How many Sox fans thought that after last night's thrashing of the Rays the Sox would take off on a highly improbable and historic run for the wild card spot, or even a run for the division? Raise your hands. As bad as it was for the Rays last nig...
If the Red Sox had won Tuesday night's game and had a chance to sweep the Rays on Wednesday, Clay Buchholz was poised to pitch on three days' rest for the first time in his career....
One of the few bright spots for the Red Sox in Tuesday's 14-5 loss to the Rays is that catcher Jason Varitek had a chance to return to action for the first time since breaking his right foot on June 30....
Jason Varitek re-iterated Tuesday night that he is not planning on going anywhere, and that he wants to play another year, at least, before he retires. Varitek told the Providence Journal's Brian MacPherson Sunday that he intends to come back next ...
David Price had to head up to the Tampa Bay clubhouse a handful of times on Tuesday night to ride a bike to stay loose. The innings during which the Rays pounded Red Sox pitching -- the fourth and fifth in particular -- were long enough that Price ha...
There will be no need for Clay Buchholz to make an important, short-rest start for the Red Sox Wednesday. Even a Cy Young contender can't save these Sox now. In need of a big win to keep their flagging playoff hopes alive, the Sox were embarrassed ...
The Red Sox were still clinging to some hope when they arrived at the ballpark on Tuesday. Perhaps a sweep of the Rays in this three-game series would get Boston back into the conversation of postseason contenders....
Right-hander Michael Bowden was promoted from Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday, marking his third stint with the Red Sox this season....
Though lefty Felix Doubront has turned into an important piece of the Red Sox's bullpen, manager Terry Francona will not rush him back from a strained pectoral muscle....
Jonathan Papelbon's epic, 48-pitch relief appearance Sunday night may still resonate in the minds of Red Sox fans who watched their playoff chances slide further away, but the effects of the lengthy outing are finally starting to fade from Papelbon's...