Monday, March 8, 2010

Sox Looking Strong During First Week Of Spring Training

The Red Sox are coming out strong in Florida this Spring Training, and so far are 5-2 after almost a full week of games.  They beat Northeastern on Wednesday 15-0, with a two-run homerun by Ortiz in the six-run fourth inning.  Later that day, they went on to defeat Boston College 6-1 with Youkilis, Julio Iglesias, and Ryan Kalish all contributing to the score.  

Thursdays game against the Minnesota Twins was a little closer, but the Sox pulled off a 2-1 win with the help of Dustin Pedroia and Mark Wagner at bat.  They suffered a couple losses on Friday and Saturday: a 0-5 loss against the Twins, followed by a 4-6 loss against Tampa Bay.  

However, they looked better again later Saturday with a 9-3 victory over the Twins, in which Tug Hulett pinch hit for David Ortiz to score a three run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.  John Lackey looked great on the mound, retiring all six Twin batters he faced.  




Finally, on Sunday the Sox finished out the weekend with a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles.  Lowrie had two hits, but Mark Wagner was the key factor with his go ahead home run in the top of the ninth inning.  Clay Buchholz seemed a little rusty on the mound, but was supported by Boof Bonser later on with 2 scoreless innings.      

2 comments:

  1. My dad and brother are so glad that it's spring training time again; they are huge Red Sox fans! Living in Connecticut, we don't have any professional teams in state, so we are split down the middle for Red Sox/Yankees. I'm sure that they're hoping for a good spring training to lead to a good season!

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  2. I'm so happy you brought this up, because I know a lot of Connecticut families that are split between the Red Sox and Yankees just like yours! Thank god your Dad and brother chose the right team. ;) and the way Spring Training is going so far, it looks as if we'll have a great season! Thanks for the feedback!

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