Clayton Mortensen News

Clayton Mortensen has been just short of brilliant for the Red Sox during his brief stint in the majors and today the club optioned him down to AAA Pawtucket.

There was a play at the plate after a passed ball. Chris Davis was trying to score from third and get the Orioles on the board in the second inning Saturday.

We're going completely link-based today, as this old grizzly bear has a softball tournament to get to shortly.

Boston placed third baseman Kevin Youkilis on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of a strained back.

The last time the Red Sox saw the Orioles, Boston players were walking off the field at Camden Yards in a daze after cementing one of the worst regular-season collapses in baseball history.

Here are the lineups: RED SOX Aviles SS Sweeney RF Pedroia 2B Gonzalez 1B Ortiz DH Ross LF Saltalamacchia C Middlebrooks 3B Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Daniel Bard ATHLETICS Crisp LF Pennington SS Reddick RF Cespedes CF Smith DH Ka'aihue 1B Suzuki C Inge 3B Sogard 2B Pitching: RHP Brandon McCarthy Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI Athletics vs.

The Red Sox are set to sign pitcherA Mark Prior A reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com viaA Twitter.