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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Yankees Strike First in Rivalry Renewal Against Red Sox!

Posted on May 9, 2015 at 03:38 AM.

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The Rivalry is back. With the new look MLB, the Red Sox and Yankees battled for the first time this season. The Red Sox came into New York dropping 2 of 3 to the Phillies.

Scoring started in the bottom of the first. Yankees rookie Basil Pagan drove in a run on a double and a ground out from Brandon Moss made it 2-0. In the bottom of the 3rd, Moss struck again, hitting an RBI double which drove in Tulo. Moss was not done, in the 5th, Moss comes up big with a 3 Run Homer to right which made it 6-0. This was also the end of the night for Bronson Arroyo. Red Sox got on the board in the 6th, when Edwin Encarnacion took a Garcia pitch the other way for his second Home Run of the season. They would score again on a Joc Pederson sac fly in the 7th to cut it to 6-2. But that is as close as the Sox would get. In fact, the Yankees would add two more in the 8th, making it 8-2.

A great outing for Jaime Garcia, who shut down the Red Sox for most of the game. The shining star for the Red Sox was Carlos Ruiz who went 4-4.

The Red Sox and Yankees will go at it again in game 2 of the series tomorrow night.

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Apr 10, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1-3)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	0
New York (3-1)	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	X	8	15	0
W: Jaime Garcia (1-0 2.57 era) L: Bronson Arroyo (0-1 12.46 era)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	NYY
NYY	1	Pagan Doubles to Right Center, Jay scores	0	1
NYY	1	Moss Grounds Out to SS, Pagan Scores	0	2
NYY	3	Moss Doubles to Right Center, Tulowitzki Scores	0	3
NYY	5	Moss Homers to Right, Jay and Tulowitzki Score	0	6
BOS	6	Encarnacion Homers to Right Center	1	6
BOS	7	Pederson Sac Fly to Center, Ruiz Scores	2	6
NYY	8	Jay Singles to Left, Headley Scores	2	7
NYY	8	Pagan Sac Fly to Left, Johnson Scores	2	8

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Joc Pederson (CF)	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.071
Alex Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Joe Mauer (1B)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Evan Longoria (3B)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214
Edwin Encarnacion (DH)	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.286
Josh Hamilton (LF)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133
Marlon Byrd (RF)	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Pedro Alvarez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Corey Dickerson (RF)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Carlos Ruiz (C)	4	1	4	0	0	0	0	.400
Javier Baez (2B)	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	.462
Danny Santana (SS)	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Ryan Doumit	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: HR: Encarnacion (2) RBI: Encarnacion (3), Pederson (3) SF: Pederson
BASERUNNING: SB: Santana (3)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Jon Jay (CF)	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.500
Basil Fagan (LF)	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.294
Troy Tulowitzki (SS)	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	.278
Brandon Moss (RF)	5	1	2	5	0	2	1	.250
Lucas Duda (1B)	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.429
Neil Walker (2B)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.214
Chase Headley (3B)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267
Kelly Johnson (DH)	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	.273
Chris Iannetta (C)	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.308
BATTING: 2B: Duda (1), Walker (1), Pagan (1), Moss (1) HR: Moss (1) RBI: Fagan 2 (7), Jay (4), Moss 5 (7) SF: Fagan

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bronson Arroyo (L, 0-1)	4.1	9	6	6	1	1	1	12.46
Mike Adams	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
Jeremy Affeldt	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	6.00
Tony Watson	0.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	18.00
Brian Wilson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
PITCHING: WP: Arroyo (1)

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jaime Garcia (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	2	2	4	4	1	2.57
Pedro Strop	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Donnie Veal	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

Friday, May 8, 2015

Phillies Take Opening Series!

Posted on May 8, 2015 at 12:37 AM.

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It was a battle between two Cy Young winners and it didn't disappoint. R.A Dickey and Justin Verlander both pitched very well, but one team does have to lose. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, it was them that fell.

Dickey and Verlander traded 0's through 5 innings. With 1 out in the 6th, Verlander came to the plate and hit a single up the middle. What seemed like a harmless single from the right hander, turned into 4 runs for the Phillies. With RBI hits from Steve Tyner, Josh Reddick, and Carl Crawford, the Phillies took a 4-0 lead. The Red Sox would strike back as Edwin Encarnacion hit his first Home Run of the Season. A two run shot to Left which made it 4-2. To the ninth, Huston Street on for the save, and first pitch to Longoria goes deep to left for his first Home Run of the year, 4-3 Phillies. Joe Mauer would get aboard with a single, but Street would strike out the rest to earn his second save of the season.

The Red Sox leave Philadelphia, happy to be heading back to the American League. They will renew the rivalry with the New York Yankees in a 3 game set at Yankee Stadium.

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 8, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	7	0
Philadelphia (2-1)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	X	4	8	0
W: Justin Verlander (1-0 2.57 era) L: R.A. Dickey (0-1 6.00 era) S: Huston Street (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI
PHI	6	Tyner Singles to Center, Verlander and Hamilton Scores	0	2
PHI	6	Reddick Singles to Right, Tyner Scores	0	3
PHI	6	Crawford Singles to Center, Reddick Scores	0	4
BOS	7	Edwin Encarnacion Homers to Left, Longoria Scores	2	4
BOS	9	Evan Longoria Homers to Left	3	4

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Joc Pederson (CF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
Corey Dickerson (RF)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091
Marlon Byrd (PH-RF)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Evan Longoria (3B)	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	.273
Edwin Encarnacion (1B)	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.200
Josh Hamilton (LF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167
Carlos Ruiz (C)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Joe Mauer	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Javier Baez (2B)	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.455
Pedro Alvarez	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Danny Santana (SS)	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.400
R.A. Dickey (P)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Chris Perez (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Alex Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jose Veras (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Baez (2), Longoria (1) HR: Encarnacion (1), Longoria (1) RBI: Encarnacion 2 (2), Longoria (1) GIDP: Pederson
BASERUNNING: SB: Baez (1), Santana (2)

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Billy Hamilton (CF)	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333
Steve Tyner (SS)	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.091
Ryan Zimmerman (1B)	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.417
Josh Reddick (RF)	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
Carl Crawford (LF)	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.364
Travis d'Arnaud (C)	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.100
Mike Moustakas (3B)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300
Tommy Lastella (2B)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100
Justin Verlander (P)	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.333
Tommy Layne (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Huston Street (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Hamilton (1) RBI: Tyner 2 (2), Crawford (2), Reddick (1)
BASERUNNING: CS: Zimmerman (1)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
R.A. Dickey (L, 0-1)	6.0	7	4	4	0	4	1	6.00
Chris Perez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Jose Veras	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Justin Verlander (W, 1-0)	7.0	5	2	2	1	4	1	2.57
Tommy Layne (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Huston Street (S, 2)	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	4.50

Phillies Ride Moose to First Win of 2015!

Posted on May 8, 2015 at 12:26 AM.

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The Phillies end the Red Sox bid for the perfect season in game 2, winning 5-2 behind a strong performance from Jordan Zimmerman, and the bat of Mike Moustakas.

Scoring started in the 3rd, Moustakas took a Colon fastball deep to Right Field for his first Home Run of the season. Sox would not be down long as they score 2 in the top of the 4th. The Phillies answered right back taking the lead back with Moustakas putting them ahead for good with an RBI Single to Center. That would be all Zimmerman would need as he threw 8 innings, giving up the 2 runs. Huston Street came on in the 9th and closed the door for his first save of the season.

The Red Sox and Phillies will wrap up the Opening Series Tomorrow as it will be another battle of former Cy Youngs as R.A Dickey will start for the Red Sox and Justin Verlander will get the nod for the Phillies.

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 8, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1-1)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Philadelphia (1-1)	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	X	5	9	0
W: Jordan Zimmerman (1-0 2.25 era) L: Bartolo Colon (0-1 4.50 era) S: Huston Street (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI
PHI	3	Mike Moustakas Homers to Right	0	1
BOS	4	Hamilton grounds into DP, Dickerson scores	1	1
BOS	4	Ruiz singles to left, Longoria scores	2	1
PHI	4	Crawford hits infield single, R. Zimmerman scores	2	2
PHI	4	Moustakas singles to center, Reddick scores	2	3
PHI	7	Lastella Doubles to Left Center, Moustakas scores	2	4
PHI	7	Hamilton Singles to Center, Lastella scores	2	5

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Joc Pederson (CF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Corey Dickerson (RF)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.125
Evan Longoria (3B)	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.143
Edwin Encarnacion (1B)	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.167
Josh Hamilton (LF)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Carlos Ruiz (C)	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Javier Baez (2B)	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.375
Danny Santana (SS)	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429
Bartolo Colon (P)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Pedro Alvarez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeremy Affeldt (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brian Wilson (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tony Watson (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: RBI: Ruiz (1) GIDP: Ruiz, Hamilton
FIELDING: E: Encarnacion (1)

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Billy Hamilton (CF)	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Steve Tyner (SS)	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Ryan Zimmerman (1B)	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.375
Josh Reddick (RF)	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.375
Carl Crawford (LF)	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.375
Travis d'Arnaud (C)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143
Mike Moustakas (3B)	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	.429
Tommy Lastella (2B)	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.143
Jordan Zimmerman (P)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Huston Street (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Lastella (1) HR: Moustakas (1) RBI: Lastella (1), Moustakas 2 (2), Crawford (1), Hamilton (1) SAC: Zimmerman
BASERUNNING: SB: Hamilton (2) CS: Reddick (1)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bartolo Colon (L, 0-1)	6.0	6	3	3	0	4	1	4.50
Jeremy Affeldt	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	7.71
Brian Wilson	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Tony Watson	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
PITCHING: WP: Watson (1)

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jordan Zimmerman (W, 1-0)	8.0	6	2	2	3	4	0	2.25
Huston Street (S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Hernandez Bests Reigning Cy Young Kluber!

Posted on May 7, 2015 at 03:06 AM.

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Felix Hernandez, who was drafted in the first round by the Boston Red Sox, came through for his new team besting the reigning Cy Young Winner Corey Kluber by the score of 3-2.

The Phillies struck first as Ryan Zimmerman launched a 2-Run Home Run into the left field seats. After that, Hernandez settled down and didn't allow another run over 6 solid innings. Kluber pitched well but was throwing too many pitches as the Red Sox worked the count on many occasions.

The Red Sox would get their first run after Danny Santana tripled to lead off the 3rd. Joc Pederson would drive him in with a sac fly. In the 5th, the Sox would take the lead and never look back. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Santana stole second which took the double play away as Felix Hernandez came to the plate. Helping his own cause, he grounded out to 2nd, as Javier Baez raced home to tie the game at 2-2. Red Sox wouldn't have to wait long, as rookie Joc Pederson would come through again with an RBI double to right center to take a 3-2 lead.

Jeremy Affeldt came on in relief of Hernandez going 2 innings before handing the ball to closer Fernando Rodney. The phillies made it interesting getting the winning run on base. But it was all for not, as the Phillies left pither Nate Jones in to hit. He grounded out to Baez to end the game.

Game 2 will be next as Bartolo Colon takes the hill for the Red Sox opposite Jordan Zimmerman for the Phillies.

Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies
Apr 6, 2015	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (1-0)	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
Philadelphia (0-1)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Felix Hernandez (1-0 3.00 era) L: Corey Kluber (0-1 5.40 era) S: Fernando Rodney (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			BOS	PHI
PHI	1	Ryan Zimmerman Homers to Left Field, Billy Hamilton Scores	0	2
BOS	3	Joc Pederson Sac Fly, Danny Santana Scores	1	2
BOS	5	Felix Hernandez Grounds Out to 2nd, Javier Baez Scores	2	2
BOS	5	Joc Perderson Doubles to Right Center Field, Danny Santana Scores	3	2

Boston Red Sox
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Joc Pederson (CF)	3	0	1	2	0	2	0	.333
Corey Dickerson (RF)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Evan Longoria (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Edwin Encarnacion (1B)	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Josh Hamilton (LF)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000
Carlos Ruiz (C)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Javier Baez (2B)	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.500
Danny Santana (SS)	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.500
Felix Hernandez (P)	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000
Joe Mauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeremy Affeldt (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Fernando Rodney (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Pederson (1), Baez (1) 3B: Santana (1) RBI: Pederson 2 (2), Hernandez (1) SF: Pederson GIDP: Ruiz
BASERUNNING: SB: Santana (1)
FIELDING: E: Santana (1)

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Billy Hamilton (CF)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Steve Tyner (SS)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Ryan Zimmerman (1B)	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.500
Josh Reddick (RF)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Carl Crawford (LF)	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Travis d'Arnaud (C)	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.333
Mike Moustakas (3B)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Tommy LaStella (2B)	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Corey Kluber (P)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonathan Herrera	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Justin De Fratus (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Zach Putnam (P)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Brian Parr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nate Jones (P)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Zimmerman (1) HR: Zimmerman (1) RBI: Zimmerman 2 (2) GIDP: LaStella
BASERUNNING: SB: Hamilton (1)

Boston Red Sox
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Felix Hernandez (W 1-0)	6.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	3.00
Jeremy Affeldt (H,1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fernando Rodney (S,1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Corey Kluber (L 0-1)	5.0	5	3	3	0	4	0	5.40
Justin De Fratus	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Zach Putnam	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Nate Jones	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00

A New Beginning (Boston Red Sox Fantasy Franchise)

Posted on May 7, 2015 at 02:56 AM.

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Rob Manfred: "With the 3rd pick in the Major League Baseball draft, the Boston Red Sox select, Right Handed Pitcher Felix Hernandez.

When those words were announced, the Red Sox and all of baseball had changed as Major League Baseball, with new commissioner Rob Manfred, decided to shake things up and put everyone back into a draft. Many rounds later, the draft was over and the new season was about to be underway. Players reported to Spring Training with new logos on their hats, and a brand new fan base.

New Red Sox GM Sean Conn had this to say about the draft and his team afterwards. "This was an exciting process and all of us were on board. The days of wondering what it would be like if Felix Hernandez stepped into Fenway with a Red Sox Jersey on is over. It will happen this year, and for many years to come."

The Red Sox focused on the bats after selecting Hernandez. Selecting Edwin Encarnacion, Evan Longoria, and youngster Joc Pederson with their next 3 picks. "I'd like to say we have a good mix of young players and veterans on this squad. Starting with Joc Pederson all the way to players like Bartolo Colon and Carlos Ruiz," said Sean Conn.

Here is what the Red Sox look like going into 2015!

Boston Red Sox Depth Chart - 2015

Catcher
Carlos Ruiz
Ryan Doumit

First Base
Joe Mauer
Edwin Encarnacion
Alex Rodriguez

Second Base
Javier Baez

Third Base
Evan Longoria
Alex Rodriguez
Pedro Alvarez

Shortstop
Danny Santana

Left Field
Josh Hamilton
Marlon Byrd

Center Field
Joc Pederson

Right Field
Corey Dickerson
Marlon Byrd

Starting Pitcher
Felix Hernandez
Bartolo Colon
R.A. Dickey
Bronson Arroyo
John Danks

Relief Pitcher
Chris Perez
Brian Wilson
Mike Adams
Jeremy Affeldt
Tony Watson
Jose Vera

Closer
Fernando Rodney

Designated Hitter
Edwin Encarnacion

Sean Conn and the Red Sox definitely went hard after offense with Hamilton and Mauer. The area where they deserve the most criticism is in the rotation. Drafting Colon, Dickey, Arroyo, and Danks. "We wanted to go with experience here, as we do have some youngsters in the minors we are excited about. We want them to learn from these guys."

Well we will see how this year shakes up starting on April 5th when the Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals. As for the Boston Red Sox, they head to Philadelphia to take on the Phillies for game 1 of 162.

PLAY BALL!

(Note: Thanks for reading, please post any and all comments. Would love to hear from you. My goal is to play every game. Have never done it but feel like this is a team I can get behind. Let's have some fun.)