Eduardo Rodriguez Serviceable In London

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez went 5 1/3 innings Sunday, while allowing two runs on four hits, striking out five and walking four in a 12-8 loss to the Yankees in London. While he never suffered a blow up, Rodriguez needed 115 pitches to get through his short outing. However, Sunday marked the […]

Benny Snell Jr. Ready For First Training Camp

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. is entering his rookie season after being selected in the fourth round of this year's draft. The Kentucky product is fresh off a fruitful career in the SEC. He rushed for 1,000 yards in all three seasons, including 1,449 yards and 16 scores in 2018. Snell knows that […]

J.D. Martinez Homers Against White Sox

Boston Red Sox outfielder J.D. Martinez finished 2-for-5 with a home run, double, and three runs batted in during Wednesday's loss to the White Sox. His two-run shot was his first home run in 42 at-bats and his first game with more than one RBI in a game since June 13. This month, he's slashing […]

Chris Sale Overcomes Rough Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale allowed five runs over six complete innings, while striking out 10 and walking just one in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the White Sox. Sale surrendered all five runs in the first and third innings, but outside of that he was his normal, filthy self. He generated 20 swinging […]

Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier Toss Scoreless Frames

Boston Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes earned his 12th hold Tuesday after a scoreless seventh inning against the White Sox. Barnes struck out two and walked a batter. The righty was relegated to middle relief after a blow up appearance on June 22, when he allowed three runs in less than an inning of work. […]

Brandon Workman Notches Third Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Brandon Workman earned his third save Tuesday in a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Workman allowed one hit and struck out two in his scoreless final frame. The 30-year-old's 1.70 ERA is Boston's lowest, and his .101 opponent batting average is the lowest in the majors for pitchers […]

David Price Delivers Against White Sox Tuesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price went six innings, while allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits and striking out nine in a 6-3 win over the White Sox. The veteran southpaw was both efficient and filthy, throwing 72 of 97 pitches for strikes, while generating 17 swing-and-misses. It was Price's fourth game […]

Jackie Bradley Jr. Homers Monday

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. finished 1-for-2 with a home run and three walks in Monday's win over the White Sox. Bradley Jr.'s solo shot got Boston on the board in the second inning, and he's now hit safely in 15 of 22 games in June. He's also hitting .274 with a .939 […]

Mookie Betts' Homer Begins Red Sox Comeback

Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts hit his 13th home run in Monday's 6-5 walk off win over the White Sox. Betts' solo shot came in the seventh to put Boston within one at 5-4. The 26-year-old has just four home runs and nine runs batted in during June, while batting .225/.367/.461. Despite his […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Struggles Against White Sox

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez allowed five runs over 6 1/3 innings, while surrendering six hits, striking out four, and walking two in Monday's walk off 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. The southpaw served up two home runs, which marks the fifth straight game that he has allowed at least one […]

Brock Holt Day-to-Day With Hamstring Injury

Boston Red Sox utilityman Brock Holt was forced to leave in the fourth inning of Sunday's game with a hamstring injury. He’s been listed as day-to-day by manager Alex Cora. "It just had a little tightness. It wasn't anything where I was worried about it," said Holt post-game. Last season, Holt found himself on the […]

Eduardo Nunez Seeing The Ball Well In June

Boston Red Sox utility infielder Eduardo Nunez doubled and scored Boston's only run in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Toronto. The veteran entered the game in the fourth inning after Brock Holt (hamstring) was removed from the game. Nunez led off the ninth with a double before scoring later on a fielding error. In June, he's […]

Rick Porcello Struggles On Sunday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello surrendered five runs over six innings, while striking out two and walking four in Sunday's 6-1 loss to Toronto. The 30-year-old walked more than one batter for the first time in four starts, and his two punchouts tied a season-low. Porcello had been riding the heat from his […]

Michael Chavis Drives In Two Against Minnesota

Boston Red Sox infielder Michael Chavis has now hit safely in nine straight games after finishing 2-for-5 with two runs batted in during Wednesday's win over the Twins. The RBI counted as his first since June 14 and he's slashing just .257/.304/.392 in June. A serious problem is the 31 strikeouts in 79 plate appearances […]

Brock Holt Is Lighting June On Fire

Boston Red Sox utilityman Brock Holt finished just 1-for-2 with two walks, but drove in three runs in Wednesday's win over Minnesota. The 31-year-old has been a key contributor to Boston's lineup since returning from the injured list in late May. For the month of June, he's slashing .400/.466/.540 with a homer, 11 RBI, and […]

Eduardo Rodriguez Lasts Seven Innings On Wednesday

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched seven innings, allowing four runs on eight hits, while striking out nine and walking three in Wednesday's 9-4 win over Minnesota. The southpaw also surrendered two solo home runs, marking the fourth straight game he has given up a home run. The Twins tallied all four runs […]

Rafael Devers Hits 12th Home Run

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers finished 3-for-8 with a home run and two runs batted in during Tuesday's marathon, 17-inning loss to Minnesota. At the time, his seventh-inning solo shot was the go-ahead run for Boston, before the Twins tied it up in the eighth. After a scorching hot May, Devers has cooled […]

J.D. Martinez Strikes Out Five Times Against Twins

Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez finished 0-for-8 with five strikeouts in Tuesday's 17-inning loss to Minnesota. This is actually the second time Martinez has fanned that many times in a game, with the first occurrence falling in 2013, as a member of the Houston Astros. It was clearly just a dreadful day for […]

Mookie Betts' Homer Isn't Enough For Boston

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts hit his 12th home run of the season Tuesday in a 17-inning marathon loss to Minnesota. The long ball was his only hit, but he also drew two walks and stole a base. Betts led off the 13th inning with the go-ahead shot, but Boston's bullpen was unable to […]

David Price Effective In Shortened Start

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher David Price lasted five innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out only two and walking none in a 17-inning loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. He only threw 73 pitches, but Price was pulled from the game, to save his arm. It has been an up-and-down June […]

Jung Ho Kang Starting Tuesday

Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang will be starting and batting seventh against Detroit Tigers left-handed starter Daniel Norris. Since returning from the injured list on June 8, Kang has hit .222 with a home run and four runs batted in. In his career against LHP, Kang is a .212 hitter with eight home […]

Bryan Reynolds Has Proven He Belongs

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds has proven he belongs in the majors since debuting on April 20. The 24-year-old leads all rookies with a .361 average and a .416 OBP. In the month of June, he's slashing .396/.448/.547, with seven extra-base hits, and six runs batted in. Now that Corey Dickerson has returned from his […]

Ryan Brasier Nails Down Seventh Save

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Ryan Brasier pitched a scoreless ninth inning, with a strikeout, to save a 2-0 win over Minnesota Monday. The 31-year-old needed just 11 pitches to clean up the inning and record his team-leading seventh save. He had just been activated from a week-long stint on the bereavement list. On the […]

Rick Porcello Looks Masterful Against Twins

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello threw seven innings of shutout baseball, while surrendering just four hits, striking out eight, and walking only one in a 2-0 win over Minnesota Monday. Porcello allowed one base hit in the first inning, then went on to retire 10 straight Twins hitters. The righty never allowed more […]

Rafael Devers Hits 458-Foot Bomb

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers hit a go-ahead solo shot in Sunday's 8-6 win over Baltimore. After the Sox tied the game in ninth, Devers put Boston back on top with his 111mph homer to center. It was Devers' 11th homer of the year, and he now has 45 RBI with a slash […]

Brandon Workman Records Win Sunday

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Brandon Workman earned his fifth win Sunday, after allowing a hit and striking out one in the ninth inning of a 10 inning game. Over 33 2/3 innings, his ERA sits at 1.60 and his 0.95 WHIP is the best on the team. He is quickly becoming the arm out […]

Xander Bogaerts Records Team Leading 21st Double

Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts had two hits, including a double, with a run batted in, and two walks during Sunday's win over Baltimore. Bogaerts got Boston on the board in the fourth with an RBI double, his 47th run driven in this year, which leads the team. In June, he's hit four bombs, […]

Mookie Betts Drives In Two In Extras

Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts finished 3-for-5, with two runs batted in, a walk, and a run scored in Sunday's extra-inning victory over Baltimore. Betts recorded his first triple of the year, in the ninth inning, but his big moment of the game was in the 10th when he notched a two-RBI single. June […]

Matt Barnes Strikes Out Three In Non-Save Situation

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless eighth inning Saturday, allowing a single, and a walk, but striking out the other three hitters he faced. However, he needed 26 pitches to get through the appearance. Saturday marks his third straight appearance without allowing a run, after a blow up appearance on June […]

Chris Sale Punches Out 10

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale pitched six innings in Saturday's win, allowing two runs, on six hits, while striking out 10, and walking one. He only surrendered three hits through the first five innings, before allowing both earned runs in the sixth inning. His repertoire was strong, throwing 72 strikes, including 19 swinging […]