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With the 2013 MLB first-year player draft set to begin on June 6, teams are excited about the prospect of replenishing their organizations with young and promising talent.

Bottom 3d: Indians 4, Red Sox 3: With one mighty swat of his bat, Sox DH David Ortiz pulled the Sox within one run after belting a three-run homer to the bleachers in right.

There wasn't enough time for Terry Francona's mind to wander. Not after sitting through two rain delays Wednesday night in Cleveland that stretched his Indians' 11-7 loss to the Tigers out over 3 hours and 33 minutes.

The Red Sox saw most of their minor league games rained out last night, leaving us with just one game.

The Red Sox scored in the first inning, and the last two, backing up an effective Clay Buchholz to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Chicago White Sox.

As good as Matt Moore has been, the Tampa Bay Rays believe he can be even better.

With Ellsbury mired in a 4-for-27 funk that has lowered his on-base percentage to .307, manager John Farrell admitted yesterday to considering dropping him down in the batting order.

Jon Paul Morosi is a national MLB writer for FOXSports.com. He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.

Dustin Pedroia clubbed a two-run homer and finished with three RBI, while John Lackey spun six stellar innings of one-hit ball to help the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win Sunday at Target Field.

"It's one thing if everyone's striking out, it's another thing if guys are putting good swings on balls and they're not falling." - Daniel Nava CHICAGO - The approach the Red Sox take in late innings appears to be just as sound - and likely, in the longrun - just as effective as it is any other time, even though the hits aren't falling.

He watched his teammate, Chris Sale, build up the anticipation of the crowd on May 12, when he went 19 straight outs without allowing a hit and finished the game with a one-hit shutout.

Playing in Bill Murray's hometown, Shane Victorino starred in his own version of "Groundhog Day." Victorino left in the sixth inning of the Red Sox' 6-4 loss here Monday night after experiencing tightness in his left hamstring.

For the first time in his career, Jonny Gomes isn't worried about next year. In November, Gomes signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Red Sox, marking the first time in his career that he isn't playing on a one-year deal.

The Twins-Red Sox series was as ugly a weekend of baseball as has been played so far this season by the home team.

Who's hot: Buchholz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his nine starts and has allowed only two home runs in 65 2/3 innings.

Justin Masterson allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings and struck out a season-high 11 as the Cleveland Indians overcame the Seattle Mariners 6-0. Michael Brantley had four RBI and clubbed a three-run homer in the second inning as the American League Central-leading Indians extended their winning streak to four games.

As a Boston Red Sox fan I realize that this is an extremely biased statement, but I strongly believe that Dustin Pedroia is the best second baseman in baseball.

Dustin Pedroia clubbed a two-run homer and finished with three RBI, while John Lackey spun six stellar innings of one-hit ball to help the Boston Red Sox complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 5-1 win Sunday at Target Field.

John Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour rain delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will Middlebrooks homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday for their fifth straight win.

The Red Sox's all-or-nothing offense has seemed to hold much more potential energy than anything else over the past few weeks, with outbursts occasional but consistency lacking.