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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 are after the jump.

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Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 5/6-5/7

Cleveland Indians @ Boston Red Sox pitching matchups

Wednesday, May 6^th @ 7:10 PM

Carl Pavano (R) (1-3, 7.46) vs Justin Masterson (R) (2-1, 4.37)

TV: NESN Plus, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Thursday, May 7^th @ 7:10 PM

Aaron Laffey (L) (2-0, 4.09) Jeremy Sowers (L) (First start) vs Tim Wakefield (R) (3-1, 2.91)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Bay’s Big Bomb Helps Red Sox To 7-3 Win Over Yanks

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, rear, greets Jason Bay at the plate after Bay hit a three-run home run against the New York Yankees in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

A big 1st inning for the Boston Red Sox, culminated by Jason Bay’s three-run home run helped them to a 7-3 win over the New York Yankees in front of 46,810 rain-soaked fans, most of whom had left by the 6th inning, at the new Yankee Stadium.

The win for the Red Sox makes them 5-o on the season against the Yankees and improves their record to 17-10. The Yanks fall back to .500 on the season at 13-13.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett is pulled from the baseball game by manager Terry Francona in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Red Sox won 7-3. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) Josh Beckett (3-2, 6.75) got the ball for the Red Sox tonight and looked good for the most part. He made one mistake pitch to Johnny Damon and the other time he got in trouble he worked around it. He went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs on 10 hits and a walk while striking out 5.

I sound like a broken record saying this but the Red Sox bullpen was outstanding tonight. Hideki Okajima worked two perfect innings striking out 2 and Takashi Saito finished it off with a perfect 9th inning, including a strikeout of his own.

After the 1st inning tonight, Joba Chamberlain (1-1, 3.75) had a great outing for the Yankees and showed pinpoint control at that point except when he hit Bay in the back in the 5th inning. Chamberlain went 5 2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks while striking out 12. Six Yankees relievers finished it off by allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and 4 walks while recording two strikeouts.

Bay continues to kill the Yankees as his one hit tonight was the 3-run homer in the 1st and also added a stolen base. Dustin Pedroia led the way with 3 hits and David Ortiz had another hit and an RBI. Mike Lowell, Nick Green and Jacoby Ellsbury had the other hits for the Sox with Jeff Bailey (bases loaded walk), Varitek and Green adding the other RBIs.

Ellsbury did leave the game with tightness in his hamstring in the 4th inning after stealing second and then an almost diving catch in center. He was replaced by Jonathan Van Every.

The Red Sox wasted no time getting on the new scoreboard at the new Yankee Stadium in the 1st inning. Ellsbury led off with a single and stole second with Pedroia at the plate. Pedroia ended up with a single as Ellsbury had to stop at third. Ortiz brought him home with a single.

Chamberlain then left a fastball out over the plate that Bay put into the left field seats to put the Red Sox up 4-0 without making an out. Lowell made it 5 straight hits for the Red Sox before Chamberlain got J.D. Drew to fly out to right. Chamberlain escaped the inning when Bailey grounded into an inning-ending 1-4-3 double play.

Beckett’s bad inning tonight came in the 3rd inning.

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Individual Patriots Tickets Go On Sale June 4th

Here is a press release from the New England Patriots about individual tickets going on sale for the 8 home games during the 2009 season:

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Patriots fans who wish to purchase tickets to individual games in 2009 will have the opportunity on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. The New England Patriots annually cap their season ticket sales, leaving a limited number in reserve for Patriots fans who wish to attend just a couple of games each season. Those tickets will be released for sale through Ticketmaster. Visa, a proud sponsor of the National Football League and the New England Patriots, will once again be the only form of payment accepted.

All ticket orders will be processed through Ticketmaster. Tickets will NOT be sold at the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. Ticket orders can be completed online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone by calling 800-745-3000. Once again, all phone and online orders must be made exclusively with a Visa credit or debit card.

If recent years are any indication, fans can expect all regular season games to sell out within minutes. If that occurs again this year, 2009 will be the 16th consecutive season that the Patriots have announced a complete sellout prior to the start of the regular season. The Patriots’ streak of consecutive sellouts is currently 159 games and began in 1994, the year that Robert Kraft purchased the franchise. The streak includes all preseason, regular season and postseason games since Sept. 4, 1994. If the Patriots sell out every game again this season, the streak will extend to 169 consecutive games by the end of the regular season. The Patriots’ season ticket waiting list remains in excess of 50,000 fans.

The on-sale information for purchasing individual game tickets to Patriots games in 2009 is listed below:

Sale Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Where: All ticket orders will be processed by Ticketmaster. Order online or call Ticketmaster by calling toll free, 800-745-3000. Tickets will NOT be sold at the Gillette Stadium Ticket Office. For wheelchair accessible seating, please call 508-384-9191.
Limits: To extend the opportunity to fans throughout the region, the Patriots have once again set limits to the number of tickets fans can buy. Those limits have been set at eight regular season tickets per person, with no more than four tickets to any one game.

Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 5/5

BOSTON - APRIL 25: Josh Beckett #19 of the Boston Red Sox throws against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, April 25, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Last night at the new Yankee Stadium, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees for the 4th straight time. Tonight, the visiting nine from Boston looks to make it five straight.

Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 7:05 PM and you can catch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market or on YES in the Yankees television market. And if the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can catch the game on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

Josh Beckett gets the ball for Terry Francona tonight and had a rough outing against the Yanks his last time out. He gave up 8 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks over 5.0 innings but did not earn a decision in Boston’s 16-11 win over New York at Fenway Park. He is 2-2 with a 7.22 ERA in 5 starts this season and is 7-4 with a 5.90 in 13 lifetime starts against the Yanks. At the old Yankee Stadium, Beckett was 4-2 with a 5.66 ERA in 6 starts.

Joba Chamberlain will look to get Joe Girardi and the Yankees a win tonight. Last time out, Chamberlain limited Boston to 1 earned run in 5 1/3 innings despite allowing a career-high 9 hits and didn’t factor in decision as the Red Sox won 5-4 on a Kevin Youkilis walk-off homer in the 11th. In 3 career starts against the Red Sox, Chamberlain is 1-0 with a 1.96 ERA.

Red Sox expect Beckett to be himself [RedSox.com]

Confusion costs fans at Yankee Stadium [Extra Bases]

Beckett’s Struggles With Baserunners [Full Count]

Lester, the southpaw strikeout king [Full Count]

Are Red Sox, Yanks, Tigers abusing DL rules? [Projo Sox Blog]

Melee at Yankee Stadium as fans who left the game tried to get back in [Projo Sox Blog]

State of the Sox: Thoughts on Penny & Lugo [Lou Merloni – CSN]

Youk out again with back injury [Projo Sox Blog]

Posada loss big for Yankees [Extra Bases]

Youkilis out again [Extra Bases]

Youkilis blames “ridiculous” handling of rain delay for discomfort [Full Count]

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! [Center Field]

Here are the starting lineups for tonight’s game:

16-10		13-12
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Derek Jeter	SS
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Johnny Damon	LF
3. David Ortiz	DH	3. Mark Teixeira	1B
4. Jason Bay	LF	4. Hideki Matsui	DH
5. Mike Lowell	3B	5. Robinson Cano	2B
6. J.D. Drew	RF	6. Nick Swisher	RF
7. Jeff Bailey	1B	7. Melky Cabrera	CF
8. Jason Varitek	C	8. Ramiro Pena	3B
9. Nick Green	SS	9. Jose Molina	C
Josh Beckett	SP	Joba Chamberlain	SP

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

Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees batter/pitcher matchups

Boston Red Sox News & Notes – Cinco de Mayo Edition

New York media covers for 5/5/09

After waiting out a lengthy rain delay last night at the new Yankee Stadium, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees proceeded to take part in a typical Sox/Yanks 3 hour and 48 minutes affair that saw the Red Sox come away 6-4 winners.

Jon Lester started for the visiting nine last night and showed the form from last season that got him a new contract. His stuff was overpowering last night and he was keeping the Yanks hitters on the their toes and even had them guessing at pitches.

Things took a change for Lester though when he threw a potential double play ball low to Nick Green at second. Dennis Eckersley said in NESN booth that pay attention to that because it could cost him later on.

Well it did because after a strikeout of Derek Jeter and ejection of Joe Girardi, he left a pitch out over the plate that Johnny Damon smacked out of the park for a 2-run homer. Mark Teixeira followed with a solo shot on the next pitch to get the Yankees even closer at 4-3.

Not to worry though as new Yankee killer Jason Bay struck with a 2-run homer to put the Sox in front for good. Despite a few bumps, Ramon Ramirez and Jonathan Papelbon finished it off to make the Red Sox 4-0 against the Yankees this season.

Sox make good first impression [Boston Globe]

Red Sox outlast Yankees [Boston Herald]

Bay, Lowell HRs Offset Teixeira Power Surge As Red Sox Beat Yankees Again [Hartford Courant]

After midnight, Papelbon closes the door on the Bombers [Providence Journal]

Digging in at the new Stadium [Boston Globe]

Terry Francona lends support to David Ortiz [Boston Herald]

Lugo Out Of Lineup [Hartford Courant]

Lester thrives on being the hated man at Yankee Stadium [Providence Journal]

Francona cuts Lugo some slack [Boston Globe]

Red Sox still messy at short [Boston Herald]

Papi, A-Rod Tough To Read [Hartford Courant]

What if A-Rod had signed with the Red Sox? [Providence Journal]