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Victorino will go thru full workday today, scheduled to start rehab tomorrow with #PawSox . #redsox

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/18/2014 8:27:53 PM
Middlebrooks (flu, Rt calf) could start rehab middle of next week. #redsox

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/18/2014 8:30:05 PM
Ortiz re Marathon Monday: It's going to be very emotional, but it's going to be happiness too because of the way this city bounced back.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/18/2014 9:02:45 PM
Lineups: #Orioles at #RedSox http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BliO8BDCAAApyTk.jpg

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/18/2014 9:40:41 PM
It's picture in the park day http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlmGe7AIIAAjmJz.jpg

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 3:42:13 PM
Victorino beginning his rehab today with @PawSox , scheduled for RF, 3 AB's, then play Mon & Tues, then re-evaluate. #redsox

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 3:51:33 PM
Jackie Bradley turns 24 today. #redsox

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 4:29:45 PM
Ortiz HR on 3-2 95-mph FB leading off 4th gives #RedSox 2-1 lead over #Orioles . 3rd HR of season for Ortiz.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 6:41:39 PM
Baseball oddities: Doubront 29 pitches, 21 strikes, 72% in 1st, facing 6 batters. 32 pitches, 19 strikes, 59% facing 9 over next 3 inns.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 6:50:11 PM
Doubront: 5 IP, 2H, 1R, 1BB, 7K, 67/46, No baserunners since 1st. 18 BF, 13 1st-pitch strikes, 10 called. #redsox #orioles

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 6:55:06 PM
Markakis leads off 6th with single, first hit/baserunner Doubront's allowed since Cruz RBI single w/2 outs in 1st. #redsox #orioles

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 7:01:47 PM
Doubront erases baserunner on 1-6-3 DP by Young. #RedSox 2, #Orioles 1.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/19/2014 7:03:29 PM
#Orioles at #RedSox lineups and Game 19 preview at BostonGlobe.com: bostonglobe.scribblelive.com/Event/Red_Sox_…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/20/2014 7:19:38 PM
Good afternoon from Fenway. Happy Easter to those celebrating. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BlsDAL4IAAASZQc.jpg

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/20/2014 7:24:44 PM
Sizemore batting leadoff, playing CF. 3rd OF position in 3 days. #redsox #orioles

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/20/2014 7:29:12 PM
#Orioles @ #RedSox : Markakis 9, Cruz DH, Davis 3, Jones 8, Wieters 2, Hardy 6, Lough 7, Schoop 4, Flaherty 5, Jimenez RHP.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/20/2014 7:40:26 PM
Going on @Toucherandrich now to talk some #RedSox

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/21/2014 11:03:21 AM
Great day in this city, now more than ever. Good luck to the runners and thanks to those coming in to watch.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/21/2014 11:18:11 AM
#Redsox v #Orioles Patriots Day http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Blvu_G5CMAAp5KO.jpg

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/21/2014 12:35:46 PM
Holt will be Red Sox 5th lead off batter this season: Pedroia 3G, Gomes 4G, Nava 5G, Sizemore 7G.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/21/2014 1:02:57 PM
Red Sox lead off batters this season in 1st PAs: 2x16, 1 double, 2 BB, 3K.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/21/2014 1:04:16 PM
What a cool thing #RedSox fan @petersagal is doing today: bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/…

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/21/2014 5:19:41 PM
Musician Second Class Laurie Carey with a first class rendition of God Bless America

by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/21/2014 5:26:35 PM
Ross 1st HR of season, solo in monster seats with 1 out in 7th, pulls the Red Sox to w/in 2R, Orioles 6-4.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/21/2014 5:31:48 PM
Tremendous stuff in the Globe today. Front page says it all about the city. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bl1uUoUIMAA5s2c.jpg

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 4:30:35 PM
Good afternoon from Fenway. The calm before the Yankees-Red Sox. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bl2Cho7IEAAx6fw.jpg

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/22/2014 5:58:52 PM
Jon Lester has done it on the biggest stage#TheRundown

by Nick Cafardo via twitter 4/22/2014 6:05:06 PM
Oh, and BTW, leftover from yest, INF Ryan Roberts cleared waivers, accepted outright assignment to Pawtucket.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/22/2014 6:26:06 PM
#Yankees activated closer @DRob30 off the disabled list this afternoon.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 6:36:02 PM
I was out that day in medical school. Sorry // RT @AdamYarris : @PeteAbe has any news came out about clay? Or what's your diagnosis?

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 6:40:20 PM
Per @DavidWaldstein : Tanaka’s last loss in a regular season game was 8-19-12. He’s 30-0 since. Faces #RedSox tonight.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 6:41:36 PM
Also from @DavidWaldstein : Opposing hitters are 3 for 46 against Tanaka this season on two-strike counts with 28 Ks

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 6:43:17 PM
GAME 21: YANKEES at RED SOX

Good afternoon. Here are the lineups:

RED SOX (9-11)
Sizemore RF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Napoli 1B
Gomes LF
Pierzynski C
Bogaerts SS
Holt 3B
Bradley Jr. CF
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (2-2, 2.17).

YANKEES (11-8)
Ellsbury CF
Jeter SS
Beltran DH
Soriano LF
Texeira 1B
McCann C
Solarte 3B
Suzuki RF
Roberts 2B
Pitching: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-0, 2.05).

Game time: 7:10 p.m.

TV/Radio: NESN-Plus, MLB Network / WEEI, WFAN.

Red Sox vs. Tanaka: No history.

Yankees vs. Lester: Jeter 22-66, Teixeira 12-50, Roberts 16-48, Suzuki 17-51, Johnson 1-15, Soriano 5-16, Gardner 2-11, Beltran 2-8, McCann 2-4, Ellsbury 1-2, Murphy 0-2, Solarte 0-3.

Stat of the Day: The Sox are 2-5 in one-run games this season.

Welcome back: Jacoby Ellsbury will play his first game at Fenway Park as a member of the visiting team. He has hit .338/.395/.441 this season and remarkably is the only Yankees player to have played in all 19 games. Ellsbury is a .308/.359/.474 hitter in 349 career games at Fenway. In four games against the Red Sox earlier this season, Ellsbury was 5 of 14 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI. He also stole two bases in two attempts.

Welcome champs: The NCAA champion University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams will be honored in a pre-game ceremony. Roxbury native Shabazz Napier, an All-America guard will throw out a first pitch along with women’s team standout Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. Connecticut governor Dannel P. Malloy also will attend.

Welcome to the rivalry: Tanaka signed a seven-year, $155 million deal with the Yankees in January. The Yankees also paid a $20 million posting fee to obtain his rights from the Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Tanaka was 99-35 with a 2.30 ERA in seven seasons in Japan. The 25-year-old made his debut at the age of 18. Tanaka was 24-0, 1.27 last season. In starts against the Blue Jays, Orioles and Cubs, Tanaka allowed five earned runs over 22 innings while striking out 28 and walking only two.

If at first: The Red Sox are hitting .171 in the first inning with only two runs scored and one extra-base hit. The first hitter of the game is 2 for 17 for the Sox with two walks and a HBP. They have a .250 on-base percentage. Red Sox leadoff hitters are 16 of 84 (.190) with four extra-base hits and only nine runs scored. They have a .546 OPS.

Near-perfect pitchers: Red Sox relievers Chris Capuano (10.2 innings), Junichi Tazawa (10 innings), and Koji Uehara (7 innings) have yet to allow a run. The trip has given up 17 hits over 27.2 innings with three walks and 31 strikeouts.

Other notes: The Red Sox have won four of their last six games. … The Yankees have won six of their last eight but lost two of three. … Lester has pitched well in all four of his starts, giving up seven earned runs on 26 hits over 29 innings with four walks and 29 strikeouts. He beat the Yankees in the Bronx on April 11, allowing two runs over 6.2 innings. Lester is 12-5, 3.90 in 27 career starts against the Yankees. Lester has allowed four earned runs or less or in all 10 of his starts against the Yankees dating back to the beginning of 2012, going 4-2 with a 3.50 ERA in those games. … Pedroia is 9 of 25 (.360) with five doubles, two RBIs, six runs scored and six walks in sis games with an at-bat since getting a cortisone shot in his left wrist on April 14. … Holt is 6 of 14 with three runs scored and three RBIs in four games since being called up from Triple A Pawtucket. … Sizemore is 1 of 22 in his last six games.

Song of the Day: “Loyalty” by Birdman (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga).

Pete Abraham, Boston Globe... 4/22/2014 6:51:04 PM
So, what's the verdict on Ellsbury tonight? Cheer? Boo? A little of both? Cheer first, then boo? So many choices.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/22/2014 6:51:26 PM
#yankees : Ellsboory CF, Jeter SS, Beltran DH, Soriano LF, Texeira 1B, McCann C, Solarte 3B, Ichiro RF, Roberts 2B and Tanaka RHP.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 8:03:02 PM
Shabazz Napier on the field at Fenway Park. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bl26vdDIEAAKY-p.jpg

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 10:04:28 PM
Shabazz Napier on the NESN set. Lots of UConn/RedSox fans around cheering for him. ... Spoke eloquently about growing up in Roxbury.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 10:22:22 PM
Great to see old UConn beat colleagues @JoeDSports and Phil Chardis at Fenway. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bl3G0GAIcAA1MIB.jpg

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 10:57:12 PM
Big hand at Fenway as Roxbury’s Shabazz Napier and the UConn’s men’s basketball team come out for a 1st pitch. Conn. Gov. Malloy with them.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 11:03:41 PM
70/30 boos for Ellsbury. A few cheers thrown in there at the end.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 11:10:50 PM
Ellsbury 1st PA at Fenway more boos than cheers.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/22/2014 11:11:07 PM
Ellsbury corks one to center field, just missing a HR. Umpires meeting now to decide. Looked like a fan touched it.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 11:12:46 PM
Farrell appealing for a double by the looks of things. Umpires gave Ellsbury a triple.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 11:13:59 PM
#RedSox fans needs to stop with the interference. Second time this week.

by Pete Abraham via twitter 4/22/2014 11:14:28 PM
Ellsbury leads off with fan interference triple.

by Maureen Mullen via twitter 4/22/2014 11:15:00 PM