The Boston Red Sox finished up their three game set with the New York Yankees on Wednesday night losing the final two games. They lost 3-1 last night when Curtis Granderson’s solo home run in the 10th put the Yanks up for good.
John Lackey made his Red Sox debut last night and came as advertised. He worked quickly and threw the ball for strikes. And like the Yankees tend to do, they got his pitch count up to 100 after six innings, ending his night.
Lackey departed after scattering three hits over six innings with two walks and three strikeouts. He didn’t allow a run.
Scott Schoeneweis allowed a run on a hit with two strikeouts in 2/3 of an inning while Daniel Bard had a hit and a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings. Papelbon allowed two runs on a hit and two walks while Scott Atchison walked one in 2/3 of an inning.
The Red Sox managed just seven hits off of three Yankees pitchers with Kevin Youkilis and Marco Scutaro the only ones without one.
David Ortiz finally got his first hit of the season which drove in the only Red Sox run of the night. His hit prompted Twitter to blow up last night with some sarcasm from the beat reporters who cover the team all the way to the casual fan, myself included.
The Red Sox are off today and head out to Kansas City and Minneapolis for a pair of three-game sets with the Royals and Twins.
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Yanked away [Boston Globe]
Lackey puts a nice spin on new rotation [Boston Globe]
Now the closer is left open to questions [Boston Globe]
Bat still quiet, complaints loud [Boston Globe]
Doing it in grand style [Boston Globe]
Ace mixed on deal [Boston Globe]
David Ortiz answers questions [Boston Herald]
Terry Francona stands by David Ortiz [Boston Herald]
Solid start by John Lackey [Boston Herald]
Manny Delcarmen regaining old form [Boston Herald]
Curtis Granderson can’t join ’em, so he beat ’em [Boston Herald]
Curtis Granderson’s home run gives Yanks win [Boston Herald]
Red Sox tops in baseball with cost of attendance [Boston Herald]
A Take of Two Pitchers [CSN New England]
Lackey’s Red Sox debut almost didn’t happen [ESPN Boston]
Would a new catcher solve some issues? [Extra Bases]
Sox Thoughts [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]
Aerosmith, J. Geils Band to Play Fenway Park on Aug. 14 [NESN.com]
Bitter End to John Lackey’s Solid First Start With Red Sox [NESN.com]
Lackey’s effort goes to waste [Providence Journal]
Despite loss, Lackey proves his worth [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Delcarmen aims to return to form [Providence Journal]
Three players named to Sox’s Hall of Fame [RedSox.com]
Delcarmen’s mechanics show improvement [RedSox.com]
Bench players to see action on road trip [RedSox.com]
Papelbon shoulders series loss to Yanks [RedSox.com]
Lackey makes strong impression in debut [RedSox.com]
Five Things We Learned: What to make of these Red Sox, Yankees [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
Don’t ask Papelbon for a second inning [The Bottom Line]
Hosting Yankees Was Perfect Way to Fire Up Red Sox Nation [Tom Caron – NESN.com]
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal and WEEI websites.
And to take a look at what the enemy papers are saying, head over to the NY Post, NY Daily News, NY Times and Journal News websites.
