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The circumstances were all in place for the PawSox to secure their 31st victory of the season, and just their second over the Toledo Mud Hens.

It's still early in the season, but there already has been no shortage of players taking rehab assignments in order to work back from injuries.

Daisuke Matsuzaka , who was shut down last Sunday because of a sore neck, has been cleared to pitch and is scheduled to start for Triple A Pawtucket Saturday.

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)

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.

It wasn't the Red Sox 1-2-3 batters that did the damage Wednesday, rather the opposite end of the order.

It's a day game after a night game and the 20th game in 20 days for the Red Sox.

Former Red Sox manager Joe Morgan is as well known for his use of the old Dick Tracy phrase " six, two, and even " as he is for being the force behind the "Morgan Magic" of 1988.

Since the beginning of May, there has been no bullpen in all of baseball better than that of the Boston Red Sox .

The Orioles dropped their second game in a row, letting a three-run lead slip away in an 8-6 loss to the Red Sox .

Carl Crawford has been on the disabled list all season. So has Ryan Kalish. Shortly after the season kicked off, Jacoby Ellsbury joined the list of players on the DL.

News: After manager Bobby Valentine said Sunday that outfielder Cody Ross was likely going to avoid the disabled list, The Boston Globe reported Monday that further examination on Ross' injured left foot revealed the possibility of a fracture, according to baseball sources.

The idea of the Red Sox being a talented offensive team isn't a new one. It's something that's been true throughout the last decade under the reign of first Theo Epstein and now Ben Cherington.

The Red Sox are playing their best baseball this month and just at the right time, as Boston heads into Baltimore for a three-game series with a chance to make up some ground on the American League East leaders.

Boston Herald Sports Writer Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox.

Daniel Nava barely knew Joe Blanton was scheduled to pitch for Philadelphia this weekend.

All over New England there are the brittle, sharp sounds of hearts breaking. Red Sox Nation is reeling from the loss of the long-term relationship with baseball, a pastime that they counted on to get themselves through the dog days of summer, and sometimes into the crisp days of autumn.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Over the course of 162 games, every manager in baseball has to balance the desire to win that night against the necessity of protecting his pitchers for the weeks and months to come.

Like everyone here, and apparently in the Red Sox front office, Daniel Nava wasn't even a blip on the radar.

The 2012 Red Sox have been a work in progress. Much more than any recent edition of the team, the Sox have been coming together on the fly.