Atlanta Braves @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 6/19-6/21
soxanddawgs.com 6/19/2009 —
Friday, June 19 th @ 7:10 PM
Kenshin Kawakami (R) (3-6, 4.54) vs Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) (1-4, 7.55)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network , MLB Game Day Audio
Saturday, June 20 th @ 7:10 PM
Derek Lowe (R) (7-4, 4.08) vs Josh Beckett (R) (7-3, 4.15)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
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Derek Lowe Returns to Fenway with Braves
sportsofboston.com 6/19/2009 — John Smoltz is ready to come back anytime and it seems the only obstacle is making a move to get him a roster and rotation spot. The Red Sox decided against putting Smoltz in a position to make his Red Sox debut his former team , the Braves. With Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett, and Tim ...
Tonight's Red Sox Lineup 6/19 vs the Braves
fenwaywest.com 6/19/2009 — Dustin Pedroia, 2B J.D. Drew, RF Kevin Youkilis, 1B Jason Bay, LF David Ortiz, DH Mike Lowell, 3B Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Jason Varitek, C Nick Green, SS Dice-K, SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 6/19
soxanddawgs.com 6/19/2009 —
After having the rain cut short their game last night, the Boston Red Sox return to the field tonight to host another NL East foe in the Atlanta Braves.
The game tonight will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Braves ...
The Red Sox Don’t Have too Much Pitching
baseballmusings.com 6/20/2009 — Daisuke Matsuzaka made the Red Sox decision about what to do with their extra pitching a little easier tonight. Dice-K allowed six runs in 4+ innings, raising his ERA to 8.23. He was wild, walking four. When he was around the plate, the Braves collected eight hits. Opponents are now hitting ...
Kawakami Shuts Down Red Sox With 2-Hitter
soxanddawgs.com 6/20/2009 —
Daisuke Matsuzaka struggled for the Boston Red Sox while his countryman Kenshin Kawakami dominated the Sox with a 2-hitter to help the Atlanta Braves to an 8-2 win in front of 37,703 at Fenway Park.
It’s the second straight loss for the Red Sox (40-27) and they see their lead shrink ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/20
soxanddawgs.com 6/20/2009 — It was a battle of two countrymen last night as Kenshin Kawakami and Daisuke Matsuzaka squared off on the mound at Fenway Park. In the end, it was Kawakami and the Atlanta Braves who walked off the field with an 8-2 win over Matsuzaka’s Red Sox.
Dice-K once again struggled on the mound ...
Braves Pound Dice-K, Win 8-2
sportsofboston.com 6/20/2009 — The Atlanta Braves were in town to face the Red Sox, and the pitcher struggling the most, Daisuke Matsuzaka, was on the mound. It was hard not to think of former Braves pitcher John Smoltz. After another shaky Dice-K outing, it would appear the Red Sox have a temporary answer to their starting ...
Down Right Horrible And Lifeless!
bosoxinjection.com 6/20/2009 — The Boston Red Sox were rolling along without a care in the world. As they were winners in 7 of their last 8 games, until the tides changes on Thursday. Since then they’ve lost 2 straight to the Florida Marlins and the Atlanta Braves . And while losing two straight the Sox have looked ...
Tonight's Red Sox Lineup 6/20 vs the Braves
fenwaywest.com 6/20/2009 — Dustin Pedroia, 2B J.D. Drew, RF Kevin Youkilis, 3B Jason Bay, LF David Ortiz, DH Mark Kotsay, 1B Jacoby Ellsbury, CF Jason Varitek, C Nick Green, SS Josh Beckett, SP Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com
Early Evening Red Sox Delight – 6/20
soxanddawgs.com 6/20/2009 —
The Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves square off in game 2 of a 3-game set. The Braves pounded Daisuke Matsuzaka early and often on their way to an 8-2 win. Kenshin Kawakami and three Braves relievers held the Red sox to just two hits on the night, both by Jason Bay.
The game tonight will ...
Pregame: Red Sox Vs. Braves
boston.com 6/20/2009 — Mike Lowell will receive a day off today against the Braves and might miss tomorrow's series finale. "Mike is feeling a little beat up," said Manager Terry Francona. "He might get two days off in a row. We messed around...
Beckett Tosses Shutout Against Braves
sportsofboston.com 6/21/2009 — The Red Sox welcomed back old friend Derek Lowe, who left after helping the Red Sox win their first world series since 1918 back in 2004. Lowe moved onto the Dodgers and then the Braves, and has never pitched against the Red Sox in his career. He pitched pretty well Saturday night, allowing ...
Red Sox 3, Braves 0
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 6/21/2009 — After struggling in his last outing, Josh Beckett returned to the form we've seen from him since the start of May. He struck out 7 Braves on the way to his first complete game shutout with the Red Sox. Beckett earned his 8th win, and his ERA is down to 3.74. It was at 6.75 on May 1st. And since ...
Red Sox win over Braves filled with positive signs
blog.masslive.com 6/22/2009 — APRed Sox shortstop Nick Green is congratulated after hitting a walk-off home run to win Sunday's Red Sox game, 6-5. Many times, we blogger-types are excused of glossing over the positives in any situation in favor of blowing up the...
Red Sox 6, Braves 5
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Nick Green deserves an honorable mention in the category of Red Sox Contributions for the 2009 Season. The reason the Sox are in first is pitching, along with Jason Bay's hitting, and things like that. But Nick Green has quietly hit .293 with a .345 OBP. And Sunday afternoon, he was on center ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/22
soxanddawgs.com 6/22/2009 — On July 2, 2004, Nick Green hit a walk-off home run for the Atlanta Braves to beat the Boston Red Sox in extra innings. Fast forward to June 21, 2009 when Green hit the walk-off home run to beat his former club to help the Red Sox take 2-of-3 this weekend.
The Red Sox now sit four games ahead ...
Red Sox Open Up East Lead With Interleague Wins
sportsofboston.com 6/22/2009 — The Red Sox took advantage of a weaker portion of their schedule by winning both series this past week against the Marlins and Braves. The American League has been the stronger of the two leagues recently and the Red Sox continued the junior circuit’s winning ways by beating two sub-.500 ...
Game 67 Recap: Braves 5, Red Sox 6
talkingchop.com 6/22/2009 —
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The Braves loaded the bases in the ninth inning off of the Red Sox closer, but couldn't come away ...
Same Old Braves
braves.gearupforsports.com 6/22/2009 —
The Braves are into their toughest stretch of the season with thirteen consecutive games against the Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies, and one makeup game against the Cubs. The Braves began this stretch with rousing game one win in Boston when Kenshin Kawakami outdueled the corpse of countryman ...
G68: Beckett Shuts Down Braves, Sox Prevail 3-0 —
Last night, Josh Beckett shut out the Atlanta Braves on five singles as the Red Sox cruised to a 3-0 win at Fenway Park… it was Beckett’s first shutout as a member of the Red Sox.
The game marked the return of former Red Sox pitcher and post-season hero Derek Lowe to Fenway Park, ...
Braves-Red Sox Odds Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Fenway Park. The Braves will trot Jair Jurrjens out to the mound in this one. Righthander Jurrjens has a 5-5 record and a 2.89 ERA this season. Starting this game for the Red Sox ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/21 —
SOX & Dawgs
Derek Lowe made his return to the Fenway Park mound for the first time since the 2004 World Series only to see Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett throw a complete game shutout at his Atlanta Braves team last night.
For Beckett, it was just another in a string of great outings minus last ...
Red Sox 3, Braves 0 —
Braves Journal
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - June 20, 2009 - ESPN
It’s really Derek Lowe’s fault, when you think about it. Why didn’t he will the Braves to score some runs for him? What’s his problem?
Lowe pitched well, but gave up single runs in the fifth, sixth, ...
Red Sox 3, Braves 0 —
Projo Sox Blog
BOSTON -- Josh Beckett rebounded from one of his worst outings of the season with one of his best.
One start after being routed by the Phillies in Philadelphia, the Red Sox ace hurled a complete-game, five-hit shutout as he led Boston to a 3-0 victory over the Braves.
Beckett didn't walk ...
Red Sox-Braves lineups for Saturday —
Projo Sox Blog
RED SOX
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
J.D. Drew, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
Jason Bay, LF
David Ortiz, DH
Mark Kotsay, 1B
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Jason Varitek, C
Nick Green, SS
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Josh Beckett, P
BRAVES
Nate McLouth, CF
Yunel Escobar, SS
Chipper Jones, 3B
Brian McCann, C
Garret Anderson, LF ...
Braves Bust Out in Win Over Sox —
Baseball Digest
The Braves took advantage of a struggling Daisuke Matsuzaka, pounding him for six runs in a 8-2 win.
Nate McLouth got the Braves going in the first with a leadoff homer on the first pitch. They eventually scored another run in the inning on a walk in run. McLouth and Yunel Escobar each ...
Braves-Red Sox Lines Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Fenway Park. The Braves will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Derek Lowe in this game. Lowe has a 7-4 record and a 4.08 ERA this season. It'll be ace Josh ...
Braves 8, Red Sox 2 —
Braves Journal
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - June 19, 2009 - ESPN
All Braves. Surprising, of course, on the road against the best team in baseball. The Braves opened the scoring with a first-pitch-of-the-game homer by McLouth. The next four men reached, Garret Anderson, Designated Hitter ...
6/19-6/21: Braves @ Red Sox Series Preview —
Baseball Digest
The Braves enter the toughest stretch of games in Major League Baseball in perhaps the worst shape they’ve been in all season. The stretch begins with three at Fenway.
The Braves’ last series win was the final series of May, winning two of three from the D-Backs. They are 6-9 ...
Red Sox @ Braves Preview —
DUELING COUCHES
BIG GAME FOR DICE-K TONIGHT! Yup, it's put up for shut up time for Dice-K. Smoltz is on his way back, and this is Dice-K last scheduled start. How important is this game for Dice-K? I never like to say that a regular season game is a must win, but he better pitch a lot better then he has been ...
Tonight's Red Sox-Braves forecast: Not nice, but playable —
Projo Sox Blog
As yesterday demonstrated, we can give you the forecast, but we can't predict what they're going to do (start the game and then call it early when it does just what the forecasters were saying it was going to do all along).
Tonight the Red Sox and the Braves should not have any problem ...
Braves-Red Sox Odds Preview —
Sports Handicapping
The fans at Fenway Park will be treated to a interleague game between the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox when they take their seats on Friday. Kenshin Kawakami will be the starting pitcher for the Braves on this day. Righthander Kawakami is 3-6 this season with a 4.54 ERA. ...
Red Sox 6, Braves 5 —
NYT > Baseball
BOSTON (AP) -- Nick Green homered just inside the right-field foul pole on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth to give the Boston Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Red Sox 3, Braves 0 —
NYT > Baseball
BOSTON (AP) -- Josh Beckett allowed just five singles for his first shutout since joining the Red Sox, and Jason Varitek doubled twice and scored twice to lead Boston to a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
Braves 8, Red Sox 2 —
NYT > Baseball
BOSTON (AP) -- Nate McLouth homered on the game's first pitch and Kenshin Kawakami beat more-heralded countryman Daisuke Matsuzaka as the Atlanta Braves topped the Boston Red Sox 8-2 Friday night.
