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DENVER - Chris Iannetta heard the rumors, mostly secondhand, from family and friends back home in Rhode Island who closely follow the Red Sox. But Iannetta shrugged them off. He [...]

After undergoing an MRI exam yesterday, right fielder J.D. Drew expressed optimism that his strained right hamstring isn't serious enough to send him to the disabled list. Then, the Red [...]

RED SOX 5, DODGERS 4 THE BIG PICTURE This time, Manny Ramirez homered. And, still, the Red Sox yawned. 'Who's that?' knuckleballer Tim Wakefield said of his longtime teammate, trying [...]

Even before touted left-hander Felix Doubront threw his first pitch as a major leaguer, a strike to the Dodgers' Matt Kemp last night, the Red Sox made clear that his [...]

Until the Red Sox get the results of the MRI exam that right fielder J.D. Drew will undergo today, they won't know the extent of the hamstring injury he suffered [...]

RED SOX 10, DODGERS 6 THE BIG PICTURE On a night when franchise icons were everywhere at Fenway Park, a 22-year-old left-hander won his major league debut for the Red [...]

RED SOX 10, DODGERS 6 THE BIG PICTURE It ended, fittingly, with Manny Ramirez standing at home plate, the bat still on his shoulder, frozen by a late-breaking slider from [...]

RED SOX 8, DIAMONDBACKS 5 THE BIG PICTURE This time, the Red Sox finished the job. In the previous four series, they won the first two games, only to drop [...]

Seventeen years ago, Manny Ramirez walked into a clubhouse in Charlotte, N.C., before his Triple-A debut. But he wasn't carrying any luggage or baseball equipment, and when his manager asked [...]

RED SOX 8, DIAMONDBACKS 5 THE BIG PICTURE This time, the Red Sox finished the job. Unlike their previous four series, when they won the first two games but were [...]

If the Red Sox hadn't had to get through a game using only relief pitchers last Saturday, they may not have rushed to put right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka on the disabled [...]

Before he took batting practice yesterday, Daniel Nava went to left field and played the caroms of line drives and fly balls hit off The Wall by Red Sox coach [...]

Clay Buchholz throws two fastballs, one that tends to rise and another that typically sinks. He also has a bat-slowing changeup, a slider that can act more like a cutter, [...]

It will be a family reunion at Fenway Park tonight when Red Sox right fielder J.D. Drew squares off against younger brother Stephen, the starting shortstop for the Arizona Diamondbacks. [...]

PHILLIES 5, RED SOX 3 THE BIG PICTURE For Tim Wakefield, the difference between throwing eight shutout innings three weeks ago in Philadelphia and losing 5-3 to the Phillies yesterday [...]

For the past four seasons, Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels threw primarily a fastball and a changeup. But after a rough 2009, he went searching for a third pitch. So, Hamels [...]

It started like every other pre-start warmup for Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Red Sox right-hander went out to the bullpen with pitching coach John Farrell to do his stretching, long-toss and [...]

RED SOX 10, PHILLIES 2 THE BIG PICTURE Eighteen years ago, Daniel Nava won a supermarket drawing to throw the ceremonial first pitch at an Oakland Athletics game, which, to [...]

It began like any other pre-start routine for Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka. He went to the bullpen with pitching coach John Farrell to go through his usual preparation. But [...]

To any team that needs a veteran infielder or a designated hitter, Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez has a suggestion: Talk to the Red Sox about Mike Lowell. 'He [...]

RED SOX 12, PHILLIES 2 THE BIG PICTURE When age-defying Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer made his first major-league start for the Cubs 24 years ago at Wrigley Field, Red Sox [...]

RED SOX 12, PHILLIES 2 THE BIG PICTURE When age-defying Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer made his first major-league start for the Cubs 24 years ago at Wrigley Field, Red Sox [...]

Within hours of playing his first game in five days Wednesday night in Cleveland, left fielder Jeremy Hermida began feeling a sharper pain in his rib cage, a red flag [...]

Within hours of playing his first game in five days Wednesday night in Cleveland, left fielder Jeremy Hermida began feeling a sharper pain in his rib cage, a red flag [...]

CLEVELAND - After last night's walkoff loss against the Indians, second baseman Dustin Pedroia admitted what everyone plainly can see. His right knee is affecting him at the plate. 'My [...]

INDIANS 8, RED SOX 7 THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND -- Over? Nobody told the Indians. Twice. After the Red Sox scored four first-inning runs and sent ace lefty Jon Lester [...]

CLEVELAND - The presence of hard-throwing setup man Daniel Bard has allowed the Red Sox to get by for the past four games without closer Jonathan Papelbon. But if the [...]

THE BIG PICTURE Seven days ago, when the Red Sox hit the road to face a pair of last-place teams, it appeared to be the perfect opportunity for them to [...]

CLEVELAND - For the past week, since the Red Sox decided to shut down Josh Beckett for at least 10 days, manager Terry Francona has kept a safe distance. The [...]

INDIANS 11, RED SOX 0 THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - Upon seeing former Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson on the field the other day, Terry Francona wished him well. Sort [...]

INDIANS 11, RED SOX 0 THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - Upon seeing former Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson on the field the other day, manager Terry Francona wished him well. [...]

THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - It's part of the manual for every playoff team: Beat up on the weaklings. And with the Red Sox seeking to make up ground in [...]

RED SOX 3, INDIANS 2 THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - It's a prerequisite for every playoff-bound team: Beat up on the weaklings. During this seven-game road trip, the Red Sox [...]

CLEVELAND - After being drafted by the Red Sox in the first round in 2006, Daniel Bard figured he'd be in the major leagues within a year. Instead, the reliever [...]

CLEVELAND - After being drafted by the Red Sox in the first round in 2006, Daniel Bard figured he'd be in the major leagues within a year. Instead, the reliever [...]

[B]By SCOTT LAUBER RED SOX 4 (34-25), INDIANS 1 (21-35) THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - If Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez was the homecoming king here last night, shortstop Marco [...]

THE BIG PICTURE CLEVELAND - Three years ago, the Indians fell one victory short of playing in the World Series. Entering last night, they were 13 games below .500. No [...]

CLEVELAND - When the Red Sox opened a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians last night at Progressive Field, closer Jonathan Papelbon wasn't with the ballclub. Papelbon was placed on [...]

ORIOLES 4, RED SOX 3 THE BIG PICTURE BALTIMORE - As a manager, Juan Samuel may or may not turn into the second coming of Earl Weaver. Three days on [...]

BALTIMORE - Other than the logo, catcher Victor Martinez doesn't expect to recognize much about his former team when he returns to Cleveland for the start of a four-game series [...]

RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 2 THE BIG PICTURE BALTIMORE - It was a classic mismatch. The Orioles, winless since May 25 and still reeling from Friday's firing of manager Dave [...]

BALTIMORE - After waking up yesterday with increased soreness in his ribs, Red Sox outfielder Jeremy Hermida didn't want to mess around. Not after what happened to teammate Jacoby Ellsbury. [...]

BALTIMORE - Mike Lowell has become the Red Sox' invisible man. With third baseman Adrian Beltre resting a bruised left knee last night, manager Terry Francona decided to move Kevin [...]

THE BIG PICTURE BALTIMORE - It was a classic mismatch. The Orioles, losers of nine consecutive games and still reeling from the firing of their manager Friday, were facing Red [...]

RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 2 THE BIG PICTURE BALTIMORE - It was a classic mismatch. The Orioles, winless since May 25 and still reeling from Friday's firing of manager Dave [...]

BALTIMORE - For several years, Red Sox shortstop Marco Scutaro has been bothered, now and again, by a stiff neck. It has been known to flare when he falls asleep [...]

[B]By SCOTT LAUBER RED SOX 11 (32-24), ORIOLES 0 (15-40) THE BIG PICTURE BALTIMORE - No mercy. So what if the Red Sox blew into town just as the Orioles [...]

BALTIMORE - As he watched the replay, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury cringed. He had seen - and felt - this before. In a play that Sox manager Terry Francona [...]

RED SOX 6, ATHLETICS 4 THE BIG PICTURE The question, posed only half-seriously to Red Sox manager Terry Francona before last night's game, drew a frank response. Asked what may [...]

THE BIG PICTURE The question, posed only half-seriously to Red Sox manager Terry Francona before last night's game, drew an honest response. Asked what everyone could expect to see from [...]