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Youkilis gets 4 years $40 million

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 | Boston Red Sox, Concerts, MLB | No Comments

The Red Sox have finalized a four year $40 million deal with Kevin Youkilis. The deal also includes an option for a fifth year. In 2008 Youkilis hit .312 with 29 home runs and 115 RBIs.

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Tied 1-1, Red Sox Rays Resume ALCS Tonight @ Fenway Park

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Sports | No Comments

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will play Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at 4:35PM EST on Monday, October 13th at Fenway Park in Boston.  The Rays will throw 11-game winner Matt Garza, while the Red Sox will counter with ace Jon Lester.  Lester helped pitch the Red Sox to victory in the ALDS over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim with 2 dominating starts in which he did not allow an earned run.

In Game 1 of the ALCS, Daisuke Matsuzaka led the Red Sox over the Rays in a tense 2-0 battle.  Matsuzaka had a no-hitter through 6 innings and worked out of a difficult 1st and 3rd, no out jam in the 7th inning by inducing a flyout, strikeout and groundout to keep the Rays off the scoreboard.  Matsuzaka ended up pitching into the 8th inning before being relieved with runners on the corners and no one out.  Boston Reliever Hideki Okajima forced Carlos Pena into a harmless flyout to right field and then Boston reliver John Masterson induced an inning-ending double-play from Evan Longoria that stymied the threat – for the 2nd straight inning the Rays failed to score a run after having 1st and 3rd and no one out.  Jonathan Papelbon worked a perfect 9th inning to pick up the save and seal the 1-0 series lead for the Red Sox.  The Red Sox scored a run on a sacrafice fly by Jared Lowrie in the 5th inning and on an RBI-double by Kevin Youkilis in the 8th inning that glanced off the glove of a diving Carl Crawford in left field.  Rays starter James Shields pitched a solid ballgame – going 7 1/3 innings and only giving up 6 hits and 2 walks.

Game 2 of the ALCS proved to be more of a slugfest than a pitching duel.  Red Sox starter Josh Beckett lasted only 4 1/3 innings, giving up 8 earned runs on 9 hits and 1 walk.  Rays starter Scott Kazmir also pitched only 4 1/3 innings, giving up 5 earned runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.  For the Red Sox, Duston Pedroia had 3 hits, including 2 solo home runs; Kevin Youkilis had 3 hits including a solo home run; and Jason Bay had 3 hits including a 2-RBI double in the 1st inning and a solo home run in the 5th inning.  For the Rays, Evan Longoria had 2 doubles and a 2-run home run, driving in a total of 3 runs.  Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford each had 2 hits, while B.J. Upton and Cliff Floyd each hit solo home runs off of Beckett.  The Rays won the game in 11th inning on a sacrafice fly from B.J. Upton off Red Sox reliever Mike Timlin.  Fernando Perez scored just ahead of the throw by right fielder J.D. Drew allowing the Rays to even up the series at 1 game each.  David Price picked up his 1st career post-season victory by pitching 2/3 of the 11th inning.

Tags: B.J. Upton, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Evan Longoria, Fenway Park, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Tampa Bay Rays