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Nuggetpalooza: Nuggets from the Red Sox’ 1-0 win 04.29.12 at 9:42 am ET
By Gary Marbry

Here are a few items that I noticed following Jon Lester’s gem last night:

* – With their 1-0 win last night, the Red Sox have now won at least one game by that score in each of the last nine seasons, tied with the Giants for the longest current streak in the majors.

* – Boston managed only four hits on Saturday, snapping their seven game streak getting 10 or more hits and their nine game streak with a home run.

Note this: The seven game streak with 10+ hits was the longest in the majors so far this season. The last time the Red Sox had a longer such streak was 2008 (11).

Note this too: Nine games with a home run tied the longest streak in the majors this season. The Rangers and Indians also had nine game streaks.

* – The Red Sox have won their last three road games that were decided by one run (Monday, Wednesday, Saturday). It’s the first time they’ve won three one-run road games within a week of each other without a loss since 2006, when they won at Baltimore by identical 6-5 scores on September 12 and 14, then downed the Yankees, 5-4, on the 17th.

Note this: Do you remember when the Red Sox lost 16 straight road games that were decided by one run in 2008? That streak spanned from April 25 through August 10.

* – The White Sox have lost six of their last seven home games immediately following being shut out.

* – The Red Sox, however, are 22-7 following their last 29 pitching shut outs. 14 of those 29 came on the road and Boston went 10-4 in those games.

* – Opponents have just two stolen bases against Lester in his last 18 road starts (since last May 10). In his 10 road starts prior to this stretch (8/14/10 through 4/28/11), he allowed 10 stolen bases.

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  • Tuffd

    Great pitching by Lester…………

  • Tuffd

    Where are all the naysayers???????

  • Doug

    The above stats are interesting and fun to read, what will be more fun is the Red Sox blowing out the White Sox on the order of say 14-5, that would be an enjoyable game, at any rate I’m so proud of the Red Sox for getting together a winning streak after such a horrendous weekend with the Yankees, yes thank Mother Nauture for last Sundays’ reprieve!  Just what the Dr. ordered, now a question, can you shed any light on the medical staff of the Red Sox?  I read on piece where the Doctors’ almost killed Jenks, with some kind of mistake!  This ,obviously is very serious, and also could you bring the readers up to date on Jenks, don’t hear anything about his condition, mental or physical?  Also the progress Kalish is making, I hope he can come back and play is way on to the line up!  Is that in the cards for this season?

  • Doug

    Yeah, I love it!  All the throw em under the bus people?  Where have they gone, the super critical idiots whose sould purpose in life is to rip good people constantly, these types are worse thant Philly fans, and you’ve got to really get low to reach that conclusion, remember last Fall when Ryan Howard blew our his Achilles?  He lay on the baseline and the Philly fans booed and booed, the guy that got them that far was being booed!  Incredible!  It’s getting to that point with some of the Boston fans, this is worse than insanity!

  • Doug

    Also by Peavy, Lester hung in and he’s due a lot of credit after a tough beginning.  Hopefully this will get him going once again.

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