Here is the second commercial in the Boston Red Sox Run on Dunkin ad campaign. This one features Red Sox DH David Ortiz and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.
The first one featured Dustin Pedroia, Terry Francona and Carl Crawford.
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A few weeks ago, we saw the blooper reel for the Boston Red Sox run on Dunkin ad campaign. Now we have the first commercial.
This one stars Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, skipper Terry Francona and left fielder Carl Crawford.
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It’s been a long time since we’ve heard or seen the Boston Red Sox bullpen band. But could it be making a comeback?
Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard seems to be leading the charge and already has Rich Hill joining him.
Now will others follow? Only time will tell.
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After so-so starts from Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox were expecting Jon Lester to put things back in order for the starting rotation and the local nine. After a few crappy starts of his own, Lester had put together a good outing in his last start.
But instead of pitching like we know he’s capable of, Lester had his own command issues on Monday night as the Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox 7-3.
Lester was all over the places with his pitches. He may have gotten squeezed one or two times from the home plate umpire but had he had been consistent with his pitches, he might have gotten those calls.
The cutter, which is his go to pitch, didn’t really have the action on it we are accustomed to. Instead, it looked more like a slider. And with those command issues, the White Sox were able to break open a 3-3 game with four runs in the 6th inning.
Should we be worried about the bad starts from Lester, Buchholz and Beckett? Not at all.
The great thing about these three is their ability to put it in the past. They’ll work out the kinks before they toe the slab again. Due to the off day and the fact that Buchholz and Beckett both pitched in the doubleheader on Sunday, Lester will get an extra couple of days of rest so he’ll definitely have the time to put things back together.
Offensively, the Red Sox weren’t able to do much against Jake Peavy. It’s not like Peavy was overpowering but he was able to get the Red Sox hitters to hit the ball right at his defenders.
Adrian Gonzalez came through with two hits against his former teammate in San Diego, including a solo home run in the first. David Ortiz also had two hits while Dustin Pedroia brought in the other runs with an RBI double in the third inning that tied the game at three.
We can’t expect the Red Sox to maintain their current pace but there’s no doubt they certainly can do it. These past two games are just a little bump in the road.
Hopefully Alfredo Aceves can keep doing what he’s been doing while getting some support from the bats tonight. A great start tonight by Aceves would also give Terry Francona something to think about when John Lackey returns to the hill on June 5th.
We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
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Lester not wild about this outing [Boston Globe]
Hitting the pause button [Boston Globe]
Peavy is the ultimate winner [Boston Globe]
Jon Lester’s luster lost [Boston Herald]
Reunion of ex-Padres [Boston Herald]
Trying to get it Dunn [Boston Herald]
Jacoby Ellsbury’s seeing stars [Boston Herald]
Drew Sutton pulls double duty [Boston Herald]
Lester rocked by White Sox, 7-3 [CSNNE.com]
Lester haunted by lack of command [CSNNE.com]
Notes: Gonzalez gets to Peavy; Jenks to be activated [CSNNE.com]
Rapid reaction: White Sox 7, Red Sox 3 [ESPN Boston]
Cooled-off Crawford has tough night [ESPN Boston]
Jon Lester’s lack of command catches up to him [ESPN Boston]
Closing Time: Jon Lester, Red Sox stumble against White Sox [Full Count]
Jon Lester: ‘I stunk, there’s no other way to put it’ [Full Count]
Carl Crawford Gaining Confidence, Showing Aggressiveness in Outfield [NESN.com]
Jon Lester His Own Toughest Critic Following Rough Start, Admits He ‘Stunk’ in Loss to White Sox [NESN.com]
Lackey to slot back into rotation ahead of Lester [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox fall to White Sox, and into a first-place tie [Providence Journal]
Struggling Lester to get extra rest before next start [Providence Journal]
Jenks is hoping that worst is behind him [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Padres seeing encouraging signs from players acquired in Adrian Gonzalez trade [Providence Journal]
Patriotic pride flows at Fenway Park [RedSox.com]
Reddick ready and willing when called upon [RedSox.com]
Jonathan Papelbon continues to send a convincing message [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
Red Sox Draft Preview: Part 1 of 7 [SoxProspects.com]
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UConn Women’s Basketball links
Reimer Named To U-16 Team [Rich Elliott – CT Post]
Don’t expect too much from Maya Moore [espnW]
Maya in the Middle with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx [Bellingham Herald]
Other UConn related links
Baseball. Huskies to Take on Coastal Carolina in NCAA Tournament [UConnHuskies.com]
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Baseball: It Will End “On the Field” for Exceptional Huskies Core [Hartford Courant]
Baseball: Pitchers from UConn, Coastal could pose trouble for Tigers [Charleston Post and Courier]
Baseball: Huskies could run into an old friend in Clemson [The Hour]
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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The Book: Pawtucket 5.29.11 [SoxProspects.com]
Ranaudo promoted to Salem, Balcom-Miller to Portland [SoxProspects.com]
Red Sox Draft Preview: Part 1 of 7 [SoxProspects.com]
Pawtucket Red Sox
The Norfolk Tides got a run in the 13th and held on for a 5-4 win over the PawSox.
PawSox Fall as 13 is Unlucky [PawSox.com]
Doubront sharp in return to mound [Providence Journal]
PawSox Game Time on Wednesday Changed to 6:05 pm [PawSox.com]
Kyle Weiland takes strides toward starting role [Providence Journal]
PawSox games will be available on Internet [Providence Journal]
Norfolk Tides @ Pawtucket Red Sox 5.30.11 box score [MiLB.com]
International League standings
A four-run 7th inning helped the Trenton Thunder to a 6-4 win over the Sea Dogs.
A lead, and then the bullpen [Portland Press Herald]
Thunder Roll at Hadlock with 6-4 Win [OurSports Central]
Trenton Thunder @ Portland Sea Dogs 5.30.11 box score [MiLB.com]
Salem Red Sox:
Salem got four runs in the 9th to walkoff with a 7-6 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats.
Butler’s helps Salem Red Sox slam door on losing streak [Roanoke Times]
Salem Walks off on Butler’s Slam [OurSports Central]
Lynchburg Hillcats @ Salem Red Sox 5.31.11 box score [MiLB.com]
The Asheville Tourists got eight runs in the 8th to steal a 9-7 win from the Drive.
Drive Endure Eight-Run Eighth, Lose 9-7 to Tourists [OurSports Central]
Asheville Tourists @ Greenville Drive 5.30.11 box score [MiLB.com]
South Atlantic League standings
Lowell Spinners:
The Lowell Spinners will begin their season on June 17th at home against the Connecticut Tigers.
Gulf Coast League Red Sox
The GCL Red Sox will begin their season on June 20th on the road against the GCL Rays.
After going 5-2 on a seven-game road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home for a six-game, seven-day homestand that begins tonight as they’ll entertain the Chicago White Sox in a three-game set at Fenway Park.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on CSN Chicago. And if you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as the game will be televised on the MLB Network (not in Red Sox or White Sox television markets). And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Jon Lester goes in search of a MLB-leading eighth win in his 12th start of 2011. In his previous 11 starts, Lester is 7-1 with a 3.36 ERA. He made one start against the White Sox in 2010 taking the loss after allowing eight earned runs in four innings of work. Lester has made five career starts against the south side squad from Chicago and is 2-2 with a 4.99 ERA. One of those starts has come at the Fens where he has no record with a 4.05 ERA (3 ER/6.2 IP).
Jake Peavy makes his fourth start of 2011 since returning from the disabled list. In his previous three starts, Peavy is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA. Peavy has made just one career start against the Red Sox and that came as a member of the San Diego Padres. In that outing back in 2007, he took the loss after allowing three runs on nine hits in five innings of work. This will be his first career start at Fenway Park.
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Here are tonight’s lineups:
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| 1. Juan Pierre | CF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Alexei Ramirez | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Carlos Quentin | DH | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Paul Konerko | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. A.J. Pierzynski | C | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Alexis Rios | CF | 6. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 7. Brent Lillibridge | RF | 7. Drew Sutton | SS |
| 8. Gordon Beckham | 2B | 8. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 9. Brent Morel | 3B | 9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| Jake Peavy | SP | Jon Lester | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against this evening’s starting pitchers:
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Lowrie sits one out with sore shoulder, other notes [Clubhouse Insider]
MLB Power Rankings — BoSox surge [CSNBayArea.com]
Sox notes: Lowrie out; Jenks to be activated Tuesday [CSNNE.com]
Lowrie held out Monday with sore shoulder [ESPN Boston]
Pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]
Q&A Adrian Gonzalez [FanGraphs]
A look at just how good these Red Sox might be [Full Count]
Jacoby Ellsbury Nearly Equaling Stolen Base Pace From Record 2009 Season [NESN.com]
Padres getting all they could have hoped from Anthony Rizzo [Projo Sox Blog]
A Series Matter: Red Sox-White Sox and Some Dirty Laundry [Projo Sox Blog]
Doubront impressive in PawSox return [Projo Sox Blog]
Warm weather greets hot Sox at Fenway [Projo Sox Blog]
Ozzie Guillen still prefers media to Twitter [Projo Sox Blog]
Sutton spells Lowrie; Jenks to be activated Tuesday [Projo Sox Blog]
Lester looks to keep rolling against other Sox [RedSox.com]
No Need To Worry About Justin Verlander’s 132-Pitch Outing [SB Nation – Detroit]
The Book: Pawtucket 5.29.11 [SoxProspects.com]
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Despite Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett not being at their best on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox still were able to get a split of their day-night doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers in the Motor City.
The visiting nine won the first game when David Ortiz hit a solo home run off of Tigers closer Jose Valverde. But in the second game, they ran into the buzzsaw that is Justin Verlander.
Buchholz had cruised through the first three innings of game one before Andy Dirks hit a home run to cut the lead to 3-1. After that he labored through the rest of the start, not pitching with the same oomph he had before. It turned out that Buchholz had blister on his toe and some back spasms.
While those two minor injuries slowed him down, he still managed to give the Red Sox six innings. His final inning though was a rough one as Brennan Boesch hit a no doubt home run with one out. Three batters later, Jhonny Peralta singled in Miguel Cabrera with the tying run.
The Red Sox had gotten that lead on a sac fly from Adrian Gonzalez in the first inning and solo home runs by Dustin Pedroia and Mike Cameron. But Ortiz made Terry Francona look a genius in the 9th when he hit the home run.
In his only plate appearance against Valverde, Ortiz hit a grand slam. And after his second at-bat against him, Big Papi had two home runs. Valverde would exact some revenge in the second game getting Ortiz to ground out.
The back injury to Buchholz is something to watch going forward. After his slow start to the season, he has turned things around. But with back injuries, they can creep up on you at anytime. With Clay under contract for the foreseeable future, you know the Red Sox will be very careful with him.
There’s no telling what could have happened in the second game had Beckett not had command issues during his six innings. Then again, it also tells you how good he is that despite issuing a season-high five walks, he limited the damage after allowing two first inning runs.
With Verlander dealing and shutting down the Red Sox offense, Beckett had no choice but to do his best to shut down the Tigers. His former batterymate Victor Martinez did touch him up for three hits. Beckett finished the evening game with six innings pitched, three runs allowed on five hits and the five walks to go with five strikeouts.
The Red Sox were able to make contact off of Verlander. Unfortunately for them though, most of the balls they did get the bat on were hit right at people.
Amazingly enough, we were also able to watch the second game. MLB & ESPN relented from the exclusivity of Sunday Night Baseball by allowing the game to be seen in the Red Sox and Tigers television markets as well as the out-of-towners on MLB.tv.
When you look back on the seven-game road trip, the Red Sox went 5-2 with five straight wins. Those five wins on the road trip helped them climb into first place as they enjoy a one-game advantage on the New York Yankees and a 1.5 game lead on the the Tampa Bay Rays. They could have easily been 6-1 had Daniel Bard not had the meltdown in the first game against the Cleveland Indians.
So you can call the two-team, seven-game road trip through the AL Central a success. Now they’ll head home for three more against another AL Central team, the Chicago White Sox.
We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
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Ortiz provides pinch of magic [Boston Globe]
Improved areas have surfaced [Boston Globe]
Albers has been able to forget [Boston Globe]
Sox split difference [Boston Herald]
Dice-K sees doc tomorrow [Boston Herald]
Clay Buchholz: I’ll be back [Boston Herald]
David Ortiz a real poll hitter [Boston Herald]
Justin Verlander shows why he’s one of AL’s best [Boston Herald]
Rough outing behind him, Matt Albers shines [Boston Herald]
Ortiz dinger lifts Red Sox past Tigers in Game 1 [CSNNE.com]
Notes: Ortiz steps in with pinch-hit home run [CSNNE.com]
Red Sox shut out by Verlander in Game 2 [CSNNE.com]
Notes: Beckett solid, but not good enough [CSNNE.com]
Few complaints about this trip [ESPN Boston]
Sox can’t touch Verlander in nightcap [ESPN Boston]
Boston Red Sox come home from road trip in first place [ESPN Boston]
Guillen sounds off on forgetful White Sox fans [ESPN Boston]
Wrapping up a long day in Detroit [Extra Bases]
Closing Time: Justin Verlander too much for Red Sox, Josh Beckett [Full Count]
World Series Appearance Streak Ends For Red Sox in 1917, WWI Memorial Mass Held at Fenway [NESN.com]
Adrian Gonzalez Says Staying Hydrated Key to Keeping Body Fueled During Doubleheaders [NESN.com]
Michael Bowden Feels Comfortable With Bullpen Role, Plans to Pitch With Aggressive Mentality [NESN.com]
Who Is the Best Leadoff Hitter in Baseball? [NESN.com]
Red Sox Win 1918 World Series in Front of 15,238 at Fenway Park [NESN.com]
Ortiz’s blast in opener salvages spilt of doubleheader [Providence Journal]
Sox starters have had the finishing touch [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Buchholz not at his best in opener [Providence Journal]
Finding his voice: Don Orsillo has gone from rookie to respected broadcaster [Providence Journal]
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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Pawtucket Red Sox
Andrew Miller allowed one hit over seven innings in Pawtucket’s 9-2 win over the Indianapolis Indians.
Miller Time against Indianapolis [PawSox.com]
Jenks pitches first, but Miller steals the show [Providence Journal]
Indianapolis Indians @ Pawtucket Red Sox 5.29.11 box score [MiLB.com]
International League standings
Five late runs helped the Trenton Thunder to a 5-2 win over the Sea Dogs.
Dogs waste good outing by Lee, lose to Thunder [Portland Press Herald]
Lightning Strikes in the Late Innings for 5-2 Thunder Win [OurSports Central]
Trenton Thunder @ Portland Sea Dogs 5.29.11 box score [MiLB.com]
Salem Red Sox:
The Frederick Keys handed Salem their 12th straight loss at home in a 4-3 win.
Keys Stick Dagger in Sox, Win 4-3 [OurSports Central]
Frederick Keys @ Salem Red Sox 5.29.11 box score [MiLB.com]
Brandon Workman picked up his first win of the season in the Drive’s 4-1 win over the Asheville Tourists.
Workman Picks up First Pro Victory as Drive Defeat Tourists, 4-1 [OurSports Central]
Asheville Tourists @ Greenville Drive 5.29.11 box score [MiLB.com]
South Atlantic League standings
Lowell Spinners:
The Lowell Spinners will begin their season on June 17th at home against the Connecticut Tigers.
Gulf Coast League Red Sox
The GCL Red Sox will begin their season on June 20th on the road against the GCL Rays.
