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 ...
Dice-K Removed From Red Sox Rotation
advancedfantasybaseball.com 6/20/2009 — It was obvious that eventually the Red Sox would have to make a change in their rotation. With John Smoltz healthy and ready to go and every other starter currently outperforming him, Daisuke Matsuzaka was the odd man out. This is from a Boston.com report on manager Terry Francona's afternoon ...
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 ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/23
soxanddawgs.com 6/23/2009 — The Boston Red Sox had the day off yesterday and now are in our nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals for three games before heading to Atlanta for three and Baltimore for three games.
I don’t know about you but I am mostly looking forward to Thursday’s game ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/19
soxanddawgs.com 6/19/2009 —
The Boston Red Sox and Florida Marlins fell victim to the weather last night and it allowed the Marlins to swim out of town with a 2-1 win.
Given the fact the Red Sox knew the forecast, they probably shouldn’t have played this game last night. Almost the entire game was played with ...
How Experience Can Help the Red Sox Win in October
sportsofboston.com 7/1/2009 — The Red Sox currently hold a 3.5-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East (four if you count the tiebreaker). But, can they hold out and eventually win their third World Series in six years? Well, let’s see. Upon completion of inter-league play, the Red Sox have won 14 series, ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 7/1
soxanddawgs.com 7/1/2009 —
The Boston Red Sox had a 9-1 lead going into the bottom of the 5th when the skies opened up causing a rain delay of an hour and eleven minutes. Nearly two hours later, the Baltimore Orioles were walking off the field with an 11-10 win.
John Smoltz started the game out for the Red Sox and ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 6/17
soxanddawgs.com 6/17/2009 —
Tim Wakefield did what he does last night and the Boston Red Sox offense did what it does when Wake is pitching, give him run support, as they went on to an 8-2 win over the Florida Marlins.
You could say David Ortiz was the hero last night or you can say that Nick Green was the hero last ...
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 ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 7/2
soxanddawgs.com 7/2/2009 —
Sorry for the lateness of this post. Thursday’s are always tough to get things done early with errands that have to be taken care of.
After having their bullpen fail on Tuesday night, the Boston Red Sox beat up on the Baltimore Orioles bullpen to comeback for a 6-5 win in 11 innings ...
Braves 8, Red Sox 2 —
NYT > Baseball 6/20/2009
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.
Braves Get Upper Hand in Japanese Arms Duel —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/20/2009
Kenshin Kawakami quietly won the match-up between the former Japanese aces at Fenway Park on Friday night, leading the Braves to an 8-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
It was quiet from Kawakami's perspective as he recorded his first four outs of the ...