Jacoby Ellsbury News

By the time Jacoby Ellsbury came to the plate in the sixth inning Tuesday night, his slump had deepened to 8-for-62, causing Red Sox manager John Farrell to admit to thinking about removing him from the leadoff spot.

Today's edition brings you stories on topics including the great season that David Ortiz is having, an improvement Jarrod Saltamacchia is making, and some possible Red Sox draft picks.

Until then, he will have to prove his value is not rapidly declining. To do so, he will have to show a large uptick in production while maintaining a status on the Red Sox that is more positive than detrimental.

Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

Shane Victorino might have to go on the disabled list. He doesn't seem to have a serious injury, but he's missed time with a back injury, and now he has a hamstring issue, and it just might be in the best interests of both the Red Sox and Victorino for him to get a couple of weeks to kick back, rest up, and heal before anything else goes awry.

Even in the aftermath of a loss Tuesday night, manager John Farrell was quick to point out one of the night's positives.

Peter Gammons joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich to discuss the Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury and Terry Francona returning with his rolling Cleveland Indians.

Red Sox manager John Farrell is sticking with Jacoby Ellsbury at the top of the order.

When John Danks returns to the White Sox rotation, there will be room only for Hector Santiago or Dylan Axelrod -- not both.

May 1, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury gets back to second base on an overthrow to Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Maicer Izturis in the first inning at the Rogers Centre.

Jose Quintana held Boston hitless into the seventh, and the White Sox bullpen put out a pair of fires in Chicago's 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.

With the Red Sox still in the early stages of a stretch of 20 games in as many days, manager John Farrell is trying to give each player at least one day off.

The Minnesota Twins hope their home field advantage starts to make more of an impact against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday when they host them in the second matchup of a three-game series at Target Field.

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.

Victorino was injured in the eighth inning against the Rays on Thursday when he crashed into a wall making a catch in right field.

In a 162-game season, all major league baseball teams are going to have their winning streaks and losing streaks come and go. And most of your favorite players will have plenty of hitting streaks and hitless streaks.

Jonny Gomes drove in the deciding run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game series from Target Field.

The game had come apart. Three runs had scored after Fernando Rodney had allowed a two-out, bases clearing double to Will Middlebrooks to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead in the game.

We're one quarter of the way through the season, and the Boston Red Sox have been one of MLB 's most pleasant surprises.

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.