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TAMPA, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox pitchers Alfredo Aceves and Jose De La Torre were on their way to St. Petersburg on Tuesday to help an overtaxed pitching staff that is in need of fresh arms. Meanwhile, pitcher Clayton Mortensen has been placed on th...

The Red Sox are mapping out plans to have Clay Buchholz start the series finale in Baltimore on Sunday, manager John Farrell said Tuesday.

BOSTON -- Franklin Morales could not escape every pitcher's nightmare. Ball one. Ball two. Ball three. Ball four. Try fastballs. Miss the strike zone. Try curveballs. Miss the strike zone. Take a deep breath. Miss the strike zone. Have a confidenc...

BOSTON -- The top of the seventh inning was ugly for the Red Sox. Franklin Morales, pitching for the first time in nine days, lost total contact with the strike zone, ultimately walking three straight batters with two outs, the last two of which r...

NEW YORK -- Quick hits from Red Sox manager John Farrell's Friday pregame session: * The Sox will approach Friday night as a "complete recovery" day for Jacoby Ellsbury as he deals with some left groin tightness, which Farrell said occurred on the...

PHILADELPHIA -- Takeaways from a night on which Jacoby Ellsbury went home with a new record and a souvenir to commemorate it, Franklin Morales stuck his first win in his back pocket and the Boston Red Sox headed up the Jersey Turnpike to face the sud...

PHILADELPHIA -- The rest of the team is taking the bus to New York. Jacoby Ellsbury might just sprint alongside. The Boston Red Sox leadoff man reached base five times and stole a club-record five bases in Thursday night's 9-2 win over the Phil...

BOSTON -- Left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales was activated Tuesday from the disabled list, where he has been since the beginning of the season, missing 52 games because of a bulging disk in his back and later with a strained pectoral muscle. Bec...

The Red Sox on Tuesday activated left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales from the disabled list, where he has been since the beginning of the season, missing 52 games because of a bulging disk in his back and later with a strained pectoral muscle.

BOSTON -- The Red Sox are leaning heavily toward activating left-hander Franklin Morales on Tuesday, manager John Farrell said Sunday morning. Morales has been on the disabled list all season with back and pectoral issues. He has been stretched ou...

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox may decide as soon as Saturday whether to activate Franklin Morales to have him join the bullpen or continue his rehab with another start in the minors. Morales has made five rehab appearances as he recovers from back ...

BOSTON -- Some quick hits from Thursday night's Titopalooza at Fenway Park, and for the record, bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. brought the lineup card out to home plate. -- Terry Francona waved and patted his heart in appreciation when the crowd acc...

BOSTON -- Red Sox left-hander Franklin Morales has been shut down with a pectoral strain, manager John Farrell said Saturday. Morales, originally placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lower back strain, was well into a rehab that began with ex...

BOSTON -- One of the first sights at Fenway Park on Saturday morning was Felix Doubront going through a two-inning simulated game under gray skies and in temperatures hovering in the high 30s. Meanwhile, several other Red Sox players were making p...

When I'm not watching baseball, you can probably find me playing Scrabble. I combine my love of these two seemingly disparate interests by tracking down those players whose names are also valid words in Scrabble. I present to you now the Scrabble-acc...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Eleven days before Opening Day, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington acknowledged that 22-year-old rookie outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. still has a chance to make the major league team coming out of camp, and identified the elem...