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5:25 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO _ White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd had a perfect game in progress until the Sox' Nick Green snapped it with a two-out single in the top of the sixth inning at U.S. Cellular Field. After Green lined a......
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5:19 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer CHICAGO _ Red Sox manager Terry Francona saw Michael Bowden in the hotel lobby Saturday morning as the pitching prospect was just arriving from his callup from Pawtucket. Francona told him to unpack his......
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4:34 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO _ After being removed for precautionary reasons due to a sore groin his last start, Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester is feeling good and ready for his next outing. The southpaw will take his 11-7 record and 3.58......
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4:21 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
CHICAGO _ Red Sox manager Terry Francona said the club hasn't decided what to do with Daisuke Matsuzaka just yet. The rehabbing right-handed pitcher rejoined the club today at U.S. Cellular Field after starting for the PawSox on Friday,......
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4:12 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO _ Since the day he arrived, Alex Gonzalez has played every single day at shortstop. The Red Sox re-acquired the defensive talent on Aug. 17 from Cincinnati in exchange for a minor-leaguer and cash considerations. Gonzalez met the......
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3:02 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
CHICAGO _ The Red Sox sent minor-league first baseman Eddie Lora to the New York Mets as part of the trade that brought left-handed pitcher Billy Wagner to Boston on Aug. 25. --JOE McDONALD......
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1:53 PM Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Martinez, c Youkilis, 1b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Lowell, 3b Drew, rf Green, ss Wakefield, sp CHICAGO Podsednik, dh Beckham, 3b Pierzynski, c Konerko, 1b Kotsay, rf Quentin, lf Getz, 2b Ramirez, ss Rios, ss......
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11:37 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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CHICAGO _ After the Red Sox took a 12-2 beating at the hands of the White Sox Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field, Boston recalled pitcher Michael Bowden from Pawtucket. He will be in uniform and will back up......
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11:17 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By JOE McDONALD Journal Sports Writer CHICAGO -- The Red Sox raised the white flag in the bottom of the fifth inning Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox pounded the Red Sox into submission early, so Boston......
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8:14 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Journal Sports Writer CHICAGO _ The last thing Mike Lowell wants anyone to think is he's being negative, so he's careful to choose his words publicly when he's told by manager Terry Francona he's not in the......
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6:50 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
CHICAGO _ With Tim Wakefield returning to the mound on Saturday, the Sox' rotation will have more depth and ability to give pitchers a day off down the stretch in preparation for a possible postseason berth. Red Sox manager......
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6:24 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
CHICAGO _ Red Sox manager Terry Francona announced Tim Wakefield will start on Saturday against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. It will be the veteran knuckleballer's second start since the All-Star break due to a lower-back injury......
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6:06 PM Fri, Sep 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Martinez, 1b Youkilis, 3b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Drew, rf Varitek, c Gonzalez, ss Byrd, sp CHICAGO Podsednik, lf Beckham, 3b Pierzynski, c Konerko, 1b Kotsay, rf Quentin, dh Getz, 2b Ramirez, ss Rios, cf......
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10:15 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Prior to Thursday night's game, a Red Sox player gleefully exclaimed this is the club's last trip of the season here. Many of his teammates, and manager Terry Francona, probably agree. Tropicana Field has been sort......
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6:56 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ After dealing with bumper-to-bumper traffic in Downtown Providence and missing his flight, rookie outfielder Josh Reddick finally joined the Red Sox Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field. The 22-year-old was called up from Pawtucket for his......
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6:04 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox rehabbing pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will start for the PawSox Friday night at McCoy Stadium. The right-hander is slated to throw 75 pitches and if all goes well he's expected to return to the Sox'......
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5:55 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There are some things Red Sox manager Terry Francona usually won't do during a game. Pinch-hitting for Jason Varitek is one of them. So when he did just that Wednesday night, sending up Casey Kotchmann with......
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5:46 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been fined again by Major League Baseball, according to the Boston Herald. The Herald is reporting Papelbon's latest infraction came during his last outing on Tuesday at Tropicana Field when......
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5:36 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tim Wakefield's 25-pitch side session Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field went well, and the Red Sox will decide Friday whether or not the veteran knuckleballer will pitch this weekend in Chicago. If Wakefield feels fine on......
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3:10 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Martinez, c Youkilis, 1b Bay, lf Ortiz, dh Lowell, 3b Baldelli, rf Gonzalez, ss Buchholz, sp TAMPA Bartlett, ss Crawford, lf Zobrist, 2b Pena, 1b Burrell, dh Longoria, 3b Zaun, c Gross, rf Upton, cf......
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3:00 PM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
BOSTON (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Thursday the chances of him running to replace Democrat Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate are "slim to none" but he will not rule it out. The three-time......
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9:23 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Red Sox fans probably should start getting used to the idea of Derek Jeter winning the American League MVP award. It's one prize the Yanks' captain has never won, but this could be the year. The 35-year-old Jeter is having......
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9:03 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
You know what really grinds my gears? Baseball play-by-play guys on TV who talk too much. Now, thanks to David Biderman of The Wall Street Journal, the worst offenders have been identified. Last Friday, Biderman listened to a bunch of......
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8:38 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Former Red Sox prospect and current Florida Marlins superstar Hanley Ramirez argued loudly with teammate Dan Uggla in the clubhouse Tuesday night after Ramirez removed himself from a game with a tight hamstring. Uggla told Ramirez that he should have......
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7:14 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It didn't take long for former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling to announce he's interested in the vacant U.S. Senate seat held by the recently departed Ted Kennedy. "While my family is obviously the priority, and......
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7:12 AM Thu, Sep 03, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
By Andrew Baggarly San Jose Mercury News PHILADELPHIA - The Giants probably will spend more money on sod and fertilizer than they'll tender Brad Penny for his services this season. Boy, did they ever hit paydirt Wednesday night. Penny's debut......
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11:55 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Less than 30 minutes after the Red Sox lost to the Rays Wednesday night, the visitor's clubhouse at Tropicana Field was deserted. With only two exceptions, everyone was on the first bus out after Boston dropped......
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10:01 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Things appeared so bleak -- again -- for Red Sox starter Josh Beckett Wednesday night that manager Terry Francona had rookie Junichi Tazawa warming up in the bottom of the third inning. But things got better......
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7:35 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mike Lowell has been solid at the plate of late, posting a .326 average (15-for-46) in his last 12 games. The Sox' veteran third baseman has hit safely in 11 games during this stretch. On Tuesday,......
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6:19 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- After recording his first regular-season two-inning save on Tuesday night, Jonathan Papelbon will not be available for tonight's game. Papelbon was asked to get six outs -- the first three of which came with the bases......
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6:13 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jon Lester tweaked his groin Tuesday night and was removed for precautionary reason after six innings, but said after the game that he didn't think it was anything serious. On Wednesday, manager Terry Francona agreed. "We......
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5:44 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ Even though Red Sox manager Terry Francona has his starting rotation set for the remainder of this road trip through Tampa and Chicago, Tim Wakefield is hopeful he'll be able to start against the White......
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5:42 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
PAWTUCKET -- Josh Reddick has been called up from Pawtucket to the parent Boston Red Sox. The outfielder was at McCoy Stadium Wednesday preparing for Pawtucket's game against Rochester. Shortly before 5 p.m., he packed his belongings and headed out.......
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4:02 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
RED SOX Jacoby Ellsbury cf Dustin Pedroia 2b Victor Martinez 1b Kevin Youkilis 3b David Ortiz dh Jason Bay lf J.D. Drew rf Jason Varitek c Alex Gonzalez ss --- Josh Beckett p RAYS Jason Bartlett ss Carl Crawford lf......
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3:12 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
BOSTON (AP) -- Curt Schilling, the former major league pitcher who won the allegiance of Bostonians by leading the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series, said Wednesday that he has "some interest" in running for the seat held for......
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1:28 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Red Sox manager Terry Francona, a guest on WEEI's Dale and Holley radio show, said that pitcher Tim Wakefield was "minimally better" a few days after being scratched from a start due to lower back pain. Francona said that Wakefield......
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11:58 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
If you find yourself shaking your head every time Daniel Bard of the Red Sox hits triple digits on the radar gun, here's a stat for you: As of Aug. 26, 382 pitches had been thrown at 100 mph or......
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10:12 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
Even though there's still a month left in the season, it's garbage time for many Major League teams. So now that the Red Sox have a playoff spot wrapped up (just kidding!), it's not too soon to look at the......
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12:28 AM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The starting time of the Red Sox-Yankee game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 27, has been changed from 8 p.m. to 1 p.m. because of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Jewish holidays begin at sundown......
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11:34 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona didn't lie when he said the club was going to lean on Jonathan Papelbon down the stretch. The club's closer was asked to record six outs -- the first three of......
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10:51 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- That noise you hear is the sound of the Tampa Bay Rays' playoff hopes dwindling. The Red Sox struggled against the 2008 A.L. East and American League champions earlier this season, losing 8 of the first......
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8:26 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Rays' Ben Zobrist just made a spectacular play that resulted in absolutely nothing. With the bases loaded, the Sox' Kevin Youkilis lifted a high, fly ball into foul territory down the right-field line near the......
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8:06 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ Jon Lester has passed former Red Sox pitcher Bruce Hurst for the single-season mark for strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher. Lester is working the bottom of the third inning against the Rays at Tropicana Field......
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6:49 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Joey Gathright is all about the little things and that's why he's now in Boston. The speedy outfielder was acquired from the Orioles in exchange for a player to be named, or cash considerations, last Saturday.......
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5:23 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jason Varitek is not in the starting lineup Tuesday night, even though he's 6-for-13 in his career against Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine, as Victor Martinez will catch Jon Lester against the Rays. Manager Terry Francona......
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5:14 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Despite a so-so outing for Double-A Portland on Sunday, rehabbing pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is still on schedule to pitch for the PawSox on Friday at McCoy Stadium. The right-hander will throw a side session Wednesday at......
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5:04 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With major-league rosters expanding on Tuesday, the Red Sox called up Chris Woodward from Pawtucket. The move gives Boston a backup infielder and allows rehabbing shortstop Jed Lowrie to remain with the PawSox to get the......
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4:55 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona has announced his rotation for the club's current road trip through Tampa and Chicago. Jon Lester worked the first game of the series against the Rays, and he'll be followed by......
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4:50 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tim Wakefield received a cortisone shot in his lower back on Monday and he plans on taking it slow today to allow the anti-inflammatory medication work. "The idea is to let that shot take effect," said......
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4:38 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON Ellsbury, cf Pedroia, 2b Martinez, c Youkilis, 1b Ortiz, dh Bay, lf Lowell, 3b Drew, rf Gonzalez, ss Lester, sp TAMPA Bartlett, ss Crawford, lf Zobrist, rf Longoria, 3b Pena, 1b Burrell, dh Iwamura, 2b Navarro, c Upton, cf......
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3:22 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Red Sox just announced a few roster moves, adding five players to the major-league roster. Boston activated catcher George Kottaras from the 15-day disabled list, recalled Brian Anderson from Pawtucket and right-hander Junichi Tazawa from......
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2:04 PM Tue, Sep 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Fixing an error that appeared here last night: Josh Papelbon, brother of Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, has been promoted to Double-A Portland. Because of an error on my part, it was reported in this space that the younger Papelbon......
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11:19 PM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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Pitcher Brad Penny, who cleared waivers Monday and signed with the San Francisco Giants, wanted to return to the National League, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen. Christensen wrote that the Twins were interested in Penny and would......
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10:36 PM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Pawtucket Red Sox lost to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, 4-1, tonight in Pennsylvania, but the bigger news from the came involved roster moves that were made afterward. Outfielders Brian Anderson and Joey Gathright are headed to Florida to join......
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6:05 PM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants are working on a deal to add right-hander Brad Penny to their rotation for the stretch run. A person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Monday that details......
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2:01 PM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
DETROIT (AP) -- Pitcher Andy Sonnanstine is among four players Tampa Bay plans to recall from Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. The right-hander won 13 games last season but was demoted in June after going 6-7 with a 6.61 ERA in......
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1:31 PM Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mark Divver Email
In a story headlined 'Whatever happened to Nomar?' the former Red Sox superstar tells Jason Turbow of The Wall Street Journal that he's routine-oriented, not obsessive-compulsive: "When left alone, Mr. Garciaparra followed a set of baseball routines that ran, he......
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6:24 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Joe McDonald Email
BOSTON _ While the Red Sox beat up on the Blue Jays and Roy Halladay on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, Daisuke Matsuzaka was just north of here, making a rehab start for Double-A Portland at Manchester, N.H. The......
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6:18 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Even though there's a New York Mets equipment bag atop his locker stall at Fenway Park, Billy Wagner made his official Red Sox debut on Sunday in fine fashion. The veteran left-handed reliever spent 15 seasons in......
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6:07 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON -- Ailing pitcher Tim Wakefield is scheduled to receive a cortisone shot in his lower back on Monday and is hopeful he'll be able to return to the mound next week. The veteran knuckleballer has made only one......
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6:00 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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BOSTON _ With Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay getting a day off on Sunday, manager Terry Francona looked at the numbers against Toronto ace Roy Halladay and knew who would be Bay's replacement on Sunday. Rocco Baldelli entered......
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5:20 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Paul Byrd, making his first major-league start since the end of last season, pitched six innings of shutout ball while allowing just three hits, and the Red Sox got to Roy Halladay early in a 7-0 win that completed a......
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12:00 PM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Jason Bay is getting a day off Sunday, which means Rocco Baldelli will get a rare start in leftfield for the Red Sox. That led to discussion about both Bay and Baldelli in manager Terry Francona's pre-game meeting with......
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10:40 AM Sun, Aug 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Paul Kenyon Email
Rocco Baldelli gets a start and plays leftfield Sunday against Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays. Paul Byrd makes his seasonal debut on the mound for the Sox. Here are the lineups: TORONTO Scutaro ss Hill 2b Lind dh......
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