2010 Boston Red Sox season

The 2010 Boston Red Sox season was the 110th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. With a record of 89 wins and 73 losses, the Red Sox finished third in the American League East, seven games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The team failed to advance to the postseason for the first time since 2006.

2010 Boston Red Sox
League	American League
Division	East
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	89–73 (.549)
Divisional place	3rd
Owners	John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures)
President	Larry Lucchino
General manager	Theo Epstein
Manager	Terry Francona
Television	NESN (Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Heidi Watney)
Radio	Boston Red Sox Radio Network (Joe Castiglione, Dave O'Brien, Jon Rish, Dale Arnold)
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference
Seasons

The Red Sox opened and closed the season at Fenway Park against the New York Yankees The last time the team had opened and closed a season at home against the Yankees was 1950.

Off season

November

On November 5, 2009, the day after the Red Sox-rival Yankees clinched their 27th title, Boston declared numerous players free agents. Among these free agents were: left-fielder Jason Bay, left-handed relief pitcher Billy Wagner, and productive bench-outfielder Rocco Baldelli. On the same day, Boston traded pitchers Hunter Jones and Jose Alvarez to the Florida Marlins for a young outfielder named Jeremy Hermida. Many questioned the move, since Hermida's career has been far below the speculated potential he was drafted in the 1st round (11th overall) in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Contrary to popular opinion, Epstein supported Hermida saying, "We still think there's a good hitter in there ... Jeremy is a player who hasn't fulfilled his potential yet. We were able to acquire him at a reasonable cost to see if he can fulfill that potential with us."

We still think there's a good hitter in there ... Jeremy [Hermida] is a player who hasn't fulfilled his potential yet. We were able to acquire him at a reasonable cost to see if he can fulfill that potential with us

Theo Epstein

Days later, on November 9, Boston resigned two key players in the 2009 campaign. Catcher/first baseman Victor Martínez, who was brought to Boston in a block-buster trade at the trade deadline from the Cleveland Indians for pitchers Justin Masterson, Nick Hagadone and Bryan Price, had a $7.1 million option picked up after hitting .336 with 8 HR and 41 RBI in 56 games during 2009. "We're going to really look for Victor to be an everyday catcher for us next year. We feel like that puts us in the best position to win with Victor catching as much as he can. The other spot we'll have available is for more of a traditional backup. We'll see what Tek's decision is before we move forward", Epstein told Boston reporters at the General Managers' Meeting in Chicago.

Boston also signed veteran knuckle-baller Tim Wakefield to a two-year deal worth $10 million. Before the All-Star break, Wakefield was tied for the American League lead in wins with 11 and was selected to his first All-Star game. (However, he did not pitch as part of the 2009 American League All-Star Manager Joe Maddon's decision.) Unfortunately, Wakefield did not get an opportunity to finish his season the same way as injuries kept him to just four starts after the All-Star Break. "He wants to end his career in a Red Sox uniform, which is something we would like to see as well. For us, the finances made a lot of sense", Epstein told reporters at the GM Meeting in Chicago on the same day. On the same day, Boston declined team options on C Jason Varitek and SS Álex González, only to have Varitek exercise his own $3 million option to remain with the Red Sox for the 14th straight season two days later, keeping his "captain" status.

December

Ever since the 2004 departure of former Red Sox star-shortstop Nomar Garciaparra at the trade deadline, the Red Sox have witnessed an array of shortstops brought in to stop the bleeding. On December 4, the Red Sox inked former Toronto Blue Jays SS Marco Scutaro to a two-year, $11 million contract, with a dual option for 2012 worth $6 million if the Red Sox pick it up, and $3 million if Scutaro picks it up. "We were looking to upgrade at shortstop. We were pretty clear about that going into the winter. Right from the start, we identified Marco as the best free agent and a guy who would be the best fit for this ballclub. It was a process of doing our due diligence and making sure we understood the whole landscape of the position through trades and free agency and then doing more due diligence on Marco", remarked Theo Epstein regarding the signing. Scutaro had a break-out season with Toronto in 2009, batting .282, scoring 100 runs, belting 12 homers, and producing a .379 OBP as the leadoff hitter.

Right from the start, we identified Marco [Scutaro] as the best free agent and a guy who would be the best fit for this ballclub.

Theo Epstein

On December 9, Boston made a move for the bettering of their bullpen, which had lost both Takashi Saito and Billy Wagner to free agency signings by the Atlanta Braves (who picked up both relievers), and acquired reliever Ramón A. Ramírez from the Tampa Bay Rays. Ramírez had pitched for the Cincinnati Reds from 2008–2009, compiling a 1–1 record with a 2.97 ERA, striking out 29 in 39.1 innings over the two seasons. The next day, Boston traded minor-league pitcher Chris Province to the Minnesota Twins for starter/reliever Boof Bonser. Bonser pitched for the Twins from 2006–2008 before undergoing season-ending right shoulder surgery in the spring of 2009, compiling an 18–25 record with a sub-par 5.12 ERA, striking out 317 in 391.2 innings and 60 starts.

The following week, on December 16, 2009, Boston made a double-headed offseason splash that eclipsed the Scutaro signing the previous month. Boston announced that they had come to terms with former Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starter John Lackey and former Milwaukee Brewers center-fielder Mike Cameron.

Lackey was inked to a five-year pact worth a reported $82.5 million, sealing his future with the Sox through 2014. For his career, Lackey has a record of 102–71 with a 3.81 ERA (1201 K/1501.1 IP/1.31 WHIP). His best season was 2007, where he went 19–9 with a 3.01 and made the All-Star Team. He also finished 3rd in the Cy Young Award voting for the American League the same year. The addition of Lackey creates arguably the strongest "big three" atop any rotation in the Major Leagues. With aces Josh Beckett and Jon Lester already manning the 1–2 slam, Lackey provides the 3-hole punch that can likely compete with that of American League East division rival Yankees, consisting of ace CC Sabathia, former Blue Jay ace A. J. Burnett, and long-time Yankee playoff star Andy Pettitte.

Cameron was signed to a two-year deal worth between $15 and $16 million, signing him for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Cameron has hit .250 with 265 HR, 926 RBI, .340 OBP, and a .448 SLUG% in his impressive 1,829 Major League career games. He has eclipsed 20 home runs in eight different seasons, while playing for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and, of course, the Brewers.

On December 29, it was made official that Boston would not be bringing back left-field slugger Jason Bay as the New York Mets signed him to a four-year deal worth $66 million, which signs him from 2010–2013. There is also a fifth-year vesting option worth $17 million, with a $3 million buyout. The option becomes guaranteed if Bay reaches 600 plate appearances in 2013, or 500 plate appearances in both 2012 and 2013. The deal also includes a full no-trade clause, $8.5 million signing bonus, $6.5 million in 2010, and $16 million in each of the final three guaranteed seasons. In his only full season with the Red Sox, he notched a .267 average, hitting 36 HR and 119 RBI (both career highs) and earning the first Silver Slugger Award of his career.

January

To continue the impressive and economical 2009–10 offseason by the Boston front office, Theo Epstein added former Mariner and Los Angeles Dodger, third-baseman Adrián Beltré, to the Bay-less 2010 roster. Signing a one-year deal worth $9 million, with a $5 million player option for 2011, which would increase to $10 million if Beltre makes 640 plate appearances in 2010, the Red Sox bought themselves an additional half-season to determine the future of third-baseman Mike Lowell, the Red Sox hot-corner man since coming from the Florida Marlins club in 2006, along with starting ace Josh Beckett, in exchange for now super-star shortstop Hanley Ramírez. Beltre had a very down year with Seattle in 2009, hitting only .265 with 8 HR and 44 RBI in 111 games and 477 at-bats, a performance severely hindered by left shoulder woes. For his career, Beltre has hit .270 with 250 HR and 906 RBI.

Speculation arose, however, concerning the intellectuality of this move, as many had questioned Beltre's offensive capabilities, and those of the Red Sox themselves, stating that the loss of Jason Bay would hurt the club, who have won at least 95 games in all but one of Terry Francona's seasons as manager. In response to this, Theo Epstein stated, "I think Adrian's reputation is that he's one of best defenders in the game, period, let alone one of the best defensive third baseman. He's got all the attributes you look for in a third baseman. He's got quickness, he's got great hands. His feet are tremendous. Great arm and very quick release. He has that signature play coming in on balls, which he does better than maybe anyone in the history of the game. He attacks the baseball. He's really a weapon defensively, and we're looking forward to having him help our run prevention. But as Adrian said, he's not just just a defender. He has the ability to be a very well-rounded player and, in fact, a leader on the team. We look forward to having him help our club win in all phases of the game this year."

...[Adrián Beltré]'s not just just a defender. He has the ability to be a very well-rounded player and, in fact, a leader on the team. We look forward to having him help our club win in all phases of the game this year.

Theo Epstein

The Beltre signing occurred on January 8. One day prior, the Red Sox acquired another Mariner infielder/outfielder Bill Hall via trade in exchange for poorly-performing first-baseman/outfielder Casey Kotchman, filling a hole at first base for Seattle, who have declined to re-sign first-baseman slugger Russell Branyan. Boston will also receive an undisclosed Minor League player to be named later, and cash considerations. Hall will likely be used as a bench player who can give almost anyone a day off when necessary, and if Hall finds his form, Boston may even consider using him to make yet another blockbuster deal at the trade deadline this season, or even in the next offseason. The 30-year-old struggled immensely at the dish in 2009, hitting a microscopic .201 with 8 HR and 36 RBI in 334 at-bats. The Mariners are paying the better part of Hall's 2010 salary, and the rest is being sent to the Red Sox in the form of cash considerations.

During the last three weeks of January, Boston avoided arbitration hearings with five players by signing them to contracts, keeping alive Epstein's streak of never going to arbitration with any player during his tenure with the Red Sox.

On January 14, he first signed Japanese setup man Hideki Okajima to a one-year deal worth $2.75 million, with bonus clauses taking effect after 55 games, 60 games, 65 games and 70 games, each clause worth an additional $50,000. In his three-year career with Boston, the 34-year-old veteran is 12–4 with six saves, a 2.72 ERA, 192 IP, and 172 K, while showing remarkable consistency, making at least 60 appearances each season.

Just five days later, the Red Sox signed All-Star closer Jonathan Papelbon to a one-year, $9.35 million pact, a $3 million update from the $6.25 million he made in 2009. Papelbon, 29, has been to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game all four years he has been in the big leagues. He is Boston's all-time saves leader with 151, and his career is highlighted by stats like 268 appearances, 1.84 ERA, 346 K, 298 IP, .198 BAA, and a 10.45K/9 IP ratio. On this day, Boston also avoided arbitration with key relievers in Manny Delcarmen and Ramón S. Ramírez.

And, to top off Epstein's 8-year streak, the Red Sox signed Jeremy Hermida, whom the Sox acquired just a month earlier, to the tune of one-year and $3.345 million. The left-handed hitter is projected as a back-up to the Boston outfield, composed of Jacoby Ellsbury, Mike Cameron and J. D. Drew, but is happy nonetheless. The Red Sox are hoping he will live up to the expectations that the Marlins put on him when they picked him 11th overall in the 2002 draft.

Spring training

On February 10, 2010, fans gathered at Fenway Park to kick off the Red Sox preseason by celebrating Truck Day. The first full team workout of the preseason took place on February 24, 2010. Playing other teams in the Grapefruit League, the Red Sox had 17 wins, 14 losses, and 1 tie during spring training.

2010 season

General manager Theo Epstein set the tone for the regular season by characterizing it as a "bridge year", referring to the next wave of key talent that will be ready to take the field in 2011 and 2012. For the 2010 season, Epstein brought in new additions: Marco Scutaro, Adrián Beltré, Mike Cameron and John Lackey.

Over the course of the season, 19 players spent 24 stints on the disabled list. Starter players Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis suffered season ending injuries. Due to the abundance of injuries, a number of players within the system emerged to have increased visibility on the team. Altogether, the Red Sox used 53 players in 2010, six of whom made their major league debut in 2010.

Opening Day

Red Sox play the Yankees in the season opener

The Red Sox kicked off their 2010 regular season on April 4 at home against the New York Yankees. Trailing the Yankees for most of the game, the Sox began to make a comeback when Jorge Posada made two consecutive errors and Kevin Youkillis crossed home plate, pulling the Sox ahead. The final score was Red Sox 9, Yankees 7.

Lineup

Cleanup hitter Kevin Youkilis

2	Jacoby Ellsbury	LF
15	Dustin Pedroia	2B
41	Víctor Martínez	C
20	Kevin Youkilis	1B
34	David Ortiz	DH
29	Adrián Beltré	3B
7	J. D. Drew	RF
23	Mike Cameron	CF
16	Marco Scutaro	SS
19	Josh Beckett	P

Source:

2010 roster

2010 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 48 Scott Atchison 51 Daniel Bard 19 Josh Beckett 30 Boof Bonser 64 Michael Bowden 11 Clay Buchholz 53 Fernando Cabrera 68 Robert Coello 17 Manny Delcarmen 61 Félix Doubront 43 Matt Fox 53 Rich Hill 40 John Lackey 31 Jon Lester 59 Robert Manuel 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka 46 Joe Nelson 37 Hideki Okajima 58 Jonathan Papelbon 56 Ramón S. Ramírez 62 Dustin Richardson 60 Scott Schoeneweis 49 Tim Wakefield		Catchers 68 Dusty Brown 36 Kevin Cash 41 Víctor Martínez 44 Gustavo Molina 39 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 33 Jason Varitek Infielders 44 Lars Anderson 29 Adrián Beltré 32 Felipe López 25 Mike Lowell 12 Jed Lowrie 56 Yamaico Navarro 34 David Ortiz 15 Dustin Pedroia 13 Niuman Romero 13 Ángel Sánchez 16 Marco Scutaro 30 Ryan Shealy 20 Kevin Youkilis		Outfielders 23 Mike Cameron  7 J. D. Drew  2 Jacoby Ellsbury 22 Bill Hall 32 Jeremy Hermida 55 Ryan Kalish 54 Darnell McDonald 60 Daniel Nava  3 Eric Patterson 39,46 Josh Reddick 44 Jonathan Van Every		Manager 47 Terry Francona Coaches 10 Tim Bogar (third base) 52 John Farrell (pitching) 35 DeMarlo Hale (bench) 50 Ron Johnson (first base) 77 Rob Leary (first base) 28 Dave Magadan (hitting) 57 Gary Tuck (bullpen)

Season standings

American League East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Tampa Bay Rays	96	66	.593	—	49‍–‍32	47‍–‍34
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	1	52‍–‍29	43‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	7	46‍–‍35	43‍–‍38
Toronto Blue Jays	85	77	.525	11	45‍–‍33	40‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	66	96	.407	30	37‍–‍44	29‍–‍52

American League Wild Card

Division Winners

Team	W	L	Pct.
Tampa Bay Rays	96	66	.593
Minnesota Twins	94	68	.580
Texas Rangers	90	72	.556

Wild Card team
(Top team qualifies for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	—
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	6
Chicago White Sox	88	74	.543	7
Toronto Blue Jays	85	77	.525	10
Detroit Tigers	81	81	.500	14
Oakland Athletics	81	81	.500	14
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	80	82	.494	15
Cleveland Indians	69	93	.426	26
Kansas City Royals	67	95	.414	28
Baltimore Orioles	66	96	.407	29
Seattle Mariners	61	101	.377	34

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	9–9	4–3	3–3	5–5	2–4	6–0	3–5	5–13	3–7	3–6	7–11	6–4	3–15	7–11
Boston	9–9	–	1–6	4–4	3–3	4–3	9–1	3–2	9–9	4–5	7–3	7–11	4–6	12–6	13–5
Chicago	3–4	6–1	–	9–9	8–10	10–8	7–2	5–13	2–4	4–5	9–1	3–4	4–5	3–5	15–3
Cleveland	3–3	4–4	9–9	–	9–9	10–8	5–4	6–12	2–6	3–6	3–4	2–7	2–4	6–4	5–13
Detroit	5–5	3–3	10–8	9–9	–	10–8	6–4	9–9	4–4	3–3	3–5	1–6	3–6	4–4	11–7
Kansas City	4–2	3-4	9–10	8–10	8–10	–	3-7	5–13	3–5	3–6	5–4	4–4	2–7	3–3	8–10
Los Angeles	0–6	1–9	2–7	4–5	4–6	7–3	–	2–5	4–4	11–8	15–4	4–5	9–10	6–3	11–7
Minnesota	5–3	2–3	13–5	12–6	9–9	13–5	5–2	–	2–4	6–3	6-4	3–5	7–3	3–6	8–10
New York	13–5	9–9	4–2	6-2	4–4	5–3	4–4	4–2	–	9–1	6–4	8–10	4–4	8–10	11–7
Oakland	7–3	5–4	5–4	6–3	3–3	6–3	8–11	3–6	1–9	–	13–6	4–5	9–10	3–4	8–10
Seattle	6–3	3–7	1–9	4–3	5–3	4–5	4–15	4–6	4–6	6–13	–	2–7	7–12	2–3	9–9
Tampa Bay	11–7	11–7	4–3	7–2	6–1	4–4	5–4	5–3	10–8	5–4	7–2	–	4–2	10–8	7–11
Texas	4–6	6–4	5–4	4–2	6–3	7–2	10-9	3-7	4-4	10-9	12–7	2–4	–	3–7	14–4
Toronto	15–3	6–12	5–3	4–6	4–4	3–3	3–6	6–3	10–8	4–3	3–2	8–10	7–3	–	7–11

• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2010

Red Sox vs. National League

Team	NL West
	ARI	COL	LAD	SDP	SFG	PHI
Boston	3–0	1–2	3–0	—	2–1	4–2

Detailed record

Team Home Away Total Pct. Gms Left AL East Baltimore Orioles 5–4 4–5 9–9 .500 – New York Yankees 4–5 5–4 9–9 .500 – Tampa Bay Rays 3–6 4–5 7–11 .389 – Toronto Blue Jays 5–4 7–2 12–6 .667 – 16–19 19–16 35–35 .500 – AL Central Chicago White Sox 0–3 1–3 1–6 .143 – Cleveland Indians 2–2 2–2 4–4 .500 – Detroit Tigers 2–1 1–2 3-3 .500 – Kansas City Royals 2–2 2–1 4–3 .571 – Minnesota Twins 2–0 1–2 3–2 .600 – 8–8 7–10 15–18 .455 – AL West Los Angeles Angels 6–1 3–0 9–1 .900 – Oakland Athletics 2–1 2–4 4–5 .444 – Seattle Mariners 2–1 5–2 7–3 .700 – Texas Rangers 3–4 1–2 4–6 .400 – 13–7 11–8 24–15 .615 – NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 3–0 N/A 3–0 1.000 – Colorado Rockies N/A 1–2 1–2 .333 – Los Angeles Dodgers 3–0 N/A 3–0 1.000 – San Diego Padres N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A San Francisco Giants N/A 2–1 2–1 .667 – 6–0 3–3 9–3 .750 – NL East Atlanta Braves N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Florida Marlins N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A New York Mets N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 2–1 4–2 .667 – Washington Nationals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2–1 2–1 4–2 .667 –

Month Games Won Lost Pct. April 23 11 12 .478 May 29 18 11 .621 June 27 18 9 .667 July 25 12 13 .480 August 28 15 13 .536 September 27 13 14 .481 October 3 2 1 .667 162 89 73 .549

Game log

Legend
Red Sox win	Red Sox loss	Game postponed

2010 game log
April (11–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 1 April 4 Yankees 9–7 Okajima (1–0) Park (0–1) Papelbon (1) 37,440 1–0 [1] 2 April 6 Yankees 4–6 Aceves (1–0) Okajima (1–1) Rivera (1) 38,000 1–1 [2] 3 April 7 Yankees 1–3 (10) Park (1–1) Papelbon (0–1) Rivera (2) 38,238 1–2 [3] 4 April 9 @ Royals 3–4 Parrish (1–0) Bard (0–1) Soria (1) 21,091 1–3 [4] 5 April 10 @ Royals 3–8 Beckett (1–0) Greinke (0–1) 37,505 2–3 [5] 6 April 11 @ Royals 6–8 Buchholz (1–0) Meche (0–1) Papelbon (2) 19,240 3–3 [6] 7 April 12 @ Twins 2–5 Pavano (2–0) Lester (0–1) Rauch (5) 38,145 3–4 [7] 8 April 14 @ Twins 6–3 Lackey (1–0) Slowey (1–1) Papelbon (3) 38,164 4–4 [8] 9 April 15 @ Twins 0–8 Liriano (1–0) Wakefield (0–1) 38,341 4–5 [9] 10 April 16¹ Rays 1–3 (12) Cormier (2–0) Delcarmen (0–1) Soriano (3) 37,084 4–6 [10] 11 April 17 Rays 5–6 Shields (1–0) Buchholz (1–1) Soriano (4) 37,022 4–7 [11] 12 April 18 Rays 1–7 Garza (3–0) Lester (0–2) 37,143 4–8 [12] 13 April 19 Rays 2–8 Niemann (1–0) Lackey (1–1) 37,609 4–9 [13] 14 April 20 Rangers 7–6 Papelbon (1–1) Franscisco (2–3) 37,614 5–9 [14] 15 April 21 Rangers 8–7 (12) Okajima (2–1) Nippert (2–0) 37,518 6–9 [15] 16 April 22 Rangers 0–3 Wilson (1–1) Buchholz (1–2) Oliver (1) 37,417 6–10 [16] 17 April 23 Orioles 4–3 Delcarmen (1–1) Albers (0–2) Papelbon (4) 37,367 7–10 [17] 18 April 24 Orioles 7–6 Lackey (2–1) Albers (0–3) Papelbon (5) 38,017 8–10 [18] 19 April 25 Orioles 6–7 (10) Johnson (0–1) Atchinson (0–1) Meredith (1) 37,102 8–11 [19] 20 April 26 @ Blue Jays 13–12 Schoeneweis (1–0) Camp (1–1) Papelbon (6) 13,847 9–11 [20] 21 April 27 @ Blue Jays 2–1 Buchholz (2–2) Downs (0–3) R. S. Ramírez (1) 14,776 10–11 [21] 22 April 28 @ Blue Jays 2–0 Lester (1–2) Cecil (1–1) Papelbon (6) 15,276 11–11 [22] 23 April 30 @ Orioles 4–5 (10) Albers (1–3) R. S. Ramírez (0–1) 30,668 11–12 [23] ¹: match suspended by rain at 1–1 in the ninth inning. Continuation and end of the game April 17.
May (18–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 24 May 1 @ Orioles 9–12 Bergesen (1–2) Matsuzaka (0–1) Simón (2) 35,164 11–13 [24] 25 May 2 @ Orioles 2–3 (10) Albers (2–3) Papelbon (1–2) 34,255 11–14 [25] 26 May 3 Angels 17–8 Buchholz (3–2) Saunders (1–5) 37,404 12–14 [26] 27 May 4 Angels 5–1 Lester (2–2) Jepsen (0–1) 37,411 13–14 [27] 28 May 5 Angels 3–1 Lackey (3–1) Piñeiro (2–4) Papelbon (8) 37,601 14–14 [28] 29 May 6 Angels 11–6 Matsuzaka (1–1) Kazmir (2–2) 37,639 15–14 [29] 30 May 7 Yankees 3–10 Hughes (4–0) Beckett (1–1) 37,898 15–15 [30] 31 May 8 Yankees 3–14 Aceves (3–0) Buchholz (3–3) 37,138 15–16 [31] 32 May 9 Yankees 9–3 Lester (3–2) Burnett (4–1) 37,618 16–16 [32] 33 May 10 Blue Jays 7–6 Lackey (4–1) Morrow (2–3) Papelbon (9) 37,332 17–16 [33] 34 May 11 Blue Jays 6–1 Matsuzaka (2–1) Eveland (3–2) 37,609 18–16 [34] 35 May 12 Blue Jays 2–3 Marcum (2–1) Wakefield (0–2) Gregg (10) 37,198 18–17 [35] 36 May 14 @ Tigers 7–2 Buchholz (4–3) Scherzer (1–4) 31,732 19–17 [36] 37 May 15 @ Tigers 6–7 (12) Valverde (1–1) Delcarmen (1–2) 40,742 19–18 [37] 38 May 16 @ Tigers 1–5 Galarraga (1–0) Lackey (4–2) 35,454 19–19 [38] 39 May 17 @ Yankees 9–11 Vázquez (2–4) Papelbon (1–3) 48,271 19–20 [39] 40 May 18 @ Yankees 7–6 Bard (1–1) Rivera (0–1) Papelbon (10) 47,734 20–20 [40] 41 May 19 Twins 3–2 Buchholz (5–3) Baker (4–4) Bard (1) 37,426 21–20 [41] 42 May 20 Twins 6–2 Lester (4–2) Liriano (4–3) 38,144 22–20 [42] 43 May 21 @ Phillies 1–5 Hamels (5–2) Lackey (4–3) Romero (2) 45,341 22–21 [43] 44 May 22 @ Phillies 5–0 Matsuzaka (3–1) Kendrick (2–2) 45,310 23–21 [44] 45 May 23 @ Phillies 8–3 Wakefield (1–2) Halladay (6–3) 45,068 24–21 [45] 46 May 24 @ Rays 6–1 Buchholz (6–3) Davis (4–4) 21,430 25–21 [46] 47 May 25 @ Rays 2–0 Lester (5–2) Shields (5–2) Papelbon (11) 24,310 26–21 [47] 48 May 26 @ Rays 11–3 Lackey (5–3) Garza (5–3) 22,147 27–21 [48] 49 May 27 Royals 3–4 Bannister (4–3) Matsuzaka (3–2) Soria (1) 37,940 27–22 [49] 50 May 28 Royals 5–12 Davies (4–3) Wakefield (1–3) 37,945 27–23 [50] 51 May 29 Royals 1–0 Buchholz (7–3) Greinke (1–6) Papelbon (12) 37,956 28–23 [51] 52 May 30 Royals 8–1 Lester (6–2) Thompson (0–4) 37,581 29–23 [52]
June (18–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 53 June 1 Athletics 9–4 Lackey (6–3) Ross (1–4) 37,337 30–23 [53] 54 June 2 Athletics 6–4 Matsuzaka (4–2) Sheets (2–4) Papelbon (13) 37,783 31–23 [54] 55 June 3 Athletics 8–9 Mazzaro (1–0) Wakefield (1–4) Bailey (12) 37,386 31–24 [55] 56 June 4 @ Orioles 11–0 Buchholz (8–3) Tillman (0–1) 30,070 32–24 [56] 57 June 5 @ Orioles 8–2 Lester (7–2) Guthrie (3–6) 40,001 33–24 [57] 58 June 6 @ Orioles 3–4 (11) Hernandez (2–5) Okajima (2–2) 27,774 33–25 [58] 59 June 7 @ Indians 4–1 Matsuzaka (5–2) Carmona (4–5) 14,758 34–25 [59] 60 June 8 @ Indians 3–2 Wakefield (2–4) Huff (2–7) Bard (2) 15,462 35–25 [60] 61 June 9 @ Indians 0–11 Masterson (2–5) Buchholz (8–4) 14,022 35–26 [61] 62 June 10 @ Indians 7–8 Wood (1–2) Bard (1–2) 20,446 35–27 [62] 63 June 11 Phillies 12–2 Lackey (7–3) Moyer (6–6) 38,021 36–27 [63] 64 June 12 Phillies 10–2 Delcarmen (2–2) Blanton (1–5) 37,061 37–27 [64] 65 June 13 Phillies 3–5 Hamels (6–5) Wakefield (2–5) Lidge (4) 37,230 37–28 [65] 66 June 15 Diamondbacks 6–3 Buchholz (9–4) Kennedy (3–4) Papelbon (14) 37,459 38–28 [66] 67 June 16 Diamondbacks 6–2 Lester (8–2) Lopez (2–6) Papelbon (15) 37,542 39–28 [67] 68 June 17 Diamondbacks 8–5 Lackey (8–3) Haren (7–5) 37,544 40–28 [68] 69 June 18 Dodgers 10–6 Doubront (1–0) Monasterios (3–2) Bard (3) 37,723 41–28 [69] 70 June 19 Dodgers 5–4 Papelbon (2–3) Belisario (1–1) 37,454 42–28 [70] 71 June 20 Dodgers 2–0 Buchholz (10–4) Kuroda (6–5) Papelbon (16) 37,430 43–28 [71] 72 June 22 @ Rockies 1–2 Chacín (4–6) Lester (8–3) Belisle (1) 48,112 43–29 [72] 73 June 23 @ Rockies 6–8 Corpas (2–4) Papelbon (2–4) 48,243 43–30 [73] 74 June 24 @ Rockies 13–11 (10) Papelbon (3–4) Street (0–1) 48,582 44–30 [74] 75 June 25 @ Giants 4–5 Sánchez (6–5) Wakefield (2–6) Wilson (21) 41,182 44–31 [75] 76 June 26 @ Giants 4–2 Atchinson (1–1) Bumgarner (0–1) Papelbon (17) 42,178 45–31 [76] 77 June 27 @ Giants 5–1 Lester (9–3) Lincecum (8–3) 41,528 46–31 [77] 78 June 29 Rays 8–5 Lackey (9–3) Shields (6–8) Papelbon (18) 38,013 47–31 [78] 79 June 30 Rays 4–9 Garza (9–5) Matsuzaka (5–3) 38,055 47–32 [79]
July (12–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 80 July 2 Orioles 3–2 Wakefield (3–6) Bergesen (3–5) Papelbon (19) 38,067 48–32 [80] 81 July 3 Orioles 9–3 Lester (10–3) Guthrie (3–10) 38,106 49–32 [81] 82 July 4 Orioles 1–6 Matusz (3–9) Lackey (9–4) 37,742 49–33 [82] 83 July 5 @ Rays 5–6 Choate (2–2) R. S. Ramírez (0–2) Soriano (22) 28,528 49–34 [83] 84 July 6 @ Rays 2–3 Niemann (7–2) Doubront (1–1) Soriano (23) 19,902 49–35 [84] 85 July 7 @ Rays 4–6 Price (12–4) Wakefield (3–7) Garza (1) 24,356 49–36 [85] 86 July 9 @ Blue Jays 14–3 Lester (11–3) Romero (6–6) 27,567 50–36 [86] 87 July 10 @ Blue Jays 5–9 Camp (3–1) Lackey (9–5) Gregg (20) 35,037 50–37 [87] 88 July 11 @ Blue Jays 3–2 Matsuzaka (6–3) Litsch (0–4) Papelbon (20) 26,062 51–37 [88] All-Star Break: NL def. AL at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, 3–1 89 July 15 Rangers 2–7 Hunter (6–0) Wakefield (3–8) 38,062 51–38 [89] 90 July 16 Rangers 4–8 Lewis (9–5) Doubront (1–2) 37,669 51–39 [90] 91 July 17 Rangers 3–2 (11) Delcarmen (3–2) Ogando (3–1) 37,744 52–39 [91] 92 July 18 Rangers 2–4 Wilson (8–5) Lester (11–4) Feliz (24) 37,431 52–40 [92] 93 July 19 @ Athletics 2–1 Matsuzaka (7–3) Sheets (4–9) Papelbon (21) 19,341 53–40 [93] 94 July 20 @ Athletics 4–5 (10) Bailey (1–3) R. S. Ramírez (0–3) 20,271 53–41 [94] 95 July 21 @ Athletics 4–6 Gonzalez (9–6) Buchholz (10–5) Wuertz (2) 30,456 53–42 [95] 96 July 22 @ Mariners 8–6 (13) Okajima (3–2) Olson (0–3) R. S. Ramírez (2) 28,074 54–42 [96] 97 July 23 @ Mariners 2–1 Atchinson (2–1) Vargas (6–5) Papelbon (22) 34,932 55–42 [97] 98 July 24 @ Mariners 1–5 Seddon (1–0) Lester (11–5) Olson (1) 43,694 55–43 [98] 99 July 25 @ Mariners 2–4 League (8–6) Okajima (3–3) Aardsma (18) 40,001 55–44 [99] 100 July 26 @ Angels 6–3 Buchholz (11–5) Haren (7–9) Papelbon (23) 40,364 56–44 [100] 101 July 27 @ Angels 4–2 Lackey (10–5) Weaver (9–7) Papelbon (24) 40,120 57–44 [101] 102 July 28 @ Angels 7–3 Beckett (2–1) Rodney (4–1) 44,052 58–44 [102] 103 July 30 Tigers 5–6 Weinhardt (1–1) Lester (11–6) 37,832 58–45 [103] 104 July 31 Tigers 5–4 Okajima (4–3) Coke (6–2) 37,498 59–45 [104]
August (15–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 105 August 1 Tigers 4–3 Papelbon (4–4) Thomas (4–1) 37,479 60–45 [105] 106 August 2 Indians 5–6 Carmona (11–8) Lackey (10–6) Perez (13) 37,931 60–46 [106] 107 August 3 Indians 3–1 Beckett (3–1) Huff (2–10) Papelbon (25) 37,714 61–46 [107] 108 August 4 Indians 1–9 Masterson (4–10) Lester (11–7) 37,902 61–47 [108] 109 August 5 Indians 6–2 Matsuzaka (8–3) Tomlin (1–1) Papelbon (26) 38,102 62–47 [109] 110 August 6 @ Yankees 6–3 Buchholz (12–5) Vázquez (9–8) Papelbon (27) 49,555 63–47 [110] 111 August 7 @ Yankees 2–5 Sabathia (14–5) Lackey (10–7) Rivera (23) 49,716 63–48 [111] 112 August 8 @ Yankees 2–7 Moseley (2–1) Beckett (3–2) 49,096 63–49 [112] 113 August 9 @ Yankees 2–1 Lester (12–7) Hughes (13–5) Papelbon (28) 49,476 64–49 [113] 114 August 10 @ Blue Jays 7–5 Doubront (2–2) Camp (3–2) Papelbon (29) 27,690 65–49 [114] 115 August 11 @ Blue Jays 10–1 Buchholz (13–5) Marcum (10–6) 28,308 66–49 [115] 116 August 12 @ Blue Jays 5–6 Gregg (1–4) Papelbon (4–5) 36,271 66–50 [116] 117 August 13 @ Rangers 9–10 O'Day (4–2) Wakefield (3–9) 47,195 66–51 [117] 118 August 14 @ Rangers 3–1 Lester (13–7) Lewis (9–9) Doubront (1) 48,030 67–51 [118] 119 August 15 @ Rangers 3–7 Wilson (11–5) Matsuzaka (8–4) 30,252 67–52 [119] 120 August 17 Angels 6–0 Buchholz (14–5) Weaver (11–8) 38,304 68–52 [120] 121 August 18 Angels 7–5 Lackey (11–7) Jepsen (2–3) Papelbon (30) 37,779 69–52 [121] 122 August 19 Angels 2–7 Santana (13–8) Beckett (3–3) 37,641 69–53 [122] 123 August 20 Blue Jays 2–16 Cecil (10–6) Lester (13–8) 37,726 69–54 [123] 124 August 21 Blue Jays 5–4 (11) Papelbon (5–5) Janssen (4–2) 37,614 70–54 [124] 125 August 22 Blue Jays 5–0 Buchholz (15–5) Marcum (11–7) Doubront (2) 37,506 71–54 [125] 126 August 23 Mariners 6–3 Lackey (12–7) Fister (4–9) Papelbon (31) 37,133 72–54 [126] August 24 Mariners Postponed: rain 127 August 25 Mariners 5–3 Beckett (4–3) Pauley (2–5) Papelbon (32) 37,183 73–54 [127] 128 August 25 Mariners 2–4 Hernández (10–10) Wakefield (3–10) League (4) 37,451 73–55 [128] 129 August 27 @ Rays 3–1 Lester (14–8) Price (15–6) Papelbon (33) 29,461 74–55 [129] 130 August 28 @ Rays 2–3 (10) Choate (4–3) Atchinson (2–2) 36,973 74–56 [130] 131 August 29 @ Rays 3–5 Shields (13–11) Lackey (12–8) Soriano (39) 23,438 74–57 [131] 132 August 31 @ Orioles 2–5 Matusz (7–12) Beckett (4–4) Uehara (5) 18,247 74–58 [132]
September (13–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 133 September 1 @ Orioles 9–6 Lester (15–8) Hendrickson (1–5) Papelbon (34) 16,210 75–58 [133] 134 September 2 @ Orioles 6–4 Matsuzaka (9–4) Bergesen (6–10) Papelbon (35) 26,954 76–58 [134] September 3 White Sox Postponed: rain 135 September 4 White Sox 1–3 Danks (13–9) Buchholz (15–6) Jenks (26) 37,411 76–59 [135] 136 September 4 White Sox 1–3 Floyd (10–11) Lackey (12–9) Jenks (27) 37,858 76–60 [136] 137 September 5 White Sox 5–7 Linebrink (3–1) Papelbon (5–6) Thornton (6) 37,570 76–61 [137] 138 September 6 Rays 12–5 Lester (16–8) Niemann (10–6) 37,546 77–61 [138] 139 September 7 Rays 5–14 Price (17–6) Matsuzaka (9–5) 37,290 77–62 [139] 140 September 8 Rays 11–5 Wakefield (4–10) Garza (14–8) 37,757 78–62 [140] 141 September 10 @ Athletics 0–5 Cahill (16–6) Buchholz (15–7) 19,139 78–63 [141] 142 September 11 @ Athletics 3–4 Anderson (5–6) Lackey (12–10) Bailey (23) 22,932 78–64 [142] 143 September 12 @ Athletics 5–3 Beckett (5–4) Braden (9–12) Papelbon (36) 19,806 79–64 [143] 144 September 13 @ Mariners 5–1 Lester (17–8) Fister (5–12) 19,063 80–64 [144] 145 September 14 @ Mariners 9–6 Hill (1–0) League (9–7) 18,381 81–64 [145] 146 September 15 @ Mariners 5–1 Buchholz (16–7) Pauley (2–8) 21,936 82–64 [146] 147 September 17 Blue Jays 9–11 Cecil (13–7) Lackey (12–11) Gregg (32) 37,679 82–65 [147] 148 September 18 Blue Jays 3–4 Romero (13–9) Beckett (5–5) Gregg (33) 37,863 82–66 [148] 149 September 19 Blue Jays 6–0 Lester (18–8) Marcum (12–8) 37,234 83–66 150 September 20 Orioles 2–4 Hernandez (8–8) Matsuzaka (9–5) Uehara (10) 37,560 83–67 [149] 151 September 21 Orioles 1–9 Bergesen (8–10) Atchinson (2–3) 37,464 83–68 [150] 152 September 22 Orioles 6–1 Lackey (13–11) Millwood (3–16) 37,729 84–68 [151] 153 September 24 @ Yankees 10–8 Beckett (6–5) Pettitte (11–3) Papelbon (37) 49,457 85–68 [152] 154 September 25 @ Yankees 7–3 Lester (19–8) Nova (1–1) 49,558 86–68 [153] 155 September 26 @ Yankees 3–4 (10) Logan (2–0) Okajima (4–4) 49,199 86–69 [154] 156 September 27 @ White Sox 6–1 Buchholz (17–7) Buehrle (12–13) 19,750 87–69 [155] 157 September 28 @ White Sox 4–5 Sale (2–1) Bowden (0–1) 16,982 87–70 [156] 158 September 29 @ White Sox 2–5 García (12–6) Beckett (6–6) Thornton (8) 32,084 87–71 [157] 159 September 30 @ White Sox 2–8 Danks (15–11) Lester (19–9) 30,854 87–72 [158]
October (2–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore 160 October 1 Yankees Postponed: rain 160 October 2 Yankees 5–6 (10) Hughes (18–8) Papelbon (5–7) 37,467 87–73 [159] 161 October 2 Yankees 7–6 (10) Manuel (1–0) Nova (1–2) 37,589 88–73 [160] 162 October 3 Yankees 8–4 Lackey (14–11) Moseley (4–4) 37,453 89–73 [161]

Players stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; AVG = Batting average

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Lars Anderson	18	35	4	7	1	0	0	4	7	8	0	.200
Aaron Bates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333
Adrian Beltre	154	589	84	189	49	2	28	102	40	82	2	.321
Dusty Brown	7	12	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	.250
Mike Cameron	48	162	24	42	11	0	4	15	14	44	0	.259
Kevin Cash	29	60	1	8	1	0	0	1	6	16	0	.133
J. D. Drew	139	478	69	122	24	2	22	68	60	105	3	.255
Jacoby Ellsbury	18	78	10	15	4	0	0	5	4	9	7	.192
Bill Hall	119	344	44	85	16	1	18	46	34	104	9	.247
Jeremy Hermida	52	158	14	32	8	0	5	27	12	45	1	.203
Tug Hulett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
José Iglesias	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ryan Kalish	53	163	26	41	11	1	4	24	12	38	10	.252
Felipe López	4	15	2	4	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	.267
Mike Lowell	73	218	23	52	13	0	5	26	23	34	0	.239
Jed Lowrie	55	171	31	49	14	0	9	24	25	25	1	.287
Darnell McDonald	117	319	40	86	18	3	9	34	30	85	9	.270
Victor Martínez	127	493	64	149	32	1	20	79	40	52	1	.302
Gustavo Molina	4	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143
Daniel Nava	60	161	23	39	14	1	1	26	19	46	1	.242
Yamaico Navarro	20	42	4	6	0	0	0	5	2	17	0	.143
David Ortiz	145	518	86	140	36	1	32	102	82	145	0	.270
Eric Patterson	90	187	26	40	8	5	6	16	14	62	5	.214
Dustin Pedroia	75	302	53	87	24	1	12	41	37	38	9	.288
Josh Reddick	29	62	5	12	3	1	1	5	1	15	1	.194
Niuman Romero	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	12	24	2	4	3	0	0	2	6	5	0	.167
Ángel Sánchez	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Marco Scutaro	150	632	92	174	38	0	11	56	53	71	5	.275
Ryan Shealy	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Jonathan Van Every	21	19	6	4	1	0	1	1	2	9	0	.211
Jason Varitek	39	112	18	26	6	0	7	16	10	35	0	.232
Mark Wagner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kevin Youkilis	102	362	77	111	26	5	19	62	58	67	4	.307
Non-Pitcher Totals	162	5629	817	1506	357	22	211	780	585	1135	68	.268

Pitchers batting

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Scott Atchison	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Daniel Bard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Clay Buchholz	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Manny Delcarmen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Lackey	3	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400
Jon Lester	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.000
Daisuke Matsuzaka	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Joe Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hideki Okajima	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonathan Papelbon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ramón S. Ramírez	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Dustin Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tim Wakefield	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.000
Pitcher Totals	9	17	1	5	1	0	0	2	2	5	0	.294

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV=Saves; SVO = Save Opportunities; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR= Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO
Scott Atchison	2	3	4.50	43	1	0	0	60.0	58	37	30	9	19	41
Daniel Bard	1	2	1.93	73	0	3	10	74.2	45	18	16	6	30	76
Josh Beckett	6	6	5.78	21	21	0	0	127.2	151	89	82	20	45	116
Boof Bonser	0	0	18.00	2	0	0	0	2.0	6	4	4	0	2	0
Michael Bowden	0	1	4.70	14	0	0	0	15.1	20	8	8	2	4	13
Clay Buchholz	17	7	2.33	28	28	0	0	173.2	142	55	45	9	67	120
Fernando Cabrera	0	0	20.25	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	3	3	1	2	0
Robert Coello	0	0	4.76	6	0	0	0	5.2	4	3	3	0	5	5
Manny Delcarmen	3	2	4.70	48	0	0	2	44.0	33	24	23	7	28	32
Felix Doubront	2	2	4.32	12	3	2	3	25.0	27	16	12	3	10	23
Bill Hall	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rich Hill	1	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	4.0	5	0	0	0	1	3
Matt Fox	0	0	4.91	4	1	0	0	7.1	8	4	4	0	2	0
John Lackey	14	11	4.40	33	33	0	0	215.0	233	114	105	18	72	156
Jon Lester	19	9	3.25	32	32	0	0	208.0	167	81	75	14	83	225
Robert Manuel	1	0	4.26	10	0	0	0	12.2	10	6	6	5	7	5
Daisuke Matsuzaka	9	6	4.69	25	25	0	0	153.2	137	84	80	13	74	133
Joe Nelson	0	0	9.72	8	0	0	0	8.1	14	9	9	2	6	9
Hideki Okajima	4	4	4.50	56	0	0	4	46.0	59	24	23	6	20	33
Jonathan Papelbon	5	7	3.90	65	0	37	45	67.0	57	34	29	7	28	76
Ramón S. Ramírez	0	3	4.46	44	0	2	2	42.1	39	21	21	6	16	31
Dustin Richardson	0	0	4.15	26	0	0	0	13.0	15	6	6	2	14	12
Scott Schoeneweis	1	0	7.90	15	0	0	0	13.2	19	12	12	2	10	13
Jonathan Van Every	0	0	18.00	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
Tim Wakefield	4	10	5.34	32	19	0	0	140.0	153	92	83	19	36	84
Team Totals	89	73	4.20	162	162	44	66	1456.2.	1402	744	679	152	580	1207

• Source: « Boston Red Sox pitching stats »

Awards and honors

• Adrián Beltré – Silver Slugger Award (3B)
• Clay Buchholz – AL Pitcher of the Month (August)
• Jon Lester – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)
• David Ortiz – AL Player of the Month (May)

All-Star Game

• Adrián Beltré, reserve 3B
• Clay Buchholz, reserve P
• Jon Lester, reserve P
• Víctor Martínez, reserve C
• David Ortiz, reserve DH
• Dustin Pedroia, reserve 2B

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Torey Lovullo
AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Eastern League	Arnie Beyeler
A-Advanced	Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Kevin Boles
A	Greenville Drive	South Atlantic League	Billy McMillon
A-Short Season	Lowell Spinners	New York–Penn League	Bruce Crabbe
Rookie	GCL Red Sox	Gulf Coast League	Dave Tomlin
Rookie	DSL Red Sox	Dominican Summer League	José Zapata

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External links

• 2010 Boston Red Sox season at Baseball Reference
• 2010 Boston Red Sox season official site
• 2010 Boston Red Sox Draft Selections