Daisuke Matsuzaka

Red Sox 3 Mariners 4 After snapping a 7 game losing streak on the road yesterday, the Red Sox lost a roller coaster of a game last night. Facing the struggling Mariners, Daisuke Matsuzaka looked primed for his 9th win without a loss, but left the game before starting the 5th. He ended the 4th fielding a ground ball and grabbing his right hip, but said after the game that it was shoulder fatigue that knocked him out of the game. "I wasn’t at my best. After pitching the fourth inning, I... Read Full Story

Red Sox 6 Tigers 3 Daisuke Matsuzaka dares you to score on him... he'll even help you out with a few walks... or eight... Facing one of the scariest lineup in the league last night, Dice-K chose to nibble at the strike zone for 5 innings, rather than challenge the likes of Maglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Gullien. It took 109 pitches and 8 walks, but when Matsauzaka handed the ball over to the bullpen, he had given up just 2 hots and 1 run and was set to win his 5 game with a 4-1... Read Full Story

Red Sox 5 Tigers 0 I spent most of the day running from my desk to the break room TV yesterday trying to catch glimpses of the Opening Day festivities. It was a blur of Red and Blue from 1:00 to 2:00, culminating with the introduction of Bill Buckner, the "mystery first pitch thrower." I'm well aware of the defining moment in Buckner's career, but I never had the anger towards him that many Red Sox fans held in their hearts for, too long, really. So when he walked from left field to the... Read Full Story

Here's the starting lineup for today, courtesy of Extra Bases. 1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF 2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B 3. David Ortiz, DH 4. Manny Ramirez, LF 5. Mike Lowell, 3B 6. Kevin Youkilis, 1B 7. J.D. Drew, RF 8. Kevin Cash, C 9. Julio Lugo, SS Daisuke could be come the AL's first 8 game winner today as the Sox look to sweep the Royals and win their 7th straight before heading to Oakland. Jose Guillen is the only guy with more than a game's worth of ABs against Matsuzaka... and he's batting... Read Full Story

Sitting one game within a World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies, the Boston Red Sox are a more than a force to be reckoned with... it seems they simply can't be stopped. Daisuke Matsuzaka struck out five through 5.1 innings of shutout baseball, behind the hot bats of rookies Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, who went a combined 7-for-10 with 2 RBIs a piece at the top of the order. Ellsbury became the first rookie in 61 years to have four hits in a Series game, nailing three of... Read Full Story