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A speedy 2:18 victory -- and we're back in first place. Wakefield was superb (7-4-2-1-6, 94), leaving with a 3-2 lead (all the Boston ru...

Curt Schilling threw only three of his 96 pitches from the stretch. They came in the third inning, after Johnny Damon doubled. Melky Cabrer...

After some initial annoyance -- three solo home runs to three left-handed Yankee batters (Damon (leading off the first inning), Williams and...

Jason Grimsley has told federal investigators that he used human growth hormone and allegedly named many other players who were also users. ...

Kyle Snyder, the Red Sox's 14th pick in yesterday's draft , was born on December 12, 1988 .

Yesterday's rainout allowed the Red Sox some flexibility with the pitching staff. Curt Schilling will pitch tonight (against Jaret Wrig...

Probably rescheduled for mid-September.

My partner Laura says the 2-1 loss hurt more than the 13-5 rout, but I don't agree. I had no problem with Pauley starting the seventh. W...

9:56 PM -- I am pissed. Seanez? Rudy Seanez?? It's 1-1 in the 7th inning and Francona thinks Noriega is our best arm? Are you shitting...

So what's up with Josh LaLoosh ? It's just a lack of execution of pitches. Unexecuted pitches get hit hard. Some go out, some don...

I missed a three-week stretch of games, but that's gotta be the ugliest loss of the season. Beckett had nothing (1.1-7-8-2-1); the Yanke...

What's a sports columnist #1 job? Vivid, lively prose? No. ... The ability to muster facts into a cogent argument? Nope. ... The skill t...

Nice . Clement did well (6-6-3-2-5); Gonzalez, Youkilis, Ortiz and Ramirez all homered; and Varitek had three hits. ... Plus Baltimore beat ...

Why is Julian Tavarez pitching in high-leverage situations? Why? Batters hit his first 15 pitches to the tune of .317/.382/.533. Magglio Ord...

Kevin Youkilis on his ninth inning home run: "It was a rough day, but you can have four bad at-bats in this game and still go out the...

Yooooooook ! Trailing 2-1 and down to their final out, the Red Sox rallied against Todd Jones. Mike Lowell singled to center and Willie Har...

Wily Mo Pena had surgery today to remove the hamate bone from his right wrist. He will miss between 6-8 weeks. Sounds like he won't be...

Roger Clemens's agent Randy Hendricks said Boston "made the most sense in terms of best team", but the TCM chose to return to...

We saw ( finally ) Ted Lilly pitch like he does against the rest of the league; Ortiz, Loretta, Nixon and Ramirez hit home runs; and David P...

Statement from Red Sox Medical Director Dr. Thomas Gill: Wily Mo Pena underwent diagnostic testing and further examination on Tuesday. He h...