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.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Red Sox tied a modern-day record with six wild pitches in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Twins. Daisuke Matsuzaka had four and relievers Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson each had one. Backup catcher George Kottaras was catching Matsuzaka for the first time in a regular-season game. "I think that puts him in [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hit streak to a career-long 22 games in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Twins. Ellsbury is one of 11 Red Sox players since 1920 to record multiple single-season hit streaks of at least 18 games. He had an 18-game hit streak in 2008. "I really haven't done anything from [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — Jon Lester was cruising. Through four innings on Tuesday against the Twins, Lester had allowed no runs and only two hits while setting the table for what appeared to be the makings of an enjoyable pitchers' duel with Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn. And then Lester walked to the mound for the fifth. The [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — David Ortiz has been moved down in the lineup. The Red Sox's struggling designated hitter batted sixth on Tuesday night against the Twins. J.D. Drew batted third. "When we came back from Seattle — because David sat the three days — I wanted him to try to get back in there and see [...]
John Smoltz allowed one earned run on three hits over 3 1/3 innings for Double-A Portland on Tuesday against New Hampshire. It was Smoltz's second rehab start. Smoltz stuck out two and didn't walk a batter. He threw 60 pitches, 36 of which were strikes. Smoltz told reporters that he will likely return to Class [...]
MINNEAPOLIS — The starting pitcher was vomiting between innings, the backup first baseman hit a crucial home run, the infallible closer gave up a mammoth two-run homer and the designated hitter was an offensive force. It wasn't a typical Red Sox win, but Boston used a gutty performance by starter Brad Penny and four hits [...]
Clay Buchholz is waiting. So are Red Sox fans. Buchholz (3-0) reminded everyone, again, of his overpowering arsenal by taking a perfect game into the ninth inning as Pawtucket blanked Louisville, 3-0, on Memorial Day. The Red Sox prospect set down the first 24 batters he faced before Danny Richar's leadoff single down the left-field [...]
MINNESOTA — One prominent Red Sox employee was given Memorial Day off. In the case of David Ortiz, it may only have delayed his potential drop in the lineup by one day. By way of explanation for Ortiz's absence, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he wanted to employ as many right-handed hitters as he [...]
BOSTON — One of the things Terry Francona has mentioned most often during his time as manager of the Red Sox is how beneficial it is to thicken the lineup. That was clearly the case on Sunday afternoon, and the Mets felt the brunt of it. Meanwhile, Boston came away with a 12-5 rout, salvaging [...]
BOSTON — So what happened after David Ortiz at last snapped his power drought with his first home run of the season on Wednesday night? Unfortunately for Ortiz and the Red Sox, the left-handed masher has gone right back into the throes of a deep slump. Ortiz has just one hit in his past 16 [...]