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.
BOSTON — Brian Bannister blinked first in his duel with Jon Lester. Lester fired eight shutout innings on Friday night, keeping the Royals at bay long enough to allow the Red Sox to scratch out a 1-0 win at Fenway Park. Dustin Pedroia delivered an eighth-inning RBI double for the Sox (52-34), who bounced back [...]
BOSTON — So often a source of stability this season, the Red Sox's bullpen let a two-run lead get away on Thursday night against an unlikely foe in the light-hitting Royals. Manny Delcarmen and Justin Masterson combined to allow four runs in a game-changing top of the sixth inning, buoying Kansas City to an 8-6 [...]
BOSTON — David Ortiz, for the first time since 2003, will stay home for the All-Star break. But the most important thing for Big Papi is that he's swinging like an All-Star again, and that can only mean good things for the Red Sox. When the Sox needed a big hit on Wednesday night, Ortiz [...]
BOSTON — Josh Beckett, smack in his prime at the age of 29, was the other Red Sox starting pitcher to be named to the All-Star team on Sunday. Yes, Tim Wakefield was the headliner and deservedly so, reaching that status for the first time at the age of 42. But that doesn't make Beckett's [...]
BOSTON — Much like Nomar Garciaparra had never played a game at Fenway Park as a visitor before Monday night, John Smoltz had never taken the mound wearing the home whites of the Red Sox. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, Garciaparra — a fan favorite during his years in Boston — enjoyed the unique evening [...]
BOSTON — For better or worse, four consecutive one-run games had begun to take their toll on the Red Sox. Sunday, however, saw no such drama, as Boston used a five-run surge in the seventh inning to salvage its weekend series against Seattle with an 8-4 victory at Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia and [...]
BOSTON — The one thing Takashi Saito has generally been — both this season and in his career — is a strike thrower. However, that tendency betrayed the veteran reliever at a bad time on Saturday, playing a big role in the Red Sox suffering a 3-2 defeat to the Mariners. Saito came on to [...]
BOSTON — The ball hung in the air, in full flight toward the Green Monster. For just a moment, it looked like Nick Green had gotten enough of it to not only give the Red Sox a dramatic go-ahead homer, but also put Tim Wakefield in position for what would have been his American League-leading [...]
BOSTON — Though he takes tremendous pride in hailing from Trail, British Columbia, Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay spends most of his time — personally and professionally — in the United States. With that in mind, Bay was among 360 people officially sworn in as a United States citizen in a ceremony at historic [...]
BALTIMORE — This comeback wasn't quite as dramatic as the one the Orioles pulled off the night before, but the Red Sox came up with their own personal shocker in Wednesday's series finale. Baltimore held a four-run lead heading into the ninth as Boston had gotten just two baserunners since the third. But Kevin Youkilis [...]