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Red Sox Around The Globe
Follow the latest on the Red Sox via Globe Red Sox reporters Pete Abraham, Nick Cafardo, and Alex Speier.
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Maddon challenges the caught stealing. If the Red Sox have to retake the field, there will be blood.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 2:35:43 AM -
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Call stands. to the bottom of the 9th we go.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 2:36:58 AM
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And it's rainingby Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 2:43:37 AM
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Ortiz ground out tt Loney at 1B, Victorino to 3d.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 2:44:04 AM
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Napoli K's looking, 2 outs.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 2:48:35 AM
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Sizemore up, 4 for last 42. 2 outs, go-ahaed R on 3d.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 2:49:46 AM
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Sizemore up, 4 for last 42, tying run on 3d.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 2:50:26 AM
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Farrell: "The one thing I will say is that we continue to create those opportunities. Things will turn."by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 3:32:03 AM
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Uehara: “I just left a ball up. Physically I’m fine.”by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 3:39:28 AM
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Escobar on HR v Koji: it was a very uncomfortable at-bat,by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 3:46:47 AM
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Rough translation: “I’m sorry” // RT @TeamUehara : 投げてきました(^o^) やられました(ｰｰ;) 申し訳ない…T^Tby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 4:33:30 AM
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Good nite from Fenway. Where the tarp is back on.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/2/2014 4:44:08 AM
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#RedSox turn a corner then go back: bostonglobe.scribblelive.com/Event/Red_Sox_… @viaBostonGlobe .comby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 4:48:26 AM
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Red Sox lose the day to Rays bit.ly/1nOsMkH via @BostonGlobeby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 7:11:48 AM
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Home run left Koji Uehara at a loss bit.ly/1o8EFiK via @BostonGlobeby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 7:14:20 AM
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by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/2/2014 2:54:43 PM
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Red Sox turn corner, then go backThe Tampa Bay Rays grudgingly agreed to play a doubleheader against the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Thursday only after exhausting all avenues of appeal when Wednesday’s game was rained out.The Rays even suggested the Sox only wanted to play two games so they could give away the Dustin Pedroia bobblehead dolls stacked on pallets throughout the park instead of putting them in storage.Red Sox officials denied that, saying they simply preferred to play he doubleheader now rather than make the game up later in the season. There were strategic motives, too. The Rays were slumping, the result of injuries to their rotation, while the Sox had won three of four.For whatever the reasons, the Sox scheduled themselves into a disheartening sweep. The Rays won the afternoon game, 2-1, then came back to win the night game, 6-5."I hope everyone enjoyed their bobbleheads,” Tampa Bay infielder Ben Zobrist said.The 13-16 Red Sox couldn’t hold a 5-2 lead in the nightcap as the Rays scored the final four runs. Yunel Escobar’s long home run over everything in left field off Koji Uehara in the ninth inning was the difference.“I just left a ball up,” Uehara said. “Physically I’m fine.”The Red Sox were held to 12 hits over 18 innings and left 21 runners on base. They were 4 of 20 with runners in scoring position.The Sox are hitting .223 with runners in scoring position.“The one thing I will say is that we continue to create those opportunities. Things will turn,” manager John Farrell said.The Sox are 6-10 at home with losses in five of their last seven games.“Very disappointing. That’s a tough day,” Mike Napoli said.A few notes:* The Sox were 0 for 4 with a runner on third with less than two outs in the second game. Farrell didn't argue when asked if the hitters are running into a mental block.“I can’t speak for everyone else. I’m going up there trying to give a tough at-bat every time,” Napoli said. “It’s just not happening. We’ve got to keep pushing.”* Farrell managed the two games like they were must-wins. A.J. Pierzynski pinch hit in the first game and caught three innings before playing the entire second game. Seven players started both games. He also tried to get through the second game by getting eight outs out of Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara.* The Sox were sloppy. Grady Sizemore was picked off first base to end the fifth inning of the second game. This after the Red Sox had scored five runs and put four consecutive men on base. A pop-up was dropped by Will Middlebrooks in the sixth inning of the second game. Farrell said shortstop Xander Bogaerts needed to take charge of the play. It's one thing to lose games because of poor situational hitting. That's going to happen. But the level of play this season has been lagging.A stat I keep coming back to: The Sox have allowed 19 unearned runs in 29 games. They gave up 43 over 162 games last season. They're on a pace to allow 106.* Thought it was a little unseemly how much — and how vociferously — the Red Sox complained about the replay challenge in Game 1. The frustration is understandable. But this team has far bigger worries than the replay system. The 2013 team was very good at focusing on the game and what they would control. This team could stand some more of that.* The bullpen has allowed 15 earned runs in its last 18 innings.Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 5/2/2014 6:41:08 PM -
Glad to see Salty doing well. Stand-up guy with fans, media, etc. Rebuilt his career after a mess of injuries, too.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 12:27:46 AM
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Been retired four years now. Might be time to move on // RT @rlbyrne29 : @PeteAbe missing mike Lowell on the corner. So consistentby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 12:39:49 AM
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Day after a doubleheader, Buchholz at 77 pitches after 5 IP. Solid work.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 12:43:59 AM
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No Jonny Gomes against the lefty with the bases loaded. Sizemore gets the AB.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 1:01:37 AM
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Thru 5 inns, RedSox are 1x7 RISP, leaving 6 runners on base.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/3/2014 1:07:33 AM
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Buchholz struck out Donaldson twice and now walks him with Moss and Cespedes due up. Cue the foreboding musicby Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 1:11:35 AM
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Another 2-out WP by Buchholz, 2nd of game, moves Donaldson to 2B.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/3/2014 1:15:16 AM
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Buchholz works out of trouble. Oakland a Redsoxian 0x7 with RISP. These two teams lead the AL in LOB for a reason.by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 1:18:25 AM
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Callaspo flies out, and Buchholz gets out of 6th, strandes 2 runners. He's at 99 pitches, 61 strikes.by Maureen Mullen via twitter 5/3/2014 1:19:00 AM
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Get an MRI? // RT @AndrewMarchand : Poll: What does Ellsbury do here?by Pete Abraham via twitter 5/3/2014 2:34:48 AM
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