Lowrie Headed to DL

Jed Lowrie was placed on the 15 DL and pitcher Enrique Gonzalez was called up to fill the roster spot.

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Nick Green is Key to Red Sox Success

When you look at Nick Green's stats the numbers don't exactly jump off of the page. But with closer inspection you can find some good numbers. Green is hitting .286 this season and that number jumps to .317 with runners on. With runners in scoring position he is hitting .333 and when there are two outs and runners in scoring position his average is .417 with an OBP of .500! But perhaps the most important stat is that the Red Sox are 26-9 when Nick Green starts at shortstop. His glove has not been great but he can get the job done and he can play second to give Pedroia a rest. When Lowrie comes back it would make sense to keep Green and move Lugo if possible.

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Red Sox Roll Over Northeastern and the Reds

The Red Sox crushed Northeastern 14-0 in the first of 2 split squad games yesterday. Angel Chavez had 2 homers and 6 RBI's in the game while Tazawa continues to impress everyone with two more scoreless innings. Lars Anderson showed patience at the plate with 3 walks. BOX SCORE


In the second game the Red Sox picked up their first Grapefruit League win by beating the Reds 16-5. Two much malagined players from last season helped get the team going; Buchholz pitched two scoreless innings, giving up just one hit, and Tek drove in 4 runs. Wilkerson had his first homer of spring in the game. BOX SCORE

Not a bad day when you can put up 30 runs.

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