Boston Red Sox’s Daniel Nava (29) celebrates with Dustin Pedroia after scoring on a three-run double by Will Middlebrooks off Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Fernando Rodney during a baseball game Thursday, May 16, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) (PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Will Middlebrooks had a three-run [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Middlebrooks helps Red Sox survive Rays with late 4-3 win
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MLB – AL Roundup: Moore remains unbeaten, Rays tie for major league lead in wins
May 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Matt Moore pitched six solid innings to remain unbeaten and tie for the major league lead in wins, sending the surging Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Moore (7-0) yielded a three-run homer to David Ortiz in the [...]
MLB: David Ortiz – Dan Shaughnessy’s steroid accusations are discriminatory
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / SI) — Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said on Thursday that he thought a recent Boston Globe column had racially tinged elements in its questioning of whether he has been helped by steroids in his prolific start to the 2013 season. In a column published on Wednesday, longtime Boston Globe columnist Dan [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Blue Jays win but lose pitcher J.A. Happ to scary injury
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive and taken off the field on a stretcher during Toronto’s 6-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays said Happ was taken to Bayfront Medical Center, where he [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Tigers slams Twins 6-1 / Interleague: Indians 14, Phillies 2
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — DETROIT – Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder each hit a two-run homer, Justin Verlander pitched seven strong innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Verlander (3-2) allowed a run and five hits. He struck out eight and walked two. Vance Worley [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Ortiz continues to crush as Red Sox win eighth straight series
April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BOSTON – David Ortiz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, boosting his batting average over .500 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-2 Thursday night to win their eighth straight series opener. Ortiz, who also scored three runs, is 11 for 20 (.550) with five RBIs since [...]
MLB – AL Roundup: Red Sox win emotional game, off to best start in 11 years
April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — BOSTON – After honouring the victims and the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Red Sox kept on with their best start in 11 years by beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday as David Ortiz played his first game since last summer and Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer [...]
Sports: A reeling Boston starts the road to recovery at Fenway
April 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
David Ortiz provided the perfect exclamation point to what had been a somber ceremony at Fenway. Michael Dwyer/AP BOSTON (AP) — A defiant David Ortiz stood on the Fenway Park infield and told the crowd to “stay strong,” bringing a rousing cheer from Bostonians weary from a week of bombings, stay-at-home orders and a manhunt [...]
Red Sox Drama: Valentine – Ortiz quit after trade
October 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jarrod Saltalamacchia #39 of the Boston Red Sox consoles Daisuke Matsuzaka #18 prior to leaving the game as Manager Bobby Valentine looks on during their game against the New York Yankees on October 3, 2012 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City (October 2, 2012 – Source: Al Bello/Getty Images North [...]
MLB: 2013 schedule released, featuring Astros in AL and full interleague
September 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox legs out a double against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on August 24, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (August 23, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) — One of baseball’s traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season. The [...]
