Projo Sox Blog

Buchholz hopes to start throwing Sunday

BOSTON -- Clay Buchholz received a cortisone shot in his ailing back on Wednesday, and he said Thursday night he hopes to try throwing on Sunday before the All-Star break. "(It's) just a stress reaction in my vertebrae," he said.......

>> Continue reading Buchholz hopes to start throwing Sunday

 Tags  Clay Buchholz  

Ortiz digging out of interleague-induced slump

BOSTON -- Before the Red Sox began their nine-game, 11-day trek through National League cities in which they could not use the designated hitter, David Ortiz was hitting .313 with a .391 on-base percentage and .586 slugging percentage. By the......

>> Continue reading Ortiz digging out of interleague-induced slump

 Tags  David Ortiz  

Reddick just keeps crushing lefthanded pitching

BOSTON -- If the Red Sox didn't have a comfortable lead, Josh Reddick might not have even had a chance to hit off Baltimore lefty Pedro Viola. Reddick has hit against a handful of lefties since his call-up, but he's......

>> Continue reading Reddick just keeps crushing lefthanded pitching

 Tags  Josh Reddick  

Red Sox 10, Orioles 4: Back-to-back-to-back home runs back Miller

BOSTON -- Four starts in, the Red Sox still don't really know what they have in Andrew Miller. All they really know is that they have a pitcher to whom it's still worth handing the ball every five days, especially......

>> Continue reading Red Sox 10, Orioles 4: Back-to-back-to-back home runs back Miller

 Tags  Andrew Miller  

Francona still mum on Sunday starter

BOSTON -- Terry Francona declined Thursday to name a starting pitcher to replace Jon Lester on Sunday. Lester was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a lat strain and will not throw at all at least until after......

>> Continue reading Francona still mum on Sunday starter

Dick Williams was Terry Francona's first major-league manager

BOSTON -- Terry Francona has been around Boston long enough to hear the stories of the Impossible Dream season in 1967, the crown jewel of the legacy of Dick Williams. But when Francona thinks of Williams, who died Thursday, he......

>> Continue reading Dick Williams was Terry Francona's first major-league manager

 Tags  Terry Francona  

Jed Lowrie still making slow progress

BOSTON -- Jed Lowrie is not yet close to resuming baseball activities as he works to rebuild the strength in his injured shoulder. The shortstop was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 17 after he felt a subluxation......

>> Continue reading Jed Lowrie still making slow progress

Patient plate approach sparked two-out rally

BOSTON -- If nothing warms the heart of a manager more than two-out hits, Terry Francona had to have felt like he'd cozied up to a warm fire on Wednesday night. After both David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis were retired......

>> Continue reading Patient plate approach sparked two-out rally

Orioles at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m.

After his first night off of the season, Adrian Gonzalez is back in the Red Sox lineup: CF Ellsbury 2B Pedroia 1B Gonzalez 3B Youkilis DH Ortiz LF Reddick C Saltalamacchia RF Drew SS Scutaro P Miller......

>> Continue reading Orioles at Red Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Wakefield commands his knuckleball en route to win

Photo: Bob Breidenbach BOSTON -- The first time Yunel Escobar came to the plate on Wednesday night, he launched a double off the top of the Green Monster. The second time Escobar came to the plate, he ripped a single......

>> Continue reading Wakefield commands his knuckleball en route to win

 Tags  Tim Wakefield