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April 11, 2013

BAL (3-5) - Jason Hammel
BOS (6-2) - Tyler Richardson

Baltimore scored an early run on an Adam Jones sacrifice fly in the first inning, but Boston struck back in the bottom half on a grand slam from Tucker Davis. A single from Dylan Brown scored the game's last run in the second inning, as both teams cooled down at the plate after that.

BAL...1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
BOS...4-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-X

W: Richardson (1-0) L: Hammel (1-1) S: Mi.Cooper (1)

MVP: Tucker Davis - 2-4, HR, 4 RBI

BOSTON

Bell 2b 0-3, so
-N.Gray ph-2b 1-1, sb
M.Lowe ss 2-4, 2b, r
Brown 3b 2-4, rbi, r, so
Grossman dh 2-4, r
-J.Gray pr cs
Davis rf 2-4, hr, 4 rbi, r, sb
Cormier lf 2-4, so
Hightower cf 0-3
-J.Lowe ph-cf 0-1
D.Crawford 1b 0-2
-Griffin ph-1b 0-1
A.Cooper c 0-3, r

Richardson (W) 6 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 4 k
Mi.Cooper (S) 3 ip, 4 h, 1 bb, 3 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 13, Red Wings 9
T.Mitchell 3-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, G.Lawrence 4-6, K.Cooper 2-5, HR, 4 RBI

(AA) Sea Dogs 5, Rock Cats 6
Ma.Cooper 3-5, 3B, RBI

April 12, 2013

TB (6-3) - Jeff Niemann
BOS (7-2) - Reese Anderson

After a Desmond Jennings double in the 3rd, James Loney hit a homer over the Green Monster in left. Jason Bourgeois led off the fourth inning with a solo home run of his own. Pete Grossman countered in the 5th with a homer over the Monster that traveled 469 feet. Ben Zobrist doubled in the 6th, but Isaiah Hightower threw him out at home on a Jose Molina hit. Nick Wallace cut the Rays' lead to one in the seventh inning with a home run off the Pesky Pole in right field. Dylan Brown followed with a triple off the center-field wall, and Will Griffin drove him in with a one-out double. Griffin advanced on a groundout, and Dan Crawford reached on an infield single, scoring Griffin to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead. Wallace hit his second home run of the game in the 8th inning, again to right field. Josh Kelly came in for the ninth and blew the save opportunity, allowing the Rays to tie the game on a two-run hit by Yunel Escobar, but Jared Jones stranded a pair of runners and got the final two outs of the inning. In the bottom half of the inning, Tim Cormier hit a ball over the right-field wall for Boston's second walk-off hit in four games!

TB...0-0-2-1-0-0-0-0-2
BOS...0-0-0-0-1-0-3-1-1

W: Jones (2-0) L: Oviedo (0-1)

MVP: Nick Wallace - 2-3, 2 HR

BOSTON

Bell 2b 0-3, so, e
-N.Gray ph-2b 0-1, so
M.Lowe ss 0-1
-Wallace ss 2-3, 2 hr, 2 rbi, 2 r
Brown 3b 1-4, 3b, r
Grossman dh 1-4, hr, rbi, r
Griffin 1b 2-4, 2b, rbi, r
Davis rf 0-3
-Cormier ph 1-1, hr, rbi, r
D.Crawford c 2-3, rbi, sb, cs
Hightower cf 1-3
J.Gray lf 1-3, so, sb, cs

Anderson (-) 6 ip, 7 h, 3 r, 5 k
Mi.Cooper (-) 1.1 ip, 2 k
H.Cooper (H) 0.1 ip
J.McDougal (H) 0.1 ip
Kelly (BS) 0.1 ip, 4 h, 2 r
Jones (W) 0.2 ip, k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 3, Red Wings 6
Johnson 1-4, HR, F.Grossman 3 IP, 0 R, 4 K

(AA) Sea Dogs 3, Rock Cats 9
Z.Lawrence 2-4, R, Ma.Cooper 2-4, R

Transactions

Promoted 1B James Hill from AA Portland to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted C Sean Brown from AAA Pawtucket to AA Portland.

FANTASY UPDATES

SS Matt Lowe: Lowe (hamstring) left the game in the second inning, but is okay. He will sit the next two games as per the Sox' usual rotation, but will be available in full off the bench.

LHP Jayson McDougal: McDougal remains the Sox' closer, assured manager John Farrell. "We just wanted to get him in a little appearance, didn't want or need a full inning out of him after the tough save the other night," Farrell said.

April 13, 2013

TB (6-4) - David Price
BOS (8-2) - Simon Young

Nate Gray led off the first with a long single, followed by Nick Wallace's third home run in two games. Will Griffin made it back-to-back homers with his 7th round-tripper of the season. It took Tampa Bay until the fourth inning to strike back, on a Luke Scott solo home run. In the bottom of the seventh, Matt Lowe hit a pinch-hit homer to extend Boston's lead to three runs. Nick Wallace led off the 8th with a base hit, and Griffin hit his second homer of the game in the next at-bat. Matt Lowe followed his first AB with a second home run, this time a three-run shot to right-center off Juan Oviedo. Heath Cooper pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to seal the Sox' 8th consecutive win.

TB...0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0
BOS...3-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-X

W: Young (2-1) L: Price (0-1)

MVP: Matt Lowe - 2-2, 2 HR, 4 RBI

BOSTON

N.Gray 2b 2-4, r, so
Wallace ss 2-4, hr, 2 rbi, 2 r
Griffin 3b-1b 2-4, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 2 r
Grossman 1b 0-4, 2 so
-Brown 3b
Davis rf 3-4, r
Cormier lf 1-4, r
Hightower dh 0-2, so
-M.Lowe dh 2-2, 2 hr, 4 rbi, 2 r
A.Cooper c 0-2
-D.Crawford ph-c 2-2, sb
J.Lowe cf 0-2, so
-J.Gray ph-cf 0-2

Young (W) 7 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 7 k
A.McDougal (H) 1 ip, 2 k
H.Cooper (-) 1 ip, 2 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 5, Red Wings 11
Adams 3-4, R.Cooper 3-3, C.Grossman 1-4, HR, 2 RBI

(AA) Sea Dogs 5, Rock Cats 8
Z.Lawrence 3-5, RBI

FANTASY UPDATES

1B Pete Grossman: Grossman went hitless in four at-bats, ending his 10-game hitting streak to start the season.

SS Matt Lowe: Lowe (hamstring) entered as a pinch-hitter, and belted two home runs in two plate appearances. He was pulled in the 2nd inning of last night's game with the injury.

April 14, 2013

TB (6-5) - Matt Moore
BOS (9-2) - Matthew Hanson

Brett Bell singled and swiped two bases before scoring on a Will Griffin single in the first. A failed pickoff attempt on Desmond Jennings led to an advance to second, and a James Loney single drove him in to score in the third. Pete Grossman hit a double to lead off the 4th inning, and after advancing to third on a Tucker Davis single, scored on a groundout by Tim Cormier. Luke Scott hit a solo homer in the 5th to take the lead. Jared Jones entered in the 7th and promptly surrendered a home run to Jennings. Boston got two base hits to start the ninth inning, but pinch-hitter Matt Lowe hit into a double play and Tim Cormier grounded out, and the Sox took their first loss in nine games.

TB...0-0-1-1-1-0-1-0-0
BOS...1-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0

W: Moore (2-0) L: Hanson (2-1) S: Rodney (2)

MVP: Matt Moore - 8 ip, 2 r, 11 k

BOSTON

Bell 2b-ss 1-4, r, 2 sb, so
Wallace ss 1-3, sb, so
-N.Gray ph-2b 0-1, so
Griffin 3b-1b 2-4, rbi, sb, 2 so
Grossman dh 2-4, 2b, r, so
Davis rf 1-3, so
-J.Gray cf
--M.Lowe ph 0-1
Cormier lf 0-4, rbi
Hightower cf-rf 1-2, sac, cs
A.Cooper c 0-3, 2 so
D.Crawford 1b 0-2, so
-Brown 3b 0-1, so

Hanson (L) 6 ip, 9 h, 3 r, 5 k
Jones (-) 0.2 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 k
H.Cooper (-) 0.1 ip
Kelly (-) 1 ip
A.McDougal (-) 1 ip, 1 h

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 8, Red Wings 4
G.Lawrence 3-3, 2 HR, 6 RBI, T.Hill 7 IP, 3 ER, 9 K

(AA) Sea Dogs 8, Rock Cats 6
Brown 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, C.Thompson 2-4

Transactions

Placed CF Jeff Lowe (finger) on the 15-day DL. Recalled 1B Grant Lawrence from AAA Pawtucket. Optioned P Jared Jones to AAA Pawtucket. Recalled P Scooter Thompson from AAA Pawtucket. Promoted C Sean Brown from AA Portland to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted C Clay Gomes from AAA Pawtucket to AA Portland.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Reporter: How does it feel to lose after that 8-game win streak?
Carson: It sucks, but at the same time, it's good to have that streak in the first place.

FANTASY UPDATES

CF Jeff Lowe: Lowe (finger) was placed on the 15-day DL. Reports suggest that the injury itself is minor, but that it was also the result of a minor scuffle in the locker room before the game. Lowe had been slated in the #9 spot starting in center field, but was replaced by Tucker Davis after his injury. The DL stint is likely more about character issues than the finger itself.

RHP Jared Jones: Jones was demoted to the team's AAA affiliate in Pawtucket. Rumors indicate that Jones was part of the brief locker-room fight resulting in an injury to outfielder Jeff Lowe. Jones had allowed 3 runs over 2 innings in his last three appearances. He will reportedly work as the closer in Pawtucket.

1B Grant Lawrence: Lawrence was recalled from AAA after a two-homer game against the Twins' affiliate. He will likely start at first base and DH a couple times a week, meaning Will Griffin will play less at first and more at the hot corner.

SCOUTING REPORTS

RHP Scooter Thompson: Thompson throws a fastball, knuckle-curve and an original pitch known as the "knuckle screwball" in addition to an occasional "normal" screwball. The fastball is quite possibly the flattest in the majors, but Thompson makes up for it with good control. He looks to be a pitcher who can throw multiple innings without tiring.

1B Grant Lawrence: Grant is the oldest of three brothers in the Boston organization. He is a talented power hitter with a good arm, despite playing first base exclusively.

April 15, 2013

Jackie Robinson Day

TB (7-5) - Alex Cobb
BOS (9-3) - Matt Crawford

Matt Crawford got into trouble early, but was rescued by an Isaiah Hightower outfield assist and two strikeouts, escaping the first inning with no runs on the board. He couldn't escape in the fourth inning, allowing four runs and leaving after only 3 2/3 innings. Boston scored their first run in the 5th inning on a suicide squeeze by Jack Gray. Hightower doubled in the ninth, and Nick Wallace drove him in with a pinch-hit single, but was caught trying to steal second, and Tucker Davis popped out to end the game.

TB...0-0-0-4-1-0-0-0-0
BOS...0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1

W: Cobb (3-0) L: M.Crawford (1-1) S: Peralta (1)

MVP: Alex Cobb - 8 IP, 2 R, 8 K

BOSTON

Bell ss 2-4, sb
M.Lowe dh 1-4, 2 so
Brown 3b 0-3, so
-Lawrence 1b 0-1
Grossman 1b 0-3
-Griffin 3b 1-1
Cormier lf 1-4, 2 so
Hightower rf-cf 2-4, 2b, 2 r, sb
N.Gray 2b 2-4, so
D.Crawford c 1-3, 2 so
-Wallace ph 1-1, rbi, cs
J.Gray cf rbi, 2 sac, e
-Davis ph-rf 0-2

M.Crawford (L) 3.2 ip, 9 h, 4 r, 2 k
Mi.Cooper (-) 2.1 ip, 2 h, 1 r, 1 bb, 3 k
Thompson (-) 3 ip, 2 h, 3 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 3, IronPigs 6
T.Mitchell 2-4, HR, S.Brown 2-4, HR

(AA) Sea Dogs 1, Mets 2
Ma.Cooper 1-4, SB, R

FANTASY UPDATES

LHP Michael Cooper: Cooper allowed an earned run in the fifth inning, breaking a streak of 10 2/3 scoreless innings to start the season.

CF Jack Gray: Gray recorded just his second RBI of the season with a suicide squeeze. Gray is slated to start five games this week, as Sox manager John Farrell looks to rest his starters occasionally. He will try to raise his batting average above the paltry .167 he sits at currently.

April 16, 2013

BOS (9-4) - Tyler Richardson
CLE (10-3) - Josh Tomlin

The Indians scored a pair of runs in the third inning off of two hits, two stolen bases and a Jason Kipnis sac fly. The Red Sox scored in the sixth on an RBI double from Pete Grossman, but despite loading the bases with 1 out, were unable to tie or take the lead. After retiring 12 consecutive batters, Tyler Richardson allowed two unearned runs resulting from a pair of errors and a two-run single by Jason Giambi. Chris Perez entered to close the game in the ninth, but surrendered a base hit to Tucker Davis, a two-run homer to Isaiah Hightower, and the game-tying home run to Dan Crawford. Matt Lowe drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-run single. Cleveland's fourth pitcher of the inning, Joe Smith, entered and gave up a three-run home run to Pete Grossman. Will Griffin followed with a single, the ninth hit of the inning out of nine batters. Rich Hill entered for the Tribe, marking the fifth pitcher in the inning, the preceding four having recorded no outs. Hill set down three Sox, but Jayson McDougal shut down the Indians to seal the victory.

BOS...0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-8
CLE...0-0-2-0-0-2-0-0-0

W: A.McDougal (1-1) L: Myers (1-1)

MVP: Pete Grossman - 2-5, HR, 4 RBI

BOSTON

Bell 2b 1-4
-N.Gray ph-2b 1-1, 2b, r
M.Lowe ss 3-5, 2 rbi, 2 r
Brown 3b 3-4, r, hbp
Grossman dh 2-5, hr, 4 rbi, r
Griffin 1b 3-4, bb
Davis rf 1-5, r
Cormier lf 0-3
-Hightower cf 1-2, hr, 2 rbi, r, so
A.Cooper c 0-2, 2 so
-D.Crawford ph-c 1-3, hr, rbi, r, so
J.Gray cf-lf 1-4, r, sb, so, e

Richardson (-) 5.2 ip, 7 h, 4 r (2 er), 7 k
H.Cooper (-) 0.1 ip
A.McDougal (W) 2 ip, 1 k
J.McDougal (-) 1 ip, 1 h, 3 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 1, IronPigs 11
K.Lawrence 1-4, RBI

(AA) Sea Dogs 3, Mets 2
Ma.Cooper 1-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R

Transactions

Promoted 3B Zach Lawrence from AA Portland to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted 3B Josh Cooper from AAA Pawtucket to AA Portland. Placed 1B Brandon Snyder (leg) on the 60-day DL.

FANTASY UPDATES

C Andrew Cooper: Reports have surfaced that the Red Sox are unhappy with Cooper's play, and could demote him to the minor leagues at some point in the near future. While Cooper is hitting just .167 on the season, there does not appear to be a viable option in the organization right now, as Brent Lawson is also struggling at the plate in AAA.

April 17, 2013

BOS (10-4) - Reese Anderson
CLE (10-4) - Corey Kluber

Cleveland got the scoring started with a Lonnie Chisenhall homer in the second inning. In the fifth, Boston responded on an RBI groundout from Nick Wallace. After Will Griffin was hit by a pitch, Pete Grossman scored Wallace with a single, and Grant Lawrence drove in Griffin with his second hit of the day. Tucker Davis followed with a three-run homer to left. Grossman hit a home run leading off the 7th inning.

BOS...0-0-0-0-6-0-1-0-0
CLE...0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

W: Anderson (2-0) L: Kluber (1-2)

MVP: Pete Grossman - 2-4, HR, 2 RBI

BOSTON

Bell 2b 2-4, r, so
-N.Gray 2b 1-1
Wallace ss 1-4, 2b, rbi
-Brown 3b 0-1
Griffin 3b 1-3, r, hbp
-D.Crawford 1b 0-1, e
Grossman 1b 2-4, hr, 2 rbi, 2 r, so
-Cormier lf 1-1
Lawrence dh 3-5, 2b, rbi, r, so
Davis rf 1-5, hr, 3 rbi, r, 2 so
Hightower cf 3-4
-M.Lowe ss 0-1
A.Cooper c 0-5, 2 so
J.Gray lf-cf 1-3, r, sb, sac

Anderson (W) 6.1 ip, 7 h, 1 r, 3 k
H.Cooper (-) 0.2 ip, 1 k
Kelly (-) 2 ip, 1 h, 1 r, 1 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 4, IronPigs 5
S.Gomes 3-5, HR, R.Cooper 2-3

(AA) Sea Dogs 4, Mets 5
Ma.Cooper 2-4, HR, 2 SB, J.Cooper 2-4

Transactions

Recalled C Brent Lawson from AAA Pawtucket. Optioned C Andrew Cooper to AAA Pawtucket.

April 18, 2013

BOS (11-4) - Simon Young
CLE (10-5) - Justin Masterson

Nate Gray hit his first major league home run on the first pitch of the ballgame, but Cleveland struck back with a three-run inning, including a two-run homer by Carlos Santana. It took 26 pitches, but Young was able to escape with only three on the board against him. Santana hit another home run in the third inning. A couple of fluky hits scored two runs in the seventh for the Sox. Boston's next two runs weren't fluky, as they came on a Pete Grossman homer. The Indians teed off on Scooter Thompson and Heath Cooper in the 8th, scoring five runs.

BOS...1-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0
CLE...3-0-1-1-0-1-0-5-X

W: Masterson (3-0) L: Young (2-2) S: Smith (1)

MVP: Carlos Santana - 3-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI

BOSTON

N.Gray 2b 3-5, hr, rbi, r, e
Wallace ss 0-4, r, sb, e
Brown 3b 2-4, so
Grossman dh 2-4, hr, 2 rbi, r
Griffin 1b 2-4, r
Davis rf 2-4, r
Cormier lf 2-4, rbi, cs
D.Crawford c 1-3, rbi
-Lawrence ph 0-1
Hightower cf 0-3
-M.Lowe ph 0-1, so
--J.Gray pr cs

Young (L) 4 ip, 8 h, 5 r, 3 k
Mi.Cooper (-) 2.1 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 3 k
Thompson (-) 0.2 ip, 3 h, 3 r
H.Cooper (-) 1 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 1 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 8, IronPigs 3
S.Gomes 4-5, A.Cooper 2-4, HR

(AA) Sea Dogs 10, Rock Cats 8
Ma.Cooper 3-5, J.Cooper 1-5, 4 RBI

Transactions

Optioned CF Jack Gray to AAA Pawtucket. Recalled RF Shane Gomes from AAA Pawtucket.

April 19, 2013

KC (6-8) - Jeremy Guthrie
BOS (11-5) - Matthew Hanson

In the first, two runs scored on a Dylan Brown single that led to a two-base error. Later in the inning, Grant Lawrence slugged a home run over the Green Monster. The Sox put up a total of six runs against Guthrie, and drove him out of the game in the 3rd inning. After the Royals put up a run in the sixth inning, Grant Lawrence hit his second homer of the ballgame, also over the Monster. Dylan Brown made it a non-save situation with a two-run home run in the 7th, but Scooter Thompson allowed two runs in mop-up relief, and Jayson McDougal got four outs for his 3rd save of the season.

KC...0-0-1-2-0-1-0-2-0
BOS...4-0-2-0-0-1-2-0-X

W: Hanson (3-1) L: Guthrie (2-1) S: J.McDougal (3)

MVP: Grant Lawrence - 3-4, 2 HR

BOSTON

Bell 2b 1-3, r, sac
M.Lowe ss 1-4, r, so
Brown 3b 3-4, 2b, hr, 3 rbi, 3 r
Grossman 1b 1-4, rbi, r, so
-Griffin 1b
Lawrence dh 3-4, 2 hr, 3 rbi, 2 r
Davis rf 1-4
Cormier lf 0-4
Hightower cf 1-3, so
Lawson 1-3, r

Hanson (W) 6 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 1 bb, 3 k
A.McDougal (H) 1 ip, 1 h
Thompson (-) 0.2 ip, 3 h, 2 r
J.McDougal (S) 1.1 ip, 1 h, 1 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 3, Red Wings 4
T.Hill 7 IP, 1 ER, 9 K, Harris 2-4, R

(AA) Sea Dogs 5, Rock Cats 11
Ma.Cooper 1-4, 3 RBI

Transactions

Assigned RP Scooter Thompson to AAA Pawtucket. Recalled SP Tanner Hill from AAA Pawtucket.

Reports: Sox to use "tandem-starting"?

Boston recalled right-hander Tanner Hill, assigning fellow righty Scooter Thompson to Pawtucket in the process. One problem: this move gives the major league Sox 6 starting pitchers. Rumors indicate that Boston will keep Simon Young (2-2, 5.32) in the rotation, but use Hill as the primary reliever when he starts. This approach, known as "tandem starting", has been popularized by some of the Houston Astros' minor-league affiliates.

April 20, 2013

KC (6-9) - James Shields
BOS (12-5) - Matt Crawford

A sac fly in the second drew first blood for the Royals, but Dylan Brown responded with a two-run homer in the 3rd inning. Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer in the 8th to give Kansas City the lead. A homer by Lorenzo Cain extended the lead to four. Yet another two-run shot, from Nick Wallace, brought the Sox within two runs, but Kelvin Herrera stranded two runners.

KC...0-1-0-0-1-0-0-4-2
BOS...0-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0

W: Sanches (1-0) L: M.Crawford (1-2) S: Herrera (1)

MVP: Alex Gordon - 3-5, HR, 3 RBI

BOSTON

Bell 2b 1-4, sb, e
-Lawson c sac
M.Lowe ss 2-5, r
Brown 3b 2-5, hr, 2 rbi, 2 r, sb, so
Grossman dh 1-3
-Wallace pr-dh 1-1, hr, 2 rbi, r, cs
Griffin 1b 1-4
Cormier lf 2-4
Gomes rf 1-2, so
-Lawrence ph 0-1
--Davis rf 1-1
D.Crawford c 0-3, so
-N.Gray ph-2b 0-1
Hightower cf 2-4

M.Crawford (L) 7.1 ip, 11 h, 4 r, 3 k
H.Cooper (-) 1.2 ip, 6 h, 4 r, 2 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 3, Red Wings 0
Waldrop 8.2 IP, 0 R, J.Gray 2-3, HR, SB

(AA) Sea Dogs 12, Rock Cats 9 (10)
Ma.Cooper 2-6, 3 RBI, J.Cooper 3-5, 2 RBI, S.Cooper 2-4, 3 RBI

Transactions

Optioned RP Heath Cooper to AAA Pawtucket. Recalled CF Jack Gray from AAA Pawtucket. Demoted RP Frank Grossman to A Greenville.

FANTASY UPDATES

RHP Heath Cooper: After throwing 29 pitches Saturday, Cooper was demoted to Pawtucket. He has made 9 appearances, posting a 13.50 ERA through 6 innings, with 7 strikeouts.

RF Shane Gomes: Gomes is likely to be sent down to make room for RHP Frank Grossman. Gomes is 1-for-11 with four strikeouts in four MLB games (all starts) this season, but the team appears to prefer Jack Gray as the fourth outfielder. Gomes and Gray will both start Sunday afternoon.

April 21, 2013

KC (7-9) - Ervin Santana
BOS (12-6) - Tyler Richardson

A 25-pitch first inning for Tyler Richardson saw four runs put up by the Royals, including three on a home run by Alex Gordon. Salvador Perez hit a homer in the 6th inning, but Will Griffin matched him in the bottom half of the inning.

KC...4-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0
BOS...0-0-0-0-0-1-0-1-0

W: Santana (2-2) L: Richardson (1-1) S: Gutierrez (1)

MVP: Alex Gordon - 1-4, HR, 3 RBI

BOSTON

Bell 2b 2-4, r, 3 sb, bb
Wallace ss 0-3, sac
Griffin 3b 1-4, hr, 2 rbi, r, so
Grossman dh 1-4, so
-N.Gray pr
Lawrence 1b 1-4, so
Davis rf 0-4
Gomes lf 3-4, cs
D.Crawford c 0-3, so
-M.Lowe ph 0-1
J.Gray cf 2-4

Richardson (L) 6 ip, 9 h, 5 r, 8 k
Mi.Cooper (-) 3 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 2 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 9, Red Wings 2
A.Cooper 3-4, HR, Adams 1-3, HR, 3 RBI

(AA) Sea Dogs 8, Rock Cats 10
Ma.Cooper 2-5, 3 RBI, 2 R

Transactions

Recalled RP Frank Grossman from A Greenville. Assigned SP Tanner Hill to A Greenville.

April 22, 2013

OAK (13-6) - Bartolo Colon
BOS (12-7) - Reese Anderson

Coco Crisp led off the game with a home run, and Seth Smith followed later in the inning with a two-run shot to right. Both teams scored runs, but the Sox cut the lead to just one run in the 5th inning on a Matt Lowe home run that made it 4-3. A two-run homer from Yoenis Cespedes came in the seventh inning, but Tim Cormier countered with a solo homer leading off the 8th.

OAK...3-0-1-0-0-0-2-0-0
BOS...0-0-1-1-1-0-0-1-0

W: Colon (3-1) L: Anderson (2-1) S: Balfour (7)

MVP: Coco Crisp - 2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R

BOSTON

Bell 2b 1-4, sb, cs, sac
M.Lowe ss 3-5, hr, 2 rbi, r, so
Griffin 3b 1-5, 2b
P.Grossman 1b 1-4, 2 so
-Davis rf 0-1
Cormier rf-lf 2-4, hr, rbi, r
Gomes dh 1-2, r, bb
-Wallace dh 0-1
Hightower cf 2-4, sb
D.Crawford c 1-4, rbi, r
J.Gray lf 0-2, sac
-Lawrence ph-1b 0-1

Anderson (L) 5.2 ip, 8 h, 4 r, 5 k
Mi.Cooper (-) 1.2 ip, 2 h, 2 r, 1 k
F.Grossman (-) 1.2 ip, 3 k

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 6, Red Wings 1
K.Cooper 3-5, A.Cooper 3-4, 2 RBI

(AA) Sea Dogs 3, Mets 4
C.Thompson 1-3, BB

Transactions

Recalled SP Tanner Hill from A Greenville. Assigned CF Jack Gray to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted CF Anthony Mitchell to AA Portland.

April 23, 2013

OAK (14-6) - Brett Anderson
BOS (12-8) - Simon Young

In the first inning, the Sox scored three runs on RBI singles from Pete Grossman, Tucker Davis, and Tim Cormier. As Boston extended their lead to six runs, Simon Young retired the first 13 Athletics he faced. The first hit, however, was a Brandon Moss home run.

OAK...0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0
BOS...3-2-0-1-2-0-0-0-X

W: Young (3-2) L: Anderson (1-2)

MVP: Nate Gray - 2-4, HR

BOSTON

N.Gray 2b 2-4, 2b, hr, rbi, 2 r, so, sb
-Bell ph-2b 0-1
Wallace ss 1-3, rbi, r, sac
-M.Lowe ph-ss 0-1, so
Brown 3b 1-4, 2b, r
-Griffin 3b
P.Grossman dh 2-4, rbi, r, so
Lawrence 1b 3-4, rbi, r
-D.Crawford 1b
Davis rf 2-4, rbi, r
-Gomes rf
Cormier lf 2-4, hr, 3 rbi, r, so
Hightower cf 0-4
Lawson c 0-4, so

Young (W) 8.1 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 4 k
F.Grossman (-) 0.2 ip

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 3, Bisons 4
J.Hill 2-5, 2 RBI, Adams 2-4, 2 BB

(AA) Sea Dogs 1, Mets 4
C.Thompson 2-4

Transactions

Recalled CF Jack Gray from AAA Pawtucket. Assigned SP Tanner Hill to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted P Jake Jones to A Greenville. Promoted LF Jackie Bradley Jr. to AAA Pawtucket.

April 24, 2013

OAK (14-7) - Jarrod Parker
BOS (13-8) - Matthew Hanson

The Red Sox struck first with a bases-loaded single by Tucker Davis in the first. Oakland got on the board with a two-run Coco Crisp triple. In the sixth inning, Shane Gomes doubled off the Green Monster to tie the game. In the 10th, Tim Cormier led off with a single. With one out, Isaiah Hightower hit a ground-rule double, prompting an intentional walk to load the bases. Dan Crawford laid down a perfect bunt for the game-winning RBI!

OAK...0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
BOS...1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1

W: Kelly (1-0) L: Cook (1-1)

MVP: Matthew Hanson - 8 IP, 2 ER

BOSTON

Bell 2b 1-4, r
-N.Gray ph-2b 0-1
M.Lowe ss 2-5
Brown 3b 3-5, so, sb, cs
P.Grossman dh 1-5, so
Griffin 1b 0-4, so
-Cormier lf 1-1, r
Davis rf 1-5, so
Hightower cf 3-5, 2b, r, so
Gomes lf 1-3, 2b, rbi
-Lawrence ph-1b 0-1, ibb
Lawson c 1-3, so
-Wallace ph 1-1
--D.Crawford c sac, rbi

Hanson (-) 8 ip, 5 h, 2 r, 10 k
Kelly (W) 2 ip

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 0, Bisons 3
A.Cooper 3-3, R.Cooper 2-4

(AA) Sea Dogs 8, Mets 7
J.Cooper 2-4, HR, C.Thompson 2-4, 3B, SB

Transactions

Recalled P Jake Jones from A Greenville and C Andrew Cooper from AAA Pawtucket. Assigned C Brent Lawson and CF Jack Gray to AAA Pawtucket. Demoted 3B Zach Lawrence to AA Portland.

April 25, 2013

HOU (5-16) - Erik Bedard
BOS (14-8) - Matt Crawford

In the second inning, Boston put together a rally with two outs, leading to seven runs, including homers by Nick Wallace and Pete Grossman. In the 5th, Houston scored on RBI singles by Ronny Cedeno, Matt Dominguez, and J.D. Martinez, but Tim Cormier hit a two-run homer to extend the lead back to five runs. A two-run single by Martinez in the 7th cut the lead to three.

HOU...0-0-1-0-3-0-2-1-2
BOS...0-7-0-0-2-0-3-0-x

W: M.Crawford (2-2) L: Bedard (1-2) S: J.McDougal (4)

MVP: Tim Cormier - 3-4, HR

BOSTON

N.Gray 2b 1-5, 2b, rbi, r, so
Wallace ss 2-5, hr, 2 rbi, r
Griffin 3b 1-4, r, so, e
-Gomes ph 0-1
--Brown 3b
P.Grossman dh 2-4, hr, 2 rbi, 2 r, 2 so
Lawrence 1b 1-3, 2b, 2 r, bb
Davis rf 2-3, rbi, r, so, sac
Cormier lf 3-4, 2b, hr, 4 rbi, 3 r
Hightower cf 2-3, rbi, sb, sac
D.Crawford c 1-3, rbi, r
-M.Lowe ph 0-1
--A.Cooper c

M.Crawford (W) 5.1 ip, 11 h, 4 r, 4 k
F.Grossman (H) 1 ip, 4 h, 2 r
A.McDougal (H) 1 ip, 2 h, 1 r (0 er), 2 k
Jak.Jones (-) 1.1 ip, 3 h, 2 r, 1 bb, 2 k
J.McDougal (S) 0.1 ip

MiLB Recap

(AAA) PawSox 2, Bisons 7
M.Harris 2-4, S.Brown 2-3

(AA) Sea Dogs: IDLE