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Unlikely Heroes Boost Red Sox in Win Over D-backs
THE HUNT 4 RED SOCKTOBER :: about 1 month ago :: 115 views

Yesterday the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 5-0.  It was also a night in which it was the oldest combined age of both starters in Fenway Park history.  For the Red Sox Tim Wakefield and for the D-back Randy Johnson.  Tim Wakefield pitched a brilliant 7 innings allowing 2 hits and a walk.  Wakefield also struck out 6.  The Red Sox scored all of their runs from unlikely heroes in Brandon Moss and Kevin Cash.  Moss had two RBI's on seperate occasions.  A groundout with a man on third in the 2nd.  The other RBI was a sac fly to right field with the bases loaded.  Kevin Cash hit a big 3 run homer to cap off the night in the eighth inning.  Jonathon Papelbon got the save for the Sox.

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Sox Rally in 8th to Beat D-back's on Jerry Remy Day
THE HUNT 4 RED SOCKTOBER :: about 1 month ago :: 73 views

Yesterday, at Fenway Park, it was the first ever Jerry Remy day celebrating 20 years in the booth with the Boston Red Sox.  Jerry also played 7 years with the Red Sox. Well the Red Sox started the game great with a first inning solo shot by Dustin Pedroia.  The Sox would then give up four straight runs throughout the game and trailed 4-1 going into the bottom of the 8th inning. When Pedroia singled in another run.  Mike Lowell then doubled in two runs to tie the game. Then came a base knock by "El Capiton" Jason Varitek who got the game winning RBI and officially came out of his slump.  Jonathon Papelbon got the save.  Chris Smith got his first major league win pitching two strong innings in relief.  Kevin Youkilis was a late defensive replacement in the 9th inning.

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Masterson the Master in Philly
THE HUNT 4 RED SOCKTOBER :: 2 months ago :: 127 views

Yesterday the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 7-4.  It all started in the first inning when JD Drew hit a 3 run homer.  This was followed by a Mike Lowell solo homerun.  In the third inning, Brandon Moss hit a 2 run pinch hit single for Coco Crisp to make the score 6-1.  Justin Masterson had another stellar performance yesterday and against one of the best offenses in the league.  Jonathon Papelbon got the save.

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Sox Even the Series in Philly
THE HUNT 4 RED SOCKTOBER :: 2 months ago :: 126 views

Yesterday the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 3-0.  Jon Lester pitched 7 strong innings allowing 6 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts.  The Red Sox scored 2 runs from a Coco Crisp two run homer in the second inning scoring Sean Casey.  Julio Lugo got a 2 out rbi in the 6th scoring Coco Crisp.  Hideki Okajima recovered from his herendous start in Cincinnati and struck out 2 and Jon Papelbon got the save in the 9th striking out the side.  The Red Sox placed Bartolo Colon on the 15 day DL and David Ortiz took his cast off and is getting a splint to place on his wrist.

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Sox Hit 4 HR's to smash Reds
THE HUNT 4 RED SOCKTOBER :: 2 months ago :: 121 views

Yesterday, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 9-0.  The Red Sox had both Manny and Ortiz out of the lineup and still managed to score 9 runs.  This shows how good the Red Sox Lineup really is, they can play small ball and play HR derby on any given night. The Red Sox hit 4 HR's. Hit buy Crisp, Ellsbury, Drew and Pedroia.  Beckett pitched another stellar performance pitching 7 solid innings with 6 strikeouts and allowing 6 hits and 2 walks. David Aardsma and Mike Timlin both pitched shutout innings in the sox rout of the Reds.

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