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The off-again, on-again status of Clay Buchholz's next start is off again, and Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell acknowledged the team may place the right-hander on the disabled list with ongoing discomfort in his trapezius muscle in his neck area.

BALTIMORE -- What in the name of William Nathaniel Showalter is going on here? Son of a Buck, those are the Baltimore Orioles closing in fast on the Red Sox, who mathematically face the possibility of looking up at Showalter's O's in the American ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The last time the Chicago Blackhawks played in the Stanley Cup finals, Ryan Dempster was pitching for the Cubs and arranged for the entire team to attend a playoff game. That was in 2010. A group of Blackhawks players recip...

BOSTON -- On the surface, Ryan Dempster's start Sunday afternoon does not garner much attention. But mixed in with his six innings of three-run ball in a 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels were a handful of notable items. To begin with, Dempster...

BOSTON -- As expected, right fielder Shane Victorino is out of the lineup in the series finale against the Angels. He was activated from the disabled list for Saturday's nightcap but felt a tweak in his healed hamstring running the bases in the first...

BOSTON -- Ryan Dempster's first inning Tuesday night saw him throw 20 pitches, just nine of which were strikes and one of which hit Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy between the shoulder blades. However, Dempster escaped a two-on, one-out jam,...

BOSTON -- The Red Sox are hopeful center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is able to return to the lineup Wednesday night against the Texas Rangers or soon thereafter. Manager John Farrell said Ellsbury, who has missed four straight games with a groin inju...

BOSTON -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, still nursing a tight left hamstring, is not in the Rangers' starting lineup for Tuesday night's series opener against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Jeff Baker will play third in his place and bat s...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers open a three-game series against Boston on Tuesday with rookie right-hander Justin Grimm facing Ryan Dempster at 6:10 p.m. at Fenway Park. Grimm (5-3, 3.93): Grimm makes his 10th start as the Rangers open a six-game...

Rangers-Red Sox Preview

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 -- There is no mystery to why Ryan Dempster lasted just three innings Thursday night. "My command's been terrible," he said. Dempster walked six batters in just 4 2/3 innings in his last start, Saturday in Minnesota, when he threw 127 pi...

CHICAGO -- Boston Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster returned Monday to the city he loved playing in for over eight seasons. It's his first trip to Chicago since he was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers at the very last moments before last s...

Three starters are making the most of their new but difficult situations, writes Scott Spratt. He points to Ryan Dempster's success at Fenway Park, typically a hitter-friendly stadium, as an example of this.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2013

Blue Jays-Red Sox Preview

The cream of the 2013 free-agent crop was obvious and expensive. Teams entered the offseason flush with cash and spent prodigiously. Outfielder Josh Hamilton was the best position player, while B.J. Upton and Michael Bourn followed not far behind...

Blog | May 10, 2013