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MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH All along, the assumption was that the anticipation of free agency after this season would inspire Jacoby Ellsbury to once again reach MVP-caliber heights for the Red Sox. But as two of Ellsbury's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Jacoby Ellsbury is 8-for-60 (.133) over his last 13 games, hardly what the Red Sox expect from their leadoff hitter and the 2011 AL MVP runner-up. But manager John Farrell isn't ready to...

The Boston Red Sox are on a roll. They will be looking for their sixth straight win when they visit the Chicago White Sox for the opener of a three-game series on Monday. The Red Sox have received strong starting pitching throughout the bulk of their...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Every chance he gets, David Ortiz reminds the Minnesota Twins about the one that got away. Ortiz signed with the Red Sox after the 2002 season, when the Twins declined to tender him a...

Red Sox 5, Twins 1: John Lackey took a perfect game into the fifth inning and Will Middlebrooks homered as visiting Boston sat through a three-hour, one-minute rain delay in the seventh and completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota. Lackey (2-4) ended...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Oberle, The Sports Xchange Red Sox complete sweep of Twins MINNEAPOLIS -- After waiting out a three-hour rain delay in the seventh inning, the Boston Red Sox expanded the lead they built before the storm and beat the Minnesota...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Sox 12, Twins 5 Red Sox 12, Twins 5: David Ortiz homered twice and drove in six as visiting Boston pounded Minnesota en route to its fourth straight victory. Daniel Nava homered and drove in three and Dustin Pedroia doubled...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Even after embattled reliever Daniel Bard's meltdown Wednesday night at Double-A Portland, manager John Farrell said the Red Sox are not yet considering sending him to extended spring...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH After seeing righty Andrew Bailey uncork 15 pitches without incident in a simulated inning Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted to at least some temptation to activate the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Andrew Bailey's return to the mound for the Red Sox may be only a few days away. Bailey threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and didn't feel any lingering effects from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Turns out, there may be more to David Ortiz' slump than a negative newspaper column. After going 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Tuesday night in the Red Sox' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster. Ross...