Daniel Bard

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 training or...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake. Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red...

Instead of flying home Sunday night and having a day off, the Yankees had to fly to Cleveland to play a make-up doubleheader. It was a productive layover. They split a doubleheader with the Indians and held on to first place. Justin Masterson, the former...

Central Softball Wins1st NEC Tournament Title Behind a complete game from sophomore pitcher and NEC tournament MVP Laura Messina and the bat of junior Arielle Bruno (3-for-4, 2 RBI), the Central Connecticut softball team won its the first NEC...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Jon Lester remains unbeaten on the season, but he needed a lot of support to stay out of the loss column Tuesday. The left-hander allowed four runs in the first three innings at...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox' Hanrahan returns, but not as closer Boston reliever Joel Hanrahan returned to the Red Sox on Tuesday, but won't regain his role as the team's closer. That job will continue to belong to Andrew Bailey. With Hanrahan out...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 7 TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion hit a pair of two-run homers Tuesday, lifting the Blue Jays to a 9-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox that snapped Toronto's four-game losing streak. The Red Sox had their five-...

The Sports Xchange Encarnacion's two homers lead Jays TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays won the type of game Tuesday that they usually have been losing. An error on a likely inning-ending, double-play grounder in the seventh inning set up a three-run...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Joel Hanrahan is on the verge of rejoining the Red Sox. Hanrahan tossed a scoreless inning Sunday at Triple-A Pawtucket. Reliever Daniel Bard was optioned to Double-A Portland on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH En route to the majors' best record, the Red Sox relied on a stellar performance by a starting rotation that had John Lackey for fewer than five innings. So, imagine how good the...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Astros at Red Sox The Boston Red Sox will try to tie a club record for wins in April when they host the Houston Astros in the finale of their four-game series Sunday. Boston has already matched its best start since 2002 by...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH No less than four times during his pregame session Thursday with reporters, manager John Farrell said the Red Sox' decision to demote Alfredo Aceves to Triple-A Pawtucket was...