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The Kingswood Knights responded well to their first loss last Thursday by blowing out the Farmington Tigers 16-3. The Knights scored seven runs in the first and never looked back. The Knights continued their offensive dominance, but struggled in the middle innings, only scoring three between the first and six. The Knights scored 13 of their 16 runs in the first and last innings. They continued their running game, swiping nine bases. Thomas Berry took the mound and tossed five innings of three run ball. He got plenty of offensive sup... read more...

The Red Sox dropped their seventh strait road game today when they were swept by the Oakland Athletics. As with the Celtics, no one seems to know why the Sox cannot win away from Boston The Sox swept their latest home stand seven-zero. Their record at Fenway is 21-5, best in the Majors. Once they leave home however they are merely 10-17. Their win percentage at home is 0.8. However, at away games, its only 0.37. Both the offense and pitching for the Red Sox have floundered at away games. Red Sox Pitchers have given up 132 runs, and hav... read more...

Jon Lester” (3-2) reached a level almost impossible last Monday with his no hitter, but baseball fans were watching him to see if he could become a consistent pitcher. Lester took the mound with hopes to avoid a sweep. It was evident from the start that this game would not be a pitchers duel like the previous two games. Joe Blanton (2-6) struck out 5, walked 6 and gave up 3 earned runs in 5 innings. Lester went 5 innings, gave up 3 earned runs on three strike outs and two walks. Blanton gave up a solo two out home run to David Or... read more...

Manny Ramirez has had many memorable home runs in his career, but the five hundredth still eludes him. The Dominican Republic Native has been sitting on 498 since the 12th of May when he launched one against the Minnesota Twins. Today he will face The A’s Joe Blanton. Ramirez took the night off last night to try and “Refresh”. He said that he had “figured some things out in the batting cage last night”. Ramirez has 8 home runs this year, six of them in April. Despite starting the season off so strong, Manny h... read more...

Red Sox hitters seemed unable to make solid contact against Justin Duchscherer, but Josh Beckett countered with his own gem. Justin Duchscherer was perfect until the fifth, when he hit Jason Varitek. He continued to have a no hit bid until the seventh, when David Ortiz knocked a one-out single to center field. Duchscherer struck out four and walked none in eight innings. The biggest part of his game was the number of fly outs he forced the Sox into. Josh Beckett (5-3) got a break in the first when Jacoby Ellesbury dove to catch a line... read more...