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MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The wheels are coming off for right-hander Ryan Dempster. A bright spot in April, when only some bad luck and a lack of run support kept him from winning on a pace with top two starters Jon Lester and...

3B Will Middlebrooks struck out twice in the first four innings Thursday and then left the game with lower back spasms. Farrell said Middlebrooks may have injured himself coming out of the batter's box in his final at-bat in Chicago on Wednesday but didn'...

BOSTON -- Terry Francona didn't want Thursday night to be all about his return to Fenway Park. But let's be realistic: It was. And it was as special as it was sentimental. His first-place Cleveland Indians pounded out 16 hits en route to a 12-3...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Indians 12, Red Sox 3 BOSTON -- Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona made a triumphant return to Fenway Park on Thursday night. The man who led Boston to its first title in 86 years in 2004...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Clay Buchholz is enjoying himself on the mound these days, and for good reason. He's 7-0 with a league-leading 1.73 ERA after pitching seven sharp innings Wednesday in the Red Sox's 6-2...

The Sports Xchange By Brian Hedger, The Sports Xchange Red Sox 6, White Sox 2 CHICAGO -- Hector Santiago was impressive for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, but Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz was even better. Powered by another strong...

The Sports Xchange By Brian Hedger, The Sports Xchange Buchholz beats White Sox, improves to 7-0 CHICAGO -- Hector Santiago was impressive for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, but Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz was even better....

The Sports Xchange 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...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Red Sox at White Sox Adam Dunn looked like his career was coming to a sad end in the first six weeks of the season. When the Chicago White Sox host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, Dunn will be trying to keep one of the best...

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 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...

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...