Thirty Runs Equals Two Victories!

A winning day for the Boston Red Sox! The day began with an exhibition game against the Northeastern University Huskies at the City of Palms Park. The Sox shut out the Huskies fourteen to zero. The Sox scoring started in the bottom of the first inning with the first two homeruns of Spring Training - a grand slam and a solo - producing five runs. Boston continued to the end result of fourteen runs by chalking up runs in the bottom of the third inning (seven) and the bottom of the fourth inning (two).

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HUSKIES: zero runs, two hits, one error

RED SOX: fourteen runs, ten hits, zero errors

HUSKIES: Starting Pitcher: R. Lloyd, Losing Pitcher: R. Lloyd

RED SOX: Starting Pitcher: Kris Johnson, Winning Pitcher: Kris Johnson

RED SOX: Homeruns: Josh Bard, Angel Chavez (2 - including grand slam)

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The second team the Red Sox hosted in Fort Myers today was the Cincinnati Reds. Boston scored in the bottom of the first four innings - four runs in the first, six runs in the second, two runs in the third, and one run in the fourth. And it was in the top of the fourth inning that Cincinnati scored their first run. They would go on to score in the top of the seventh and eighth - two runs in each inning. The Red Sox scored their final three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The final score was Boston sixteen and Cincinnati five.

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CINCINNATI: five runs, eight hits, one error

BOSTON: sixteen runs, twenty hits, zero errors

CINCINNATI: Starting Pitcher: Nick Masset, Losing Pitcher: Nick Masset

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Winning Pitcher: Clay Buchholz

BOSTON: Homerun: Brad Wilkerson

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 3, Spring Training Losses: 3

Rays Rout Red Sox

The Sox traveled to Port Charlotte to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. However, it was the Rays who took the Sox to their third loss in a row in this pre-season. Tampa Bay produced runs in the first three innings of the game (one in the bottom of the first, four in the bottom of the second, and five in the bottom of the third) to take the lead. The only Boston runs of the game came in the top of the fifth inning. There were four of them. Tampa Bay would go on to score two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, thus wining the game by a score of twelve to four.

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BOSTON: four runs, seven hits, two errors

TAMPA BAY: twelve runs, thirteen hits, two errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Michael Bowden, Losing Pitcher: Michael Bowden

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Jeff Niemann, Winning Pitcher: Jeff Niemann

TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Evan Longoria, Chris Richard

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 1, Spring Training Losses: 3

Pittsburgh Pirates Prevail

In the City of Palms Park, the Red Sox hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates for this pre-season game. And, for the first time in this Spring Training season, the Sox put up runs first. They scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and kept that lead until the top of the ninth. That's when the Pirates scored three runs and, as the Sox were unable to come back in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Pirates won the game three to two.

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PITTSBURGH: three runs, five hits, one error

BOSTON: two runs, three hits, one error

PITTSBURGH: Starting Pitcher: Ian Snell, Winning Pitcher: Tyler Yates

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Losing Pitcher: Richie Lentz

PITTSBURGH: Save: Daniel Haigwood

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 1, Spring Training Losses: 2

Spring Training DoubleHeader: Opponents Boston College Eagles, Minnesota Twins

The Boston Red Sox started their 2009 pre-season with a seven to one win over the Boston College Eagles in a seven-inning exhibition game held at Fort Myers. The Eagles' single run was scored in the top of the fourth inning and the Sox finally scored runs (six of them) in the bottom of the fifth inning. The seventh Red Sox run was scored in the bottom of the sixth inning.

EAGLES: one run, five hits, no errors.

RED SOX: seven runs, eight hits, no errors.

EAGLES: Starting Pitcher: Geoff Oxley, Losing Pitcher: Kyle Prohovich.

RED SOX: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Junichi Tazawa

RED SOX: Homerun: Yamaico Navarro

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Well, this second game of the doubleheader (and their first official Grapefruit League game) was over for the Sox in the second inning at Hammond Stadium - the pre-season ball park for the Minnesota Twins. The Twins scored three runs in the bottom of the second and that was all they needed to eventually beat the Red Sox five to two. The Sox managed to put up single runs in the top of the fourth and sixth innings. The Twins' final two runs came in the bottom of the eighth.

BOSTON: two runs, nine hits, one error.

MINNESOTA: five runs, eleven hits, no errors.

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Tim Wakefield

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Glen Perkins, Winning Pitcher: Glen Perkins

MINNESOTA: Save: Sean Henn

RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 1, Spring Training Losses: 1