Hope always springs eternal on Opening Day, and for the second straight year the hopes of a Day 1 win for the Red Sox will ride on the arm of Jon Lester. On Monday, Manager Bobby Valentine named Lester the starter for the April 5 opener in Detroit, where he will become the first Sox […]
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Major League Roundup: Buchholz up to speed with his pitches
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – After working on off-speed pitches in a simulated game, Clay Buchholz focused on them some more Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Relying on his curveball and change-up, Buchholz allowed one run and four hits in five innings as the Boston Red Sox won 8-4. His lone run allowed came on […]
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Major League Notebook: Beckett sharp in Sox win
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Josh Beckett hopes to help himself out with his glove. Beckett helped turn a double play and earned the win Saturday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 in a split-squad game. “It’s something I’ve always tried to take pride in,” Beckett said of his defense and pickoff […]
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Major League Roundup: Bard tagged as Red Sox fall to Cardinals
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Daniel Bard isn’t concerned with the stamina needed to start. He’s concentrating on his control. Bard was hit hard, with Shane Robinson’s bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning chasing him Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Red Sox, 9-6. Bard, trying to convert to a starter after serving as […]
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Respect for game wins Pedroia the same
Boston’s hard-nosed Dustin Pedroia, a Gold Glover and all-star, just wants to ‘play the game the right way.’
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Bobby Valentine gets taste of Sox-Yankees rivalry
The Red Sox manager is well aware of the importance of even spring training games against the Yankees.
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Valentine bids Guillen adieu
Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine waves goodbye as Miami Manager Ozzie Guillen is tossed during Boston’s victory.
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Tom Caron: The catcher receives some praise
The Red Sox will begin this season in an unusual position. They are underdogs, picked as the third-best team in the American League East by most experts. It’s easy to understand why. While the Yankees and Rays got appreciably better in the off-season, the Sox didn’t. By and large the 2012 Red Sox resemble the […]
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Major League Roundup: McCutchen carries Pirates past Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Andrew McCutchen had two RBI doubles and also singled in three at-bats to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 in exhibition play Friday night. McCutchen just missed two homers, doubling off the Green Monster replica in the third and fifth innings. “I’ll take a double,” McCutchen said. […]
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Beckett sharp once again
In five innings this spring, Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett has yet to allow a run.