Friday, September 14, 2012

Lavarnway More Than Doubles His RBI Total

Batting 6th, Ryan Lavarnway was 1-3 with 1 BB, 1 HR (his 2nd), 4 RBIs, and 1 run scored against the Blue Jays. The 4 RBIs Lavarnway had tied a career-high for a game, which he set last September. Coming into tonight, Lavarnway only had 3 RBIs on the season.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 1-3 with 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 HR (his 19th), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Twins.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 2-5 with 1 HR (his 17th), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Mariners.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 1-3 with 1 BB against the Mets.

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 0-5 with 1 RBI against the Brewers.

Pinch hitting, Sam Fuld was 0-1 against the Yankees.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Coming Down The Home Stretch

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 2-5 against the Indians.

Pinch hitting, Sam Fuld was 0-2 against the Orioles.

Pinch hitting, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-1 against the Yankees.

Craig Breslow pitched 1 scoreless inning of relief on 1 BB and 1 K against the Yankees.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

It's Gotta Be The Stache!

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 2-4 with 2 HRs (his 17th and 18th), 4 RBIs, and 2 runs scored against the Tigers.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 2-4 with 1 double (his 40th) and 1 run scored against the Indians.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 2-5 with 1 run scored against the Braves.

Pinch hitting, Ike Davis was 0-2 against the Nationals.

Sam Fuld was a late inning defensive replacement in left field against the Orioles.

Ryan Kalish was a late inning defensive replacement in right field against the Yankees.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Kinsler Approaching 40 Doubles

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-4 with 1 double (his 39th) and 1 RBI against the Indians. Kinsler's career-high in doubles for a season is 41, set back in 2008.

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 0-2 with 2 BBs against the Nationals.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 0-3 with 1 BB against the Tigers.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 0-4 against the Braves.

Pinch hitting, Sam Fuld was 0-1 against the Orioles.

Craig Breslow pitched 1 scoreless inning on 1 BB against the Yankees.

Monday, September 10, 2012

This Reaffirms Why Mondays Suck

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 0-2 with 2 BBs (1 IBB) against the Braves.

Batting 5th, Ike Davis was 0-3 with 1 BB against the Nationals.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 0-4 against the Tigers.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

The Wrist Is Acting Amiss

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 2-4 with 1 RBI against the Braves.

Batting leadoff, Ryan Kalish was 1-2 with 1 BB against the Blue Jays.

Batting 8th, Ryan Lavarnway was 1-3 with 1 double (his 4th) against the Blue Jays.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 0-3 against the Cardinals. Braun left the game after apparently re-aggravating his wrist.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 against the Rays.

Sam Fuld was late inning defensive replacement in left field against the Rangers.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Congrats Youk!

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 3-5 with 1 run scored against the Cardinals.

Batting leadoff, Sam Fuld was 1-4 with 1 RBI against the Rangers.

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 1-3 with 1 BB against the Braves.

Batting 6th, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-2 with 2 BBs and 1 run scored against the Blue Jays.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 with 1 BB against the Rays.

Kevin Youkilis was attending the birth of his child and so was held out of the lineup.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Braun Comes Up Big Again

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 2-6 with 1 HR (his 38th), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Cardinals. Braun's blast in the 13th inning was the game-winner for the Brewers. His 38th HR is a new career-high for a season and was also his 100th RBI this year.

Batting 9th, Ryan Kalish was 1-2 against the Blue Jays.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-4 against the Rays.

Batting 5th, Ike Davis was 0-2 with 2 BBs against the Braves.

Batting 9th, Sam Fuld was 0-3 against the Rangers.

Pinch hitting, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-1 against the Blue Jays.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Another Push For 30 SBs?

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 SB (his 23rd) against the Marlins.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-5 with 1 triple (his 5th) and 1 run scored against the Royals. Kinsler's 5 triples are a career-high for a season.

Scott Feldman got a no-decision. He went 6 1/3 innings and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits, 0 BBs, and 6 Ks against the Royals.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

A Tale Of Two Halves

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 1-3 with 2 BBs, 1 HR (his 26th), 3 RBIs, and 1 run scored against the Cardinals. Ike's 3-run shot off Adam Wainwright in the 5th inning ended up being the game-winner for the Mets and once again secured the victory for R.A. Dickey.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 2-4 with 1 double (his 38th), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Royals.

Batting leadoff, Sam Fuld was 1-2 with 1 BB and 2 runs scored against the Yankees.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 1-4 with 1 BB (IBB) and 1 double (his 29th) against the Marlins.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 run scored against the Twins.

Batting 7th, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-4 against the Mariners.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Call A Guy Out And He Takes One Out

Batting 7th, Ryan Lavarnway was 1-4 with 1 HR (his 1st), 1 RBI, and 1 run scored against the Mariners. Lavarnway's rocket to left in the 6th inning turned out to be the game-winner for the Red Sox.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 2-5 with 1 double (his 28th) and 2 RBIs against the Marlins.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-3 with 1 BB and 1 double (his 37th) against the Royals.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 1-2 with 1 run scored against the Twins. Youk was among many Sox starters pulled early from the game in what turned out to be a blowout.

Pinch hitting, Ike Davis was 0-1 against the Cardinals.

Ryan Kalish was a late inning defensive replacement in left field against the Mariners.

Craig Breslow picked up his 7th hold of the season (3rd with the Red Sox). He pitched 1/3 of an inning on 2 hits and 1 K against the Mariners.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Lavarnway Not Taking Advantage Of PT

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 2-3 with 1 BB, 1 double (his 13th), and 1 run scored against the Twins. Youk scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the 7th inning.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 2-5 with 1 RBI against the Marlins.

Batting 8th, Ryan Kalish was 2-4 against the Mariners.

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 1-3 with 1 BB and 1 double (his 22nd) against the Cardinals.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 1-5 against the Royals.

Batting 6th, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-3 against the Mariners.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

What More Can You Say About Him?

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 2-5 with 1 HR (his 37th), 3 RBIs, and 1 run scored against the Pirates. Braun's 37 HRs tie a career-best that he set back in 2008.

Batting 5th, Ike Davis was 1-3 with 1 BB and 1 run scored against the Marlins.

Pinch hitting, Sam Fuld was 1-2 against the Blue Jays.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 0-3 with 1 HBP against the Tigers. Youk is 0 for his last 19.

Batting 6th, Ryan Lavarnway was 0-4 against the A's.

Ian Kinsler sat out with lower back stiffness. Rookie phenom Jurickson Profar filled in for Kinsler and had a fantastic MLB debut. The Rangers offseason should be interesting...

Craig Breslow pitched 1 scoreless inning of relief on 2 Ks against the A's.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Feldman A Hard-Luck Loser

Batting 8th, Ryan Lavarnway was 1-3 against the A's.

Batting 3rd, Ryan Braun was 0-2 with 2 BBs (1 IBB) and 1 SB (his 22nd) against the Pirates.

Batting cleanup, Ike Davis was 0-3 with 1 BB against the Mets.

Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 against the Indians.

Batting 2nd, Kevin Youkilis was 0-4 against the Tigers.

Scott Feldman picked up his 11th loss of the season. He went 6 innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, 1 BB, and 5 Ks against the Indians. His groundball to flyball ratio was 13-2.