Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings can be found by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Arizona Fall League name to watch: Brock Huntzinger [Projo Sox Blog]

Kalish to have season-ending surgery [SoxProspects.com]

Players of the Week, 8/22-28: Jeremy Hazelbaker & Brandon Workman [SoxProspects.com]

Pawtucket Red Sox

The PawSox rally fell short in a 4-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings.

PawSox Swept at Rochester, Lose 4-2 [PawSox.com]

Pawtucket Red Sox @ Rochester Red Wings 8.31.11 box score [MiLB.com]

Pawtucket Red Sox 2011 Roster

Pawtucket Red Sox stats

International League standings

Pawtucket Red Sox website

Portland Sea Dogs:

The Harrisburg Senators got a run in the 8th to beat the Sea Dogs 2-1.

Senators Slip Past Sea Dogs, 2-1 [PortlandSeaDogs.com]

Dogs go silently; Strasburg’s next [Portland Press Herald]

Sea Dogs’ Final Four Games Packed with Promotions [OurSports Central]

Portland Sea Dogs @ Harrisburg Senators 8.31.11 box score [MiLB.com]

Portland Sea Dogs 2011 Roster

Portland Sea Dogs stats

Eastern League Standings

Portland Sea Dogs website

Salem Red Sox:

After being down 7-1, Salem rallied for a 16-10 win over the Winston-Salem Dash.

Sox have 19 hits in win over Dash [Roanoke Times]

Sox Explode for 19 Knocks in 16-10 Triumph [OurSports Central]

Salem Red Sox Transactions 8.31.11 [OurSports Central]

Salem Red Sox @ Winston-Salem Dash 8.31.11 box score [MiLB.com]

Salem Red Sox 2011 Roster

Salem Red Sox stats

Carolina League standings

Salem Red Sox official blog

Salem Red Sox website

Greenville Drive:

The Drive were off on Wednesday.

Greenville Drive 2011 Roster

Greenvillle Drive stats

South Atlantic League standings

Greenville Drive website

Lowell Spinners:

The Brooklyn Cyclones got three runs in the 5th for a 4-1 win over the Spinners.

Cyclones School Spinners, 4-1 [LowellSpinners.com]

Lowell bats stay very quiet [Lowell Sun]

End the Season with a Bang – Fireworks, 9/1 [LowellSpinners.com]

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Lowell Spinners 8.31.11 box score [MiLB.com]

Lowell Spinners 2011 Roster

Lowell Spinners stats

NY-Penn League Standings

Lowell Spinners Blog

Spinners website

Gulf Coast League Red Sox

The season is over for the GCL Red Sox.

GCL Red Sox 2011 Roster

GCL Red Sox stats

Gulf Coast League Standings

Gulf Coast Red Sox website

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With the waiver trade deadline looming at midnight on Wednesday, it was thought the Boston Red Sox would stand pat with their roster besides the additions of Trevor Miller and Joey Gathright, who were both assigned to Triple-A Pawtucket.

But it appears that is not the case as the various Boston media entities are reporting that the Red Sox beat the deadline and acquired Conor Jackson from the Oakland Athletics. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because he was in town with the A’s over the Hurricane Irene weekend.

The Red Sox sent minor league pitcher Jason Rice to complete the deal. To make room on the 40-man roster for Jackson, the Red Sox have placed Bobby Jenks on the 60-day disabled list.

In 102 games with the A’s, Jackson was hitting just .249 with 4 home runs and 39 RBIs. He’ll give the Red Sox some added versatility at the corner spots in the outfield. While he’s made 50 appearances at first base, he has played 46 games in the outfield, 28 in right, 20 in left. He’s also played three games at third base.

Given that J.D. Drew sprained a finger during his rehab outing with the Pawtucket Red Sox, the addition of Jackson gives the Red Sox some insurance in case Drew isn’t back right away.

In six career games at the Fens, the righty has hit .167 with no home runs, two RBIs and two stolen bases.

With rosters expanding today, it’s expected he’ll be with the club tonight when they wrap up the three-game set with the New York Yankees.

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It’s official. The UConn Huskies football game against the Fordham Rams that was originally scheduled for Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. has been rescheduled.

The game will now be played on Saturday, September 3rd at noon at Rentschler Field. All tickets and parking passes from Thursday’s game will be honored on Saturday.

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After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the month of August with a win as well as hold on to first place in the AL East in the second game of a three-game set against the New York Yankees tonight at Historic Fenway Park.

Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Yankees broadcast area, you can catch the game on the YES Network. If you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as ESPN will have coverage of the game. Where available, the game can also be seen online at ESPN3.com. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

The Commander, Josh Beckett, takes the mound for a team-leading 26th start. In his previous 25 starts, Beckett is 11-5 with a 2.43 ERA. He’s made four starts against the Yankees in 2011 and is 3-0 with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER/27 IP). He’s made 26 career starts against the Yankees and has a record of 13-7 with a 5.37 ERA. 13 of those career starts have come at the Fens where he is 5-4 with a 5.79 ERA.

Phil Hughes makes his 13th appearance (12th start) of the season for the Yanks. In his previous 12 appearances (11 starts), Hughes is 4-4 with a 6.46 ERA. He’s made two appearances (one start) against the Red Sox in 2011 and is 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA (7 ER/2.1 IP). Overall in his career, Hughes has made 15 appearances (seven starts) and is 2-4 with a 6.25 ERA. Seven of those appearances (three starts) have come at the Fens where he is 2-2 with an 8.83 ERA.

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Here are this evening’s lineups:

81-52		82-52
1. Brett Gardner	LF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Derek Jeter	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Curtis Granderson	CF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Mark Teixeira	1B	4. David Ortiz	DH
5. Robinson Cano	2B	5. Jed Lowrie	3B
6. Nick Swisher	RF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Eric Chavez	DH	7. Josh Reddick	RF
8. Eduardo Nunez	3B	8. Jason Varitek	C
9. Francisco Cervelli	C	9. Marco Scutaro	SS
Phil Hughes	SP	Josh Beckett	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

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Sox acquire indy leaguer Gathright [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

On CC, Cervelli, and praise-worthy Sox [Chad Finn’s Touching All The Bases]

Ryan Kalish to have surgery [Clubhouse Insider]

Pregame notes: Drew injures finger, Theo says waiver trade ‘unlikely’ [Clubhouse Insider]

Theo Epstein on Cubs rumors: ‘I’m all Red Sox, all the time’ [Clubhouse Insider]

Saltalamacchia on Cervelli: How ‘Latin players’ play [CSN New England]

Red Sox-Yankees fire seemed forced [CSN New England]

Epstein speaks on all things Red Sox [CSN New England]

Notes: Drew sprains finger, Friday return “unlikely” [CSN New England]

Yankees’ Ability to Keep Up With Red Sox in AL East Has Been Major Surprise [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]

W2W4: Beckett vs. Hughes tonight [ESPN Boston]

Saltalamacchia’s clarification [ESPN Boston]

Beckett on hill for Sox-Yankees Round 2 [ESPN Boston]

Beckett has had the Yankees’ number in ’11 [ESPN Boston]

W2W4: Red Sox-Yankees, 7 ET [ESPN Boston]

Kalish to have season-ending surgery [ESPN Boston]

Drew sprains middle finger in latest setback [ESPN Boston]

Vaughn, Valentin feel at home at Fenway [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox’s Bobby Jenks still not healthy enough to pitch [Extra Bases]

Mark Teixeira and what might have been [Extra Bases]

Last day for any roster additions [Extra Bases]

Red Sox sign Joey Gathright [Extra Bases]

Epstein addresses Cubs rumors [Extra Bases]

Drew sprains finger; return uncertain [Extra Bases]

The Hit Dog returns to Fenway Park [Extra Bases]

Ryan Kalish expected to be ready for 2012 following neck surgery [Full Count]

Sox sign lefty Miller to minor league deal [HardBall Talk]

Video: Larry Lucchino Explains How Jimmy Fund Uses Generous Donations [NESN.com]

Red Sox Fans Encouraged to Create ‘Signs of Fenway’ on Sept. 4 to Win Incredible Prize Package [NESN.com]

Ryan Kalish to Undergo Neck Surgery, Will Be Ready for Spring Training [NESN.com]

Bobby Jenks Remains Sidelined, Potential for Late-Season Impact Shrinking [NESN.com]

Video: John Valentin Says Red Sox Nation Has Grown Into ‘Powerful Force,’ Mo Vaughn Praises Team’s Ownership for Building Winner [NESN.com]

Arizona Fall League name to watch: Brock Huntzinger [Projo Sox Blog]

John Valentin impressed with Tim Federowicz [Projo Sox Blog]

Ortiz doesn’t want to see another fight [Projo Sox Blog]

Kalish to undergo season-ending surgery [Projo Sox Blog]

Drew suffers setback with finger sprain [Projo Sox Blog]

Miller, Gathright could be among Sept. callups [Projo Sox Blog]

Epstein: “I’ll put a helmet on” for Buchholz [Projo Sox Blog]

Beckett out to stay unbeaten vs. Yankees [RedSox.com]

Podcast: Fenway Park drama [SweetSpot]

Audio: Terry Francona and Joe Girardi on The Big Show for WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon [WEEI.com]

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As if there was any doubt that this would happen, especially with the additions of DeAndre Daniels and Andre Drummond, UConn Huskies men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun will be back on the bench for the upcoming season.

Here’s what UConn president Susan Herbst told the Hartford Courant’s Jeff Jacobs:

“He told today he is staying,” UConn President Susan Herbst said. “Obviously, we’re thrilled about it.”

Honestly, can you blame him at all. You’ve got those two guys coming plus Ryan Boathright and most of the cast of characters coming back. One thing Calhoun will have to work on right away though is the fact the Drummond needs a scholarship.

Since he was recruited, he needs to be on scholarship to play this season. The rumors are that Michael Bradley will give up his scholarship and apply for financial aid for the school year but nothing has been confirmed as of yet.

Also, as part of the NCAA sanctions last year, Calhoun will have to sit out the first three Big East games. And with the release of the 2011-12 UConn men’s basketball schedule today, we know now that those games will be against South Florida (road), St. John’s (home) and Rutgers (road).

Photo credit: Rick Hartford – Hartford Courant

Here’s the release from the Boston Red Sox announcing ticket prices Spring Training 2012 at their new home, JetBlue Park, Ft. Myers, FL:

BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox today announced the 2012 Spring Training ticket price schedule for seats available to the general public. 2012 marks the opening of JetBlue Park, the ballpark that sits within Fenway South, the team’s new 106-acre Spring Training and Player Development Complex in Lee County, Florida. JetBlue Park will have a capacity of approximately 11,000 (including Standing Room and Reserved Lawn), a more than 20 percent increase in capacity from City of Palms Park.

Ticket prices at JetBlue Park will range from $5 to $46 for the 2012 season. The Homeplate Dugout Box, at $46, remains the same as the 2011 price in the similar seating category behind home plate at City of Palms Park. The Reserved Lawn Area, at $5, is located above the bullpens in right-center field and occupies a larger area than the smaller sloped grass berm area at City of Palms. While most Major League clubs have yet to announce their 2012 Spring Training ticket prices, when compared with 2011 pricing, the $5 Reserved Lawn tickets are currently the lowest priced Spring Training ticket in Major League Baseball.

More than 75 percent of tickets available at JetBlue Park are $27 or less, and, like City of Palms Park, the majority of seats in the park will be in the shade.

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The seating bowl at JetBlue Park features identical geometry and playing field dimensions as Fenway Park, providing fans with a similar sense of intimacy as “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.” Some seats down the left and right field foul lines are positioned immediately adjacent to the playing field and new specialty seating, such as the Right Field Picnic area ($10), give fans the opportunity to experience the game at ground level near the right field foul pole located 302 feet from home plate like the “Pesky Pole” at Fenway Park. In addition to Box and Grandstand seats in the main seating bowl, another new seating area is the Left Field Deck Seats which will feature barstool seating with drink rails ($15) and standing room positions ($10) located above the Left Field Grandstand.

A signature element of the new ballpark is a replica of the Fenway Park Green Monster, which includes three new seating categories on two different levels – Green Monster Standing Room, Green Monster Deck Seats and Green Monster Seats, located behind the 37 foot tall wall. Tickets for these categories are $15, $25 and $35, respectively. Additionally, the Green Monster Wall at JetBlue Park will feature a restored version of the actual manual scoreboard that served Red Sox fans for almost three decades at Fenway Park in Boston starting in the 1970s.

“We are proud and excited to open JetBlue Park at Fenway South for the 2012 spring training season, and once again we thank the citizens of Lee County and their elected officials for their vision and support in making this exceptional new facility a reality,” said Red Sox Executive Vice President/Business Affairs Jonathan Gilula. “JetBlue Park gives us the opportunity to make our Spring Training facility feel a little more like home, all while paying homage to the original Fenway Park, which has special significance as we celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2012. We look forward to celebrating both the old and the new with our fans next year.”

JetBlue Park sits within Fenway South, the Red Sox new Spring Training and Player Development Complex, which will provide a single, state-of-the-art, year-round site where both Major and Minor League teams can train together. The new ballpark includes improved features and amenities such as new food options, an HD video board as well as interactive family areas. The Yawkey Way experience at Fenway Park will be recreated on the road positioned immediately south of JetBlue Park during Spring Training and will add to the ballpark’s concourse with a street festival feel including entertainment, concessions and other activities.

Those interested in seeing the new Spring Training home of the Boston Red Sox take shape can visit redsox.com/jetbluepark periodically to see the latest time lapse video of the construction as well as still photos including aerial views of the ballpark. Also included on the site is video from the ground breaking ceremony featuring speeches from Lee County officials as well as members of the Red Sox front office.

The post-Maya Moore era is officially underway as the 2011-12 UConn women’s basketball schedule was released today. Here’s the press release from UConn:

STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team has announced its 2011-12 schedule. The 30-game slate includes 16 games against teams that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Tournament and six opponents that finished the season rated in the top-11 of the RPI. In addition to the 30-game schedule, the Huskies will also play a pair of exhibition contests.

2011-12 women’s basketball season tickets are on sale now. For more information contact the UConn Ticket Office at 1-877-AT-UCONN or log onto UConnHuskies.com.

The Huskies will square-off against each of the three 2011 NCAA Tournament Final Four teams (Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Stanford).

UConn will once again have a persistent presence on national television as nine contests will be nationally televised. Seven games will be carried on the ESPN family of networks, one game will be on CBS and one will be televised by CBS Sports Network.

Connecticut’s first exhibition showdown will be against Assumption on Thursday, November 3. The Greyhounds finished the 2010-11 season with a 22-8 overall record and advanced to the Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.

The Huskies will round out the exhibition portion of the schedule with a game against Pace on Wednesday, November 9. Pace rounded out 2010-11 with a 24-9 record and advanced to the Regional Semifinal of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship.

UConn will open the 2011-12 season on Sunday, November 13 against Holy Cross. The Crusaders were 10-20 last season and dropped a 117-37 decision to the Huskies in the 2010-11 season opener. Connecticut is 19-2 all-time against Holy Cross, including 13-0 at home. UConn has not lost to HC since the 1986-87 season.

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Connecticut will then welcome Pacific to the Nutmeg State on Tuesday, November 15. The Tigers finished 9-22 last season and were the final victory of Connecticut’s record-breaking 90-game winning streak as the Huskies downed Pacific by an 85-42 margin on December 28, 2010. That game marked the only other contest between the two squads.

The team that snapped the streak, Stanford, is next on the docket for UConn as the Huskies will take on the Cardinal on Monday, November 21 on ESPNU. Connecticut dropped a 71-57 decision to Stanford on December 30, 2010 in Palo Alto. Prior to that loss, UConn had defeated Stanford three-straight times.

The Huskies will remain at home to play host to the 2011 World Vision Classic from Friday, November 25 – Sunday, November 27 at Gampel Pavilion. Connecticut will welcome Buffalo, Dayton and Fairleigh Dickinson to Storrs for the event and will play the second of the two games each day. UConn will play FDU on Friday at 7:30, Buffalo on Saturday at 7:30 and Dayton on Sunday at 4:30. FDU was 14-16 overall and 7-11 in the Northeast Conference last season while Buffalo was 16-15, 8-8 in the MAC. Dayton had a solid season in 2010-11, posting a 21-11 overall record, including a 9-5 mark in the Atlantic 10 and advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Next up for the Huskies is a home game against Towson on Wednesday, November 30. Towson sported a 9-21 record last year and posted a 3-15 mark in the CAA. The Huskies eighth-straight home game will come on Tuesday, December 6 against defending national champion Texas A&M in the Jimmy V Classic, which will be hosted by UConn and televised by ESPN2. The game will mark the first matchup between the Huskies and Aggies. A&M finished the season with a 33-5 overall record, tied for second in the BIG 12 with a 13-3 mark and finished No. 6 in the RPI.

Connecticut will then hit the road for the first time to face a tough test at Baylor on Sunday, December 18 in Waco, Texas. The Baylor game will be televised on ESPN. Baylor won the Big 12 with a 15-1 record and advanced to the regional final of the NCAA Tournament on the strength of a 35-3 overall record. The Lady Bears lost to the Huskies by a 65-64 margin at the XL Center on November 16 of last season in a game that pitted the nation’s two top-ranked teams and saw the Huskies improve to 2-0 all-time against Baylor.

From Waco, UConn will travel to Charleston, S.C. to take on the College of Charleston on Wednesday, December 21. C of C was 9-19 overall last season and registered a 7-13 mark in the Southern Conference.

Following the Christmas break, the Huskies will return home to take on Fairfield. That contest is scheduled for Thursday, December 29 but may be moved to Wednesday, December 28 as that is the first week of the BIG EAST men’s basketball schedule and the league reserves the right to schedule the UConn men to play on December 29. Fairfield put together a 17-13 record last season and went 10-8 in the MAAC.

Connecticut will play its final non-conference home game on Monday, January 16 when the team squares-off against North Carolina on ESPN2. The Tar Heels finished 26-8 in 2010-11 and were 8-6 in the ACC. The Heels are one of six non-conference opponents that advanced to the 2011 NCAA Regional semifinal. UConn is 6-5 all-time against UNC and has won four-straight meetings.

The Huskies will take on another ACC opponent when the team travels to Durham, N.C. for a showdown with Duke on Monday, January 30 on ESPN2. The Blue Devils were the RPI’s second-ranked team last year following a 29-3 overall record. Duke posted a 12-2 ACC record, tied Miami for the regular-season championship and won the conference tournament. Duke’s season ended with a 75-40 defeat to UConn in the Philadelphia Regional Final on March 29, 2011. The Huskies are 7-3 all-time against Duke and have won four-straight vs. the Blue Devils by an average of 32.5 points per game.

UConn’s final non-conference game will be a February 13 tilt at Oklahoma. The Sooners were 21-11 last season and finished in a tie for third with a 10-6 record in Big 12 action. A Sweet 16 team last season, OU is 0-9 all-time against the Huskies. The OU game will be televised on ESPN2.

The Huskies will play their first road game of the 2011-12 season on Friday, December 9 at Seton Hall. The contest will also be UConn’s BIG EAST Conference opener. In addition to the Pirates, Connecticut is scheduled to play Notre Dame, Villanova, DePaul, Syracuse, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Marquette on the road. The Huskies will square-off against West Virginia, Providence, Cincinnati, South Florida, Rutgers, Georgetown, St. John’s and Notre Dame at home.

Additional game times and CPTV local television information will be released at a later date. Schedule information is subject to change. Check UConnHuskies.com for the most up-to-date schedule information.

2011-12 Schedule Notes

• 16 of UConn’s 30 games will come against opponents that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Tournament
• Three opponents won or shared their league’s regular-season title –
• Four opponents finished ranked in the top-six of the RPI
• 10 opponents finished ranked in the top-23 of the RPI
• Three opponents advanced to the 2011 Final Four and Texas A&M won the National Championship
• Five opponents advanced to the 2011 Elite Eight
• 10 opponents advanced to the 2011 Sweet 16
• 12 true road games, 18 homes games
• UConn will play a home-and-home series with national runner-up Notre Dame
• Seven games on the ESPN family of networks, one game on CBS and one game on CBS Sports Network

2011-12 UConn Huskies Women’s Basketball Schedule

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Here’s the release from the UConn athletic department concerning the 2011-12 UConn Huskies men’s basketball schedule:

STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team will play a 2011-12 regular season schedule that features a minimum of 14 national television appearances and is highlighted by a pair of national televised match-ups against co-BIG EAST favorite Syracuse University. The BIG EAST Conference released the 2011-12 schedule Wednesday.

The defending national champion Huskies will play a 19-game home slate, including a pair of exhibitions, and open regular season play on November 11 against Columbia on ESPNU from Gampel Pavilion. Highlighting the evening will be the unveiling of the 2011 NCAA National Championship banner in the arena. UConn has 11 dates in Hartford and eight in Storrs, with one exhibition in each building included in those totals.

The Husky BIG EAST schedule includes home-and-home contests against Syracuse, Notre Dame and Seton Hall among the 18 league games. UConn will host single games against St. John’s, West Virginia, Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette and Pittsburgh, while hitting the road for games at USF, Rutgers, Georgetown, Louisville, Villanova and Providence.

The non-conference schedule is highlighted by participation in the Battle 4 Atlantis at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas over Thanksgiving weekend. UConn opens with UNC-Asheville in the event and will play either Central Florida or College of Charleston in the second game. Game three will match UConn up with Utah, Harvard, Florida State or UMass.

The non-conference slate also features a home game against Arkansas in the BIG EAST/SEC Challenge and a road contest at Tennessee.

The Husky national television slate currently includes 14 contests, including two on CBS and 12 on the ESPN networks (ESPN, espn2 or ESPNU). The contests with Syracuse will both be nationally televised, by CBS at the Carrier Dome and by ESPN in Storrs as College Gameday makes its return to the UConn campus. The Huskies will also appear officially two times on ESPN’s Big Monday package. The possibility also exists for additional national television games to be added in the coming weeks.

2011-12 UConn Huskies Men’s Basketball Schedule

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Before we get going here, this is something I should have done in yesterday’s post.

The WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon kicked off yesterday and they are accepting donations now. If you have a few dollars laying around, please be sure to donate. They do great things and every dollar counts in the fight to K cancer. You can donate by calling 877-738-1234 or donating through the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon.

Now on to the game.

When you leave a small village on the basepaths like the Boston Red Sox did on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, you can’t expect to win the game. They would end up leaving 16 runners on base in the 5-2 loss.

With the win, the Yankees move to within a ½ game of the Red Sox in the AL East standings. The Yankees lead in the wild card over the Tampa Bay Rays stands at 8.5 games.

CC Sabathia had sucked against the Red Sox this season. In his previous four starts against them, he was 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA. And despite throwing a season-high 128 pitches and second highest of his career, he was still good enough to pick up his 18th win of the season.

He owned Adrian Gonzalez all night. Gonzo went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts against CC and finished the night 0-for-5. CC scattered 10 hits over his six innings of work and came up big when needed.

The Red Sox loaded up the bases in the 2nd inning trailing 1-0 only to see Jacoby Ellsbury ground out. In the 4th inning after the Red Sox had cut the lead to 3-2, he finished off that inning by getting a strikeout of Gonzo to leave runners on second and third.

With second and third base occupied in the 5th and just one out for the Red Sox, Robinson Cano made a great catch of a Carl Crawford liner and the tub of lard struck out Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

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Even the Yankees bullpen added to the Red Sox LOB total.

In the 7th,  the sacks were full of Red Sox with one out. But Boom Boom Boone Logan struck out Salty and Darnell McDonald to end the inning. In the bottom of the 9th, Mariano Rivera put two runners on but got pinch-hitter Josh Reddick to fly out to end the ballgame.

John Lackey started this one for the Red Sox and didn’t pitch all that badly. He made one mistake to Francisco Cervelli that he hit for a home run. Of course, Cervelli’s celebration at the plate would end up helping the Yankees get a run in the top half of the 7th.

Cervelli led off that inning and Lackey decided to send a message by hitting him square in the back. Tempers flared, benches emptied but there were no punches thrown and order was restored quickly. Lackey said after the game that he wasn’t trying to hit him. He was just trying to knock him down. It would cost Lackey and the Red Sox though when Cervelli scored on a Derek Jeter double play.

But now we move on from last night and look forward to tonight. A win for the Red Sox would be nice as it would keep them in first place. A loss and it’s back to second.

We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links below.

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Survivor: Five years after cancer diagnosis, Jon Lester reflects [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Left turn [Boston Globe]

A tough time for Gonzalez [Boston Globe]

No luck this time but no fear, either [Boston Globe]

Wakefield out – for one turn [Boston Globe]

As beatings go, it wasn’t that bad [Boston Globe]

Drew and Youkilis hit it off in the minors [Boston Globe]

Sox fall to CC in opener [Boston Herald]

Salty ignores Cervelli [Boston Herald]

Fire up the rivalry [Boston Herald]

Buchholz OK after throwing [Boston Herald]

Sabathia, Yanks finally get to Sox, 5-2 [CSN New England]

Sox strand runners, silenced by Sabathia [CSN New England]

Lackey’s beanball highlights tense game [CSN New England]

Benches clear, Sox-Yanks hate still not the same [CSN New England]

Rapid reaction: Yankees 5, Red Sox 2 [ESPN Boston]

Salty OK with Cervelli celebration [ESPN Boston]

Video: Recapping Game 1 [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox left frustrated by New York Yankees, CC Sabathia [ESPN Boston]

Video: Cafardo on Yanks-Sox Game 1 [Extra Bases]

Closing Time: Sox left stranded in loss to Yankees [Full Count]

Francisco Cervelli takes his unlikely place in rivalry [Full Count]

Yankees Finally Get What They Needed From Their Ace [Hartford Courant]

Video: J.D. Drew Picks Up Three Hits, Kevin Youkilis Singles During Rehab Assignment With Pawtucket [NESN.com]

Video: John Lackey Says He Wasn’t Trying to Hit Francisco Cervelli, But Admits to Trying to Knock Catcher Down [NESN.com]

Video: Jarrod Saltalalmacchia Has ‘No Problem’ With Francisco Cervelli’s Excitement As Long As It Doesn’t Go Too Far [NESN.com]

Adrian Gonzalez, Joe Girardi Among Those Miffed With Umpires After Yankees Win [NESN.com]

Red Sox Waste Scoring Opportunities in Series Opener, Fall to Yankees 5-2 [NESN.com]

Yankees Catcher Francisco Cervelli Stirs Pot in Series Opener, Draws Reaction From Red Sox [NESN.com]

John Lackey’s Treatment of Francisco Cervelli a Throwback Baseball Moment [NESN.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSNNE,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

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