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Jonathan Papelbon is being used much less frequently this season. Through games of August 13: APP IP H BB SO ERA PIT-STR 2006 ...

The Red Sox are leaning towards calling up Clay Buchholz to start one of the two games against the Angels on Friday. Terry Francona said t...

Wakefield (8-2-0-2-6, 100) started this gem off with six no-hit innings. Snuffer pitched the ninth, walking one and striking out two. Lugo c...

From a P&G thread: This team played .692 ball the first two months of the season. They've played .600 since the All Star break. They...

White Sox reliever Bobby Jenks has retired the last 41 batters he has faced, covering 14 games dating back to July 17. This afternoon, he t...

Words of wisdom from a now-banned commenter: "There is such thing as an over-reliance on facts."

Boycott KFC! Cleveland loses 5-3, so the lead is down to four games -- still the largest advantage in any division. *** Curt Schilling (4.3...

I have posted a few ground rules for commenters. This will save me the effort of retyping for newcomers how things work here. Updated with...

Beckett (8.2-8-2-0-8, 115) was one strike away from a complete game shutout. Tito needed to use both MDC (12-pitch walk to Huff) and Snuffer...

Added : Dimmer, Oreck.

David Ortiz had a cortisone shot in his left shoulder on Wednesday. It's feeling better than what it was, [but] the shoulder doesn...

Red Sox - 000 000 050 - 5 9 0 Orioles - 100 000 041 - 6 9 0 A rare blown save and loss from Jeemer (after Dimmer spit the bit). It was a...

On the morning of July 20, the Red Sox led the Yankees by 6.5 games. W L GB RS RA Boston 56 39 -- 471 381 New Yor...

Back in April, I linked to a story in which Keith Richards claimed he snorted some of his father's ashes. Publicists for the Stones qui...

Last night, Rick Ankiel, the St. Louis pitcher-turned-outfielder, played his first major league game since 2004. Ankiel started in right fie...

American League standings: After games of June 13, 1988 W L GB Yankees 39 21 - Cleveland 37 25 3.0 Tigers 3...

David Ortiz sat out last night with a sore left shoulder , which he injured sliding on July 20. "It really grabs in there when I exte...

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Daily News : Chipper Jones says Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez have plenty in common, and that might not be a good thing for the Yankee slug...

The bats rescued Jon Lester (3.1-8-5-3-3, 93) and the Sox moved 6 GA in the East. Mike Lowell reached base five times: single, three doubles...