Matt Barnes continued his dominant debut season in the Red Sox farm system on Thursday. The right-hander, who was selected in the first round last summer out of the University of Connecticut, tossed six shutout innings against Carolina, Cleveland’s advanced Single-A affiliate. Barnes allowed two hits while striking out five and walking one. In three [...]
Cody Ross belted a solo home run off left-hander Matt Moore and a timely two-run single in the eighth inning off right-hander Wade Davis as the Red Sox topped Tampa Bay, 5-3, on Thursday to split a brief two-game set at Tropicana Field. Ross’ eighth inning hit was especially important since it gave Boston a [...]
After a sizzling start to his promising major league career, 23-year-old third baseman Will Middlebrooks for 6-for-32 with 12 strikeouts and 10-for-38 (.263) over his last 10 games. Veteran Kevin Youkilis was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in his first rehab appearance at Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday. So what will the Red Sox [...]
For the sixth consecutive game, the Red Sox received a respectable outing from a starting pitching. Yet last night, it did not result in a win. The Sox saw their five-game winning streak end at Tropicana Field in a 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay. Clay Buchholz was not exceptional, but he pitched into the sixth [...]
Jose Iglesias continues to demonstrate that he can hit advanced pitching. The 22-year-old shortstop hit his first home run of the season Tuesday night and had three hits , two RBI and two runs in Pawtucket’s 8-2 win over Durham, Tampa Bay’s Triple-A affiliate. Over his last 10 games, Iglesias has a .357 average (15-for-42) [...]
Perhaps he was motivated by the four consecutive quality starts posted by the other pitchers in the Red Sox rotation. Maybe he was fueled with adrenaline on his 32nd birthday. Perhaps he was aggravated over the boos and catcalls he received from the Fenway Park crowd as he walked off the mound following his previous [...]
Fueled with momentum amid a four-game winning streak, the Red Sox are playing well after a tumultuous 12-19 start. Significant contributions from Triple-A Pawtucket call-ups have helped. Though the lineup is missing Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford and Kevin Youkilis, Boston is third overall in offense in the majors. Will Middlebrooks and Daniel Nava have bolstered [...]
