Junichi Tazawa

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH With the trade deadline six weeks away, and with the Red Sox having already tried to replace closer Andrew Bailey last winter with out-for-the-season Joel Hanrahan, it's fair to wonder...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Felix Doubront has looked more overpowering than this. He has featured a faster fastball. His sinker has had more action. But never, ever has Doubront been more dominant. Making his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH It's too early to say the Red Sox have a closer problem, particularly considering how good Andrew Bailey was in April and May. But let's just say it would put everyone's mind at ease if...

Red Sox 3, Rays 1: Jonny Gomes belted a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as as host Boston completed a doubleheader sweep. Felix Doubront allowed three hits in a career-high eight scoreless innings and Daniel Nava added a solo...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Sox 5, Rays 1 Red Sox 5, Rays 1: David Ortiz had a pair of hits and drove in three runs as host Boston withstood a three-hour rain delay to win the opener of the scheduled day-nigh doubleheader. Jacoby Ellsbury had three...

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Is trouble brewing for the Red Sox rotation? With ace Clay Buchholz still sidelined by a sore neck and Jon Lester winless in his last six starts, the Red Sox have a starting pitching problem that may...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The struggles of starter Felix Doubront continue. The left-hander has made 43 starts in his career, and he has only reached the seventh inning in 10 of them. That's not even a 25...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Sox 2, Rays 1 Red Sox 2, Rays 1: Daniel Nava hit a two-run homer and Alfredo Aceves pitched six strong innings in a spot start as visiting Boston took the rubber game from Tampa Bay. Jacoby Ellsbury singled and stole a pair...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The Red Sox are 41-26 after a 2-1 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday mostly because Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz have pitched like aces. But while Buchholz deals with an irritated muscle...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH A decade ago, John Lackey and Joe Maddon developed a close relationship as pitcher and bench coach, respectively, with the Angels. Times have changed. Pitching for the Red Sox on...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox 10, Rays 8 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Red Sox still got the win. It just turned out to be much more complicated than it initially seemed to would be. Daniel Nava's RBI single in the 14th inning finished off a game the Red Sox...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox blow big lead but edge Rays in 14 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox still got the win. It just turned out to be much more complicated than expected. RBI singles by Daniel Nava and Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the 14th...