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PHILADELPHIA -- It was not the plan, Bobby Valentine said Sunday, to utilize Adrian Gonzalez in right field and David Ortiz at first base again in the series finale against the Phillies, even though it worked well the night before, with Gonzalez maki...

PHILADELPHIA -- We have, we can confidently report, the makings of a trend. Namely, that the Red Sox are now playing very good baseball, in all facets of the game. And Bobby Valentine, who earlier this season said managers can go into slumps, a...

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine announced after Sunday's game that Daisuke Matsuzaka had received an injection for a strained right trapezius muscle and would not make his last rehab start.

The unlikely Sox OF trio of Nava, Sweeney and Gonzalez saved the day.

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.

Insults, injuries, ejections ... Everything went wrong for the Sox in Philly.

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine made his weekly appearance Friday on "The Michael Kay Show" on ESPN New York radio. Valentine offers his thoughts on interleague play ... sort of. He says he's reserving judgment on whether he likes it or not until ...

Eric Karabell offers his two cents as to why normally reliable slugger Adrian Gonzalez is struggling right now, and what he feels A-Gonz's fantasy value is from here on out.

Blog | Conversation | May 18, 2012

DURHAM, N.C. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka agrees with Boston manager Bobby Valentine. The Red Sox pitcher isn't quite ready to return to the big leagues -- yet. Matsuzaka had his longest rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night, but allowed f...

The Red Sox are on a roll as they enter interleague play in Philly.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back strain) will rejoin the club at some point during this current road trip, but manager Bobby Valentine said it all depends on when the rehabbing third baseman is ready. "It's...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine didn't have an explanation as to why his pitchers are having trouble concentrating on the mound with runners on base and have been called for a total of four balks in the last week, including th...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, whose minor league rehab assignment for Tommy John surgery expires May 23, isn't close to being ready to be promoted to the major leagues, Boston manager Bobby Valentine said Wednesday. Ma...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine received some positive news Wednesday afternoon when he read the daily medical updates of his rehabbing players. Left fielder Carl Crawford (wrist/elbow) will have the "potential"...

Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, whose minor league rehab assignment for Tommy John surgery expires May 23, isn't close to being ready to be promoted to the major leagues, manager Bobby Valentine said Wednesday.

Josh Beckett's solid outing against Seattle should quiet his critics -- for now.