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Thursday, September 02, 2010

With three catchers already on the roster and a fourth, veteran Jason Varitek, nearing a return from a right foot fracture, Jarrod Saltalamacchia can't be sure how often he will play for the Red Sox this month.Regardless, he plans to do plenty of studying.Saltalamacchia, acquired from the Texas Rangers in a July 31 trade, had just begun to get acquainted with the Red Sox's pitching staff when an infection in his right lower leg put him in the hospital two weeks ago. He was reinstated from the disabled list Wednesday, and he intends to use the next few weeks to make up for lost time."It's still kind of a learning process for me right now," Saltalamacchia said. "Just getting to know the guys on the team, getting to know (catching instructor Gary) Tuck, just getting...

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Jon Lester felt uncomfortable on the mound, struggled with his control and put the Boston Red Sox in a deep hole after only two innings of work. And still the left-hander delivered another victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre homered in a six-run seventh inning, and Boston won 9-6 on Wednesday night to improve Lester's lifetime record against Baltimore to a...

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Texas Rangers lefthander Cliff Lee already was scheduled to have an extra day off before his next scheduled start. Good for him. He needs the rest. Since making his first start April 30, Lee has been busier than the Boston Red Sox's team trainer. He has worked more innings (184 1/3) and completed more games (seven) than any pitcher in the majors over the past four months. Only Seattle's Felix Hernandez has thrown more pitches.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The Boston Red Sox have activated catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and utility player Eric Patterson from the 15-day disabled list and recalled left-hander Dustin Richardson from Triple-A Pawtucket. Saltalamacchia was sidelined since Aug. 19 with a right lower leg infection, and Patterson was out with a neck sprain.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

There are three important factors to consider when naming the top three places to watch Major League Baseball in Hoboken, New Jersey. First, the bar caters to the New York Yankees and Mets above all other teams. It doesn't matter how lame the Mets get. We're a faithful bunch of fans who like nothing better than punishing ourselves each summer by watching the Amazins struggle to reach .500. Second, the bar needs to have the MLB Extra Innings package.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

The Texas Rangers picked up outfielder Jeff Francoeur from the New York Mets last night to come off the bench in...

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

As the AL East race heads into September, the Baltimore Orioles aren't playing like a last-place team anymore and the Boston Red Sox no longer have the look of a contender. Rookie Brian Matusz won his third consecutive start, and the Baltimore Orioles beat Josh Beckett and the fading Red Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night to cap a memorable first month under manager Buck Showalter.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Having lost his spot in the Boston bullpen, Manny Delcarmen was traded with cash from the Red Sox to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday for minor league pitcher Chris Balcom-Miller. The Red Sox have faded in the AL playoff race while the Rockies are trying to stay close in the NL wild-card chase. Delcarmen was 3-2 with a 4.70 ERA in 48 games for Boston this season.

Monday, August 30, 2010

The Boston Red Sox had their big chance this past weekend. With three games against the Tampa Bay Rays, they...

Monday, August 30, 2010

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli has 21 homers this season, but the team put him...

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Another late-inning rally and victory over Boston left Tampa Bay in a famliar spot -- tied for first place in the AL East. With Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford homering to back right-hander James Shields, the Rays won 5-3 Sunday night to keep pace with the New York Yankees and drop the third-place Red Sox 6 1/2 games behind in the division and wild-card races.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Now the two biggest hits of Dan Johnson's career have come against the Boston Red Sox. Johnson hit a lead-off homer in the 10th inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory Saturday night. He sent a 2-2 pitch from Scott Atchison (2-2) into the right-field stands for his second big homer against the Red Sox in three years.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Boston Red Sox have activated reliever Hideki Okajima from the 15-day disabled list and optioned right-hander Michael Bowden to Triple-A Pawtucket. The moves were announced before Boston's game Saturday night at Tampa Bay. Okajima had been out since Aug. 6 due to a strained right hamstring.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Jon Lester rebounded from the worst outing of his career to help Boston tighten the AL wild-card race. Lester allowed two hits over seven innings and Victor Martinez homered twice off All-Star David Price, pacing a 3-1 victory over Tampa Bay that also enabled the Red Sox to nudge closer to the Rays and New York Yankees in the AL East standings.