hits all game) and the Phillies scored the only run they would need to win this one. The Sox went 3 up, 3 down in the 9th and the gave was over as an abysmal 1-0 loss. Continue reading →

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