Red Sox

It's been a long road to respectability for the 2012 Boston Red Sox, but they're finally back on the doorstep. Winners of three straight and nine of 11, the Red Sox try to move above .500 for the first time this season when they continue their series against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Camden Yards. Boston (21-21) has had three chance

BALTIMORE (AP) The Baltimore Orioles knocked starter Clay Buchholz out of the game in the sixth inning, put up six runs and hit their major league-leading 65th home run of the season. That would be enough to win most games - except this one against the hard-hitting Boston Red Sox. David Ortiz launched Boston's comeback from a three-run deficit with a mi

BALTIMORE (AP) Down by three runs in the sixth inning, the Boston Red Sox desperately needed a spark to get back into the game against the Baltimore Orioles. With one mighty swing, David Ortiz launched a ball out of Camden Yards and sent the Red Sox on their way to an uplifting 8-6 victory Monday night. Dustin Pedroia had two RBIs and Mike Aviles scored the

BALTIMORE (AP) Boston Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross has a broken bone in his left foot and could be sidelined six to eight weeks. Ross has been out since fouling a ball off his foot Friday night against Philadelphia. An X-ray showed no breaks, but an MRI on Monday revealed a small fracture. Ross will seek a second opinion in Baltimore but is expected to be pl

PHILADELPHIA (AP) If he keeps this up, Josh Beckett won't have to worry about hearing boos anymore. Beckett pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Mike Aviles also homered and drove in two runs for Boston, which has won eight of 10 gam

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Once again, Cliff Lee failed to get much support from the Phillies' offense. This time, though, the hitters couldn't be blamed for Philadelphia's 5-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Lee (0-2), making just his sixth start of the season after spending time on the DL with a strained oblique, had his worst start of the year

PHILADELPHIA (AP) David Ortiz homered, singled and drove in two runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-5 win over Philadelphia, snapping the Phillies' six-game winning streak Saturday night. Mike Aviles, Will Middlebrooks and Jarrod Saltalamacchia also homered for Boston, which won for the seventh time in nine games. Saltalamacchia went 3 for 4, needing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) It's rare that major league pitchers get away with making mistakes at this level, especially against a lineup as potent as Boston's. Joe Blanton failed to command his pitches and the Red Sox took advantage, homering four times off the Philadelphia right-hander, in a 7-5 win over the Phillies on Saturday night. Blanton (4-4) pitche

PHILADELPHIA (AP) It was no surprise that Philadelphia earned its season-best sixth straight victory with Cole Hamels on the mound. Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Phillies to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Hamels (6-1) gave up three runs on six hits while striking out nine and w

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Red Sox right-hander Daniel Bard is still adjusting to being a starting pitcher. Bard, a career reliever moved into the rotation before this season, matched his shortest outing of the year by allowing five runs on three hits with five walks in five innings in Boston's 6-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. The right-han