Gameday Open Thread: Tigers 6/2

Salud! While my name is Italian I swear there is at least a little Irish running through my blood (thanks maternal Grandpa). Although my love for Notre Dame far outweighs the actual percentage of Irish blood in my system. I thought I would introduce you to me through my top 10 of Notre Dame sports (I will only be picking from games that I witnessed either in person or on TV). The...

During the second inning of tonight's game, the NESN cameras caught a squirrel on the field, scuffling past J.D. Drew, as depicted in the screen-shot below:Seconds later, the camera panned back to the plate, where the advertisement on the backstop promotes a website with the name... savingsquirrels.com:All of which means the stage is set for Julian Tavarez to show up somewhere...

Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers 7:05 pm Comerica Park - Detroit, MI SP: Josh Beckett vs. Armando Galarraga © Center Field © Center Field

Terry Francona gets his 500th win as a Red Sox Manager (courtesy Boston.com)Mike Cornell, a defenseman who was a co-captain for the three-time U.S. Junior A Tier III national champion New Hampshire Junior Monarchs, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine this fall.BDN High School Page here...PPH High School Page Here...The Portland Sea Dogs, lead by Junichi Tazawa...

Josh Beckett threw 6 2/3 no-hit innings and the offense backed him up with some run support as the Boston Red Sox survived some rough defense at the end to beat the Detroit Tigers 10-5 in front of 29,240 at Comerica Park in Detroit. It’s the third straight win for the Red Sox (31-22) and it [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka and Terry Francona were both in search of wins. Both, for different reasons. Matsuzaka earned his first victory of the 2009 season pitching 5 innings, yielding six hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Francona won his 500th game as a manager for the Boston Red Sox. J.D Drew got things started for the Red Sox in the first with an RBI single. After...

A month ago, Tigers rookie Rick Porcello looked overmatched and overripe for a return to the minor leagues. He was 1-3 with a 6.23 ERA through four starts, and had served up six home run balls in 21.2 innings. What a difference a month makes. The 20-year-old righthander reeled off five straight victories in May as his Tigers pushed into first place in the AL Central. Porcello allowed...

Former Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Edwin Jackson, traded for Matt Joyce after last season, was spectacular again for the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. He threw another eight innings, and he allowed only two hits, and he won again. Let the...

Jonathan Papelbon wanted to make things interesting last night in Detroit.Interesting as in giving up three singles to load the bases with no outs then strikeout the side to secure the 5-1 victory over the Tigers.The Boston Red Sox closer threw 35 pitches including an 11-pitch at-bat to Josh Anderson before striking him out.This isn't the first time this season Paps has given...

Daisuke Matsuzaka picked up his first win of the season last night, though it was a typical Dice-K performance, runners on base, getting out of jams, and generally keeping the pace of the game at a crawl. Jason Bay hit a two run homer in the Red Sox 5-1 victory over the Tigers. Michael Silverman says that [...]Post from: Boston Sports Media Watch

Tuesday, June 2nd @ 7:05 PM Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) (0-3, 8.82) vs Rick Porcello (R) (6-3, 3.48) TV: NESN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio Wednesday, June 3rd @ 7:05 PM Josh Beckett (R) (5-2, 4.60) vs Armando Galarraga (R) (3-5, 5.50) TV:NESN, ESPN, MLB.tv Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio Thursday, June 4th @ 1:05 [...]

 Boston 30-22 / Detroit 28-22 Daisuke Matsuzaka Pitched well enough for his first win of the season and now stands at 1-3. This of course is great news for the organization because with-out his 15 or so victories the Red Sox have little hope of moving into the post season. The bullpen did another tremendous job in passing the ball to Delcarmen, Okajima and Ramirez then watched...