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Sporting a lineup top-heavy with sluggers, the Boston Red Sox got the power they needed from the bottom third of their batting order in a feel-good win over the Baltimore Orioles .
David Ortiz spoke about being disrspected for huis leadership by the media and the front office in an ESPN.com article after hitting a towering home run Monday and leading the Red Sox to a n 8-6 win over the Orioles. The Sox had won nine outrof 11 and Ortiz somehow saw it proepr to make these comments.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine got creative with his lineup when Kevin Youkilis returned to the roster Tuesday night after spending three weeks on the disabled list.
The Red Sox were disconsolate about Cody Ross Monday, believing they had lost the run-producing outfielder for perhaps two months because of a fractured navicular bone in his left foot.
Kevin Youkilis wasted no time getting back into a groove at the plate in his first game off the disabled list.
Brian Matusz handed the baseball to manager Buck Showalter and headed off the mound, walking ever so slowly toward the Orioles dugout as many in the crowd of 25,171 stood and cheered.
The Boston Red Sox placed outfielder Cody Ross on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and activated Kevin Youkilis, who was on the DL with a strained lower back.
BALTIMORE - It was at Camden Yards where the season ended for the Red Sox last year, the Baltimore Orioles scoring two runs off Jonathan Papelbon in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 162.
BALTIMORE - You’re not supposed to cry over injuries.
BALTIMORE - Cody Ross walked out of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia Sunday hopeful of playing against the Orioles Monday night. Now he might not be playing until July.
Down by three runs in the sixth inning, the Boston Red Sox desperately needed a spark to get back into the game against the Baltimore Orioles .
Boston Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross has a broken bone in his left foot and could be sidelined six to eight weeks.
PHILADELPHIA - Daisuke Matsuzaka will not be returning to the Red Sox any time soon.
PHILADELPHIA - Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine walked through the clubhouse Sunday morning, making sure he had enough healthy players to field a representative lineup against the Phillies.
PHILADELPHIA - There’s a chance the American League East could begin to change when the Red Sox begin a three-game series against the Orioles Monday night at Camden Yards.
If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won't have to worry about hearing boos anymore.
Cody Ross was limping when he entered the visitor’s clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday afternoon and went immediately to the trainer’s room.
It’s funny that two teams playing each other this weekend took such opposite paths.
The Red Sox had their first baseman in right field Saturday night and their designated hitter took a rare turn at first base despite a case of stomach flu.
Ryan Sweeney’s all-out catch in the seventh inning to rob Carlos Ruiz of a possible two-run extra-base hit, enabled the Red Sox to hold on to a 7-5 win over the Phillies Saturday night. The Sox played a stellar defensive game on a night when they had DH David Ortiz playing first base and first baseman Adrian Gonzalez playing right field.
Through publicity generated by town officials and donations from residents, Nahant is supporting Air Force veteran Tara Butler’s participation in today’s Run-Walk to Home Base. The fund-raising run/walk concludes at Fenway Park, and has raised approximately $5 million for medical support for returning veterans.
They are the last-place Boston Red Sox . It has become part of their name. They are no longer just the Red Sox. Just as the Wallendas are the Flying Wallendas, and the Bosstones are the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the Sox are the last-place Red Sox.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia wanted to make sure Bobby Valentine put him in the Boston Red Sox's lineup Saturday night.
Time was when the Red Sox owned this town, and the same went for their season ticket holders. But in the wake of the Sox collapse last fall, their last-place standing, and on-going excitement gap, financially and socially, season ticket holders’ currency has plummeted: Their seats are selling for less than face value, if at all. Clients and pals don’t even want them as gifts. And with ample tickets for sale-at face value-on sites like Ace Ticket, friends and associates no longer feel the need to snap up season ticket holders’ offering weeks or even months in advance.
Jonathan Papelbon earned his 12th save as he retired the Red Sox in the ninth inning to preserve a 6-4 win for Cole Hamels. While Papelbon hoped to face his old buddies like David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia, he instead wasn’t challenged very much with Kelly Shoppach, Daniel Nava, Marlon Byrd and Nick Punto, who struck out to end the game. Papelbon said before the game he thought of this series like he was playing his brother in the back yard.
It was a noble idea the Red Sox had, taking Daniel Bard out of the bullpen and making him a starter. But that transition has left a pitcher with one of the best arms in baseball either unable or unwilling to throw his fastball for strikes.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine, vice president of player personnel Allard Baird, and head athletic trainer Rick Jameyson had a closed-door meeting after Friday night’s 6-4 loss against the Phillies.
It was no surprise that Philadelphia earned its season-best sixth straight victory with Cole Hamels on the mound.
Picked-up pieces while wondering who’ll be next to be “sacked’’ by John Henry and Tom Werner . . .
The Red Sox seem prepared to play their first interleague series of the season starting Friday night, when they take on the equally disappointing Phillies, a high-payroll team that also has suffered numerous injuries and setbacks.
Jonathan Papelbon started slowly, feeling out his new teammates, letting them adjust to him. When spring training began with the Phillies, the former Red Sox closer, sporting new colors and in new surroundings for the first time in his career, didn’t open his mouth immediately. There were a few weeks of silence - a subdued version of a ...
Because of reporting errors, a photo was misidentified, the country where a US soldier served was incorrect, and his future career was misidentified in a story about veteran Greg Haddad in Wednesday’s Sports section.
For the 95 percent of the games in a given season, the Red Sox are thrilled to have David Ortiz on their roster. He’s the best designated hitter in the game.
There was something different in the stale air of Tropicana Field on Thursday night. The Red Sox pursued the Tampa Bay Rays like it was October, not May.
MINOR LEAUGE NOTEBOOK: After starting the season on the disabled list and rehabbing a groin strain he suffered during spring training in Fort Myers, Fla., Anthony Ranaudo got his season underway in earnest Monday when he was activated and shipped up to Double A Portland. The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher from Belmar, N.J., made his debut with the Sea Dogs in Tuesday night’s 8-5 victory over the host Reading (Pa.) Phillies, but did not factor in the outcome after allowing four runs on four this, including a pair of homers, to go along with three walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Daisuke Matsuzaka agrees with Boston manager Bobby Valentine. The Red Sox pitcher isn't quite ready to return to the big leagues -- yet.
Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Thursday night.
Clay Buchholz found some positives even in a tough loss. Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping the Red Sox's five-game winning streak.
Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sent relief pitcher Andrew Miller out to try and perform what he termed a “Houdini act’’ in the sixth inning Wednesday night.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to start for Pawtucket Thursday night in Durham, N.C., and again Tuesday in Norfolk, Va.
The Red Sox now lead the major leagues with six balks.
Jeremy Hellickson pitched six solid innings, Luke Scott had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston 2-1 on Wednesday night, snapping the Red Sox's five-game winning streak.
