Share this: The Boston Red Sox are about to get a boost to their bullpen. Reliever Koji Uehara will be activated from the disabled list Monday, Red Sox manager John Farrell said before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Athletic, per WEEI’s Rob Bradford. However, the right-hander won’t be available to pitch until Tuesday during Boston’s series against the San Diego Padres. Uehara hasn’t pitched since going down with a right pectoral strain on July 19, but the Red Sox need all the bullpen help they can get down the stretch. Boston’s relievers had the seventh-worst ERA in Major League Baseball in August at 4.70. The 41-year-old has been shaky through 2016, but he hadn’t allowed a run and had given up only one hit in his last
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Red Sox Notes: Missed Scoring Opportunities Doom Boston In Loss To A’s
Share this: The Red Sox and Oakland Athletics both were scoreless through eight innings Sunday, but the Red Sox didn’t have the excuse of being no-hit. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched a phenomenal game in the Red Sox’s series finale against the A’s, holding them to one hit over eight strong innings. Boston put hits on the board as the lefty spun a gem, but as has been the case in many close games this season, the Red Sox couldn’t translate them into runs in their 1-0 loss. The popular opinion might be to blame closer Craig Kimbrel, who walked Danny Valencia and gave up a double to Khris Davis to start and end the bottom of the ninth inning. But an error by Brock Holt
Red Sox Notes: Boston In First-Place Tie With Blue Jays After Rout Of A’s
Share this: The Boston Red Sox demolished the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, and it earned them a share of first place in the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 while the Red Sox cruised to their third straight win in an 11-2 drubbing of the A’s. After those results, the Red Sox and Jays sit dead-even atop the AL East with 76-59 records, with the Baltimore Orioles knocking on the back door just two games behind. However, the Red Sox don’t want to celebrate just yet. The Major League Baseball schedule typically loads teams up with division games in September, and that’s no different in 2016. The Red Sox have a full slate of inter-division competition over
Red Sox Notes: Boston Pulls Into First-Place Tie With Blue Jays After Rout Of A’s
The Boston Red Sox demolished the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, and it earned them a share of first place in the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 while the Red Sox cruised to their third straight win in an 11-2 drubbing of the A’s. So, at 76-59, the Red Sox and Jays sit dead-even atop the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles knocking on the back door just two games behind. However, the Red Sox don’t want to celebrate just yet. The Major League Baseball schedule typically loads teams up with division games in September, and that’s no different in 2016. The Red Sox —
Mookie Betts Joins Red Sox Teammate David Ortiz In 30 Home Run, 100 RBI Club
Share this: Mookie Betts keeps making his case for American League MVP stronger. The Boston Red Sox right fielder has been having a great season at the plate, and he emphasized that by collecting his 99th and 100th RBIs with a first-inning double against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. The milestone means Betts hit the 30 home run, 100 RBI mark this season — he had exactly 30 homers going into Saturday’s game — and he’s only 23 years old. Betts is the third Red Sox player to get 30 home runs and 100 RBIs before the age of 25, joining Jim Rice and Ted Williams (who did it three times). He’s also the second Boston player to do it this season after David
Mookie Betts Crushes 30th Homer, Joins Ted Williams In Elite Red Sox Company
Share this: BOSTON — Mookie Betts is in the midst of a dream season, and he doesn’t plan on waking up anytime soon. The Red Sox outfielder reached another milestone Monday night at Fenway Park in his very first at-bat against the Tampa Bay Rays. Betts hammered an 0-2 fastball from Rays starter Matt Andriese that deflected high off a sign atop the Green Monster in left field for a solo home run. It was the MVP candidate’s 30th long ball of the season, a remarkable feat for a 5-foot-9, 180-pound converted outfielder who entered 2016 with 23 homers over one and a half seasons. The blast, which traveled an estimated 402 feet, also put Betts in some pretty rare air. Mookie Betts has joined Ted
Dustin Pedroia’s Text Helped Mookie Betts Keep Level Head After Big Night
BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia wasn’t even present for the Red Sox’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, but in typical Pedroia fashion, he found a way to make his presence felt. Monday’s contest produced another magical moment in the Summer of Mookie, as Mookie Betts launched his 30th homer of the season in the second inning of Boston’s eventual 9-4 win at Fenway Park. Reaching the 30-homer plateau certainly is cause for celebration, especially considering the 23-year-old right fielder joined Ted Williams and Tony Conigliaro as the only Red Sox players to hit 30 homers in a season before their 24th birthday. But Pedroia, who wasn’t ... NESN.com