Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox breathed a little easier after their latest game. Not only did they score a 4-1 victory over their likely playoff partner, but they got a great performance from Daisuke Matsuzaka, back from an extended time on the disabled list. Matsuzaka returned after a three...
Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox
The Los Angeles Angels have not had much success against the Boston Red Sox in their playoff history. While they are holding their own in the current regular season, they had better find a way to beat Boston as it looks like they will be matching up in the first round of the postseason...
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays needed to win their series with the Boston Red Sox at home to stay within striking distance of the wild-card as early September rolls on. They showed moxie in claiming a victory in the second game of the series on Wednesday, but now face perhaps a must win game...
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays figure their current series with the Boston Red Sox may be their last stand if they want to make the playoffs for the second straight season. Round one did not go well. With their 8-4 loss in the series opener, at home on Tuesday, the Rays (71-60) stumbled a season-high...
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Boston Red Sox have done little wrong in recent weeks, but most of those games have come at home. They face a tough couple of days as they head to St. Petersburg to take on the Tampa Bay Rays, desperate to stay in the playoff race. Boston (76-54) has won three straight and 10...
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox
The word “snakebit” was added to the Merriman-Webster Dictionary in 1957. The definition simply means “having or experiencing failure or bad luck.” An alternate definition could now be added and it could simply state, “The Chicago White Sox.” Despite holding leads in each...
Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox
Heading into the stretch run for what will probably be the wild-card, the Boston Red Sox will welcome in their famed knuckleballer back to the roster on Wednesday. Tim Wakefield (11-3, 4.31) has had a great season and made his first All-Star game, but had some issues which landed...
Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox have kept pace in the AL Central all season long. As the season nears its final month, this will be fully put to the test. Chicago (63-61) has remained close, but not too close to the division-leading Detroit Tigers and are currently 2 1/2 games behind. They...
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
What a difference three weeks makes. Three weeks ago, the New York Yankees (76-45) entered their four-game series at home with the Boston Red Sox (69-51) 2 ½ games up on the struggling Red Sox in the AL East. Still the favorite for the series was clearly the Boston Red Sox as they...
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox had a good day on Tuesday. They were able to hold off the Toronto Blue Jays late rally to win the first game of a three-game series in Canada 10-9 and the team that took two of three from them over the weekend to take the wild-card lead lost in Arlington and they...