A Boston starter for Game 2 has not been announced.
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
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From Sea Dogs in April to the World Series stage in October
The fast rise of Boston’s Xander Bogaerts and Brandon Workman leaves Maine baseball officials impressed.
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So grand, that slam
BOSTON — Shane Victorino was down two strikes, zero balls in the seventh inning when he saw a curveball coming at him. Victorino straightened it out in a hurry, crushing a grand slam over the left-field wall Saturday night, giving the Boston Red Sox the lead on the way to winning the American League title […]
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On Baseball: From Sea Dogs to the Red Sox, rookie delivers
BOSTON — They say he is calm under pressure. And Xander Bogaerts also delivers when the heat is on. Shane Victorino had the grand slam Saturday night when the Boston Red Sox clinched the American League pennant, but Bogaerts contributed in a big way, reaching all three times he was up and scoring twice. For […]
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So grand, that Red Sox slam
Shane Victorino hits a grand slam to send the Red Sox to the World Series.
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On Baseball: Strikeouts come for Napoli, but so do clutch home runs
Mike Napoli stands in front of his locker, his now-trademark beard enveloping his chin and neck. Along with his barrel chest and big biceps, Napoli looks like he’d be more at home in a flannel shirt than a uniform jersey. If not for his baseball skills, Napoli could pass for a soft-spoken, old-time lumberjack, ready […]
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World Series so close for Red Sox, so very close
Boston is playing with an ALCS lead for a change, but the Tigers still have that starting ptiching.
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Ahead, heading home
Boston finally figures out a Detroit starter, sweats through the late innings and takes a 3-2 lead to Fenway.
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On Baseball: It’s a great Tiger rotation facing the Red Sox
Boston finally broke through on offense, coming away with a 4-3 victory Thursday night.
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ALCS Notebook: Lester welcomes rematch after losing Game 1 heartbreaker
Lester allowed the one run, on six hits, one walk and two hit batters on Saturday. His one costly mistake was a hanging curve that Jhonny Peralta lined to center for a two-out RBI single.