The Boston Red Sox, based in Boston, Mass., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Red Sox were founded as the Boston Somersets in 1901.
CLEVELAND — "Where's Van Every?" Julio Lugo shouted at no one in particular. Lugo spotted Jonathan Van Every holding a plate of food and walking through the center of the visitors' clubhouse, and he offered the 29-year-old rookie a bit of veteran advice: "Come talk to reporters, boy," said Lugo, smiling and laughing. He knew [...]
CLEVELAND — Manager Terry Francona sees right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka's return to the Red Sox's rotation coming soon. Not that "soon" means Thursday or Friday — or even next Monday. But Matsuzaka is close to coming off the 15-day disabled list. He tested his strained right shoulder Wednesday afternoon in a 47-pitch bullpen session, and by [...]
CLEVELAND — Daisuke Matsuzaka might be getting closer to his return, but the Red Sox don't know how close right-hander John Smoltz is to coming back. They have had to push Smoltz's rehab back a week, manager Terry Francona said after the Red Sox beat the Indians, 6-5, in 10 innings. "I just think it's [...]
CLEVELAND — It came down to one play, but for the Red Sox, it was so much more. Reliever Javier Lopez bobbled Kevin Youkilis' throw on an Asdrubal Cabrera grounder that should have forced extra innings but instead allowed Mark DeRosa to score the winning run as the Indians beat the Red Sox, 9-8, on [...]
CLEVELAND — Certainly not the shot heard round the world, Jason Bay's three-run home run barely registered on the outfielder's radar on Tuesday. Sure, it was a 99-mph Kerry Wood fastball, Bay said, but it was just April baseball. "It wasn't really anything monumental," Bay said of the game-winning shot in the Red Sox's 3-1 [...]
CLEVELAND — Sure, Jonathan Papelbon may have looked — gasp! — almost human as the Indians tried to rally back in the bottom of the ninth Monday, but as he hones his new delivery, he's becoming a big-picture guy. "The bullpen needs to just do what it's expected to do, and that's hold leads," Papelbon [...]
CLEVELAND — Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield can't pitch much better. No way. Impossible. Well, maybe he could pitch a no-hitter or a perfect game. That's about the next thing left for Wakefield, who has had his knuckler dancing as though it were auditioning for a spot on "Dancing with the Stars" in his past three outings. [...]
Right-hander Brad Penny got his first look at Progressive Field on Monday, and he's looking forward to the first time he'll pitch in the ballpark in downtown Cleveland. He'll get that chance on Tuesday. Is he overly excited about it? "Not really," said Penny, whom the Red Sox signed as a free agent on Jan. [...]
CLEVELAND — The smile that shortstop Julio Lugo wore on Monday told all that needed to be told about how he felt being back in a Red Sox uniform. "I'm happy to be back," said Lugo, sitting in the center of the visitors' clubhouse before the game with the Indians. The Red Sox are happy [...]
BOSTON — It was a rivalry weekend in which the Red Sox provided countless forms of excitement for their fans. There was a walk-off win on Friday night despite a two-run deficit with two outs in the ninth, a slugfest victory on Saturday to overcome a six-run deficit and finally a 4-1 triumph on Sunday [...]