Dustin Pedroia News

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.

One night after he delivered arguably the biggest hit of the season for the Red Sox, Will Middlebrooks keyed another Boston victory on Friday by doing something he'd only done once as a professional.

David Ortiz sure likes hitting against the Twins. As if he hadn't done it enough over the last decade, Ortiz tormented his former team again on Saturday night, clubbing two home runs and driving in six in Boston's 12-5 win over Minnesota at Target Field.

In a game with 17 combined runs, it was a defensive play that might have been the biggest of the night.

Update from Peter Abraham - Andrew Bailey pitched an inning for Triple A Pawtucket.

A healthy Dustin Pedroia is a very good thing for the Boston Red Sox. Conversely, Pedey is simply making the rest of the league miserable whenever he shows up to the park.

The Red Sox have won three straight after losing 10 of their previous 14 games, while the Twins have lost three in a row after winning six of nine.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A few minutes before Brad Marchand sent Bruins fans into delirium last night, Will Middlebrooks and the Red Sox staged a rousing rally of their own.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Red Sox starter Felix Doubront had a wildly inconsistent five innings.

Will Middlebrooks' three-run double in the ninth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the rubber match of a three-game series.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As the June amateur draft approaches, the Red Sox have what they hope will be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change the course of the history of the franchise.

The Boston Red Sox pulled out of an offensive funk to help Jon Lester stay unbeaten.

Sure, you're basically taking the same players and putting them in different spots in the order, but given the Red Sox' recent offensive malaise, it's about that time.

Tampa Bay's Matt Moore pitched six strong innings and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Tuesday night to remain unbeaten and claim a share of the major league lead in victories.

Although they are an ugly 2-8 in their last 10 games, the Red Sox are off to a good start in 2013, at least by recent franchise standards.

The stat-heads like to tell us that while there are clutch hits, there's no such thing as a clutch hitter.

It's certainly been a rough stretch here for the Red Sox, who have suffered their first downturn of the season after a hot April.

Boston Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks comes down from getting a high throw too late to tag Toronto Blue Jays' Emilio Bonifacio stealing third during the sixth inning of an American League MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Sunday, May 12, 2013.

Bottom 8th, 1 out: Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 3: Pedro Ciriaco, who came into the game in the seventh as a defensive replacement for Mike Carp at first base, stroked his first homer of the season, a lead-off solo shot off Esmil Rogers, who started the inning in relief of Aaron Loup .

Dustin Pedroia , Dustin Pedroia 3 - , David Ross The Toronto Blue Jays have put outfielder Rajai Davis on the 15-day disabled list after he was injured on Friday night during a game against the Boston Red Sox.