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We're now nearly two months into the 2012 MLB season, and as usual there are a number of teams surprising the masses with how they have performed thus far.

Nothing like a Friday night tilt at Fenway to remind you of your priorities. We've all expended a lot of energy since last September hating the Orioles .

The first of three three-city road trips of the year is complete: 5-3, including four wins in five games to finish it out.

The Boston Red Sox sent a message to the best team in the American League East at the moment earlier in the week.

Alfredo Aceves jogged out of the bullpen at Comerica Park in Detroit on April 8, charged with protecting a three-run lead for the Red Sox in the ninth inning.

It seems that Daisuke Matsuzaka is ready to pitch. The Red Sox announced this afternoon that Daisuke Matsuzaka will pitch for Pawtucket on Saturday night against Toledo.

We caught up with Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia Thursday at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston where he along with teammates Daniel Bard, Darnell McDonald, and other members of the Red Sox staff were on hand promoting the new music album: "Fenway Park Greatest Hits" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ballpark and to benefit the Red Sox ... (more)

The road trip where the Red Sox patched things together and simply found a way was capped off in the most fitting fashion imaginable on Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards.

The Red Sox are playing better baseball lately and are doing so from every conceivable angle.

Daniel Bard junked his delivery in the fourth inning Wednesday, pitching from the stretch as he tried to find some way to get the ball over the plate.

Hey, everybody! I am back again to take a look at some more players. In case you missed the first one, all you have to do is scroll down the page a little bit and you will find it.

Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second as Milwaukee built an eight-run lead, and the Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over... Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second as Milwaukee ... (more)

Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach hit sixth-inning homers to turn a tie game in Boston's favor, and the Red Sox withstood two home runs by Nick Johnson in a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

End 1st, 1-0: The damage was only one run, but Daniel Bard was forced to work quite a bit.

With all the uncertainty surrounding the Boston Red Sox pitching rotation, it's hard to tell who might be the starters by the 2014 season.

The Red Sox were disconsolate about Cody Ross on Monday, believing they had lost the run-producing outfielder for perhaps two months because of a fractured navicular bone in his left foot.

The Orioles momentarily halted the Red Sox's hot streak on Tuesday, but Wednesday brings another chance for Boston to get back to .500 and draw closer in the American League East.

Brian Matusz handed the baseball to manager Buck Showalter and headed off the mound, walking ever so slowly toward the Orioles dugout as many in the crowd of 25,171 stood and cheered.

The Boston Red Sox are chasing history right now, and not in a good way. With a payroll of just over $146 million, the Sox could become the most expensive last place team in major league history.

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