John Lackey News

Yes, the Red Sox lost on Tuesday for the second straight time. It was just as frustrating as the night before, with Chicago getting its runs with two-out rallies and Boston wasting opportunities late against the White Sox bullpen.

Andrew Bailey is back from the disabled list, leaving the Red Sox' bullpen in the best shape its been in all season.

Thunderstorms drowned John Lackey's shot yesterday at completing one of the finest starts as a member of the Red Sox.

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.

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.

This is what good teams do. They rebound. Which is what happened after a couple of weeks where the Boston Red Sox struggled during a disappointing home stand against the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays .

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 Boston Red Sox started the month of May out slow, winning only two games out of 11 between May 3 and May 14.

John Lackey is hoping his recent string of bad luck will run out Sunday as the Boston Red Sox pitcher will take on the Minnesota Twins in the final game of a three game series.

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.

The answer, sorry to say, is John Lackey, who fell to 1-4 Tuesday night, when he failed to make it through the fifth inning in a 5-3 loss to the Rays.

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.

Andrew Bailey was placed on the disabled list with a biceps strain retroactive to April 29, meaning he is eligible to return right now.

RED SOX Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Gomes LF Middlebrooks 3B Drew SS Lavarnway C Pitching: RHP John Lackey .

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Manager Joe Maddon came close to blowing his top when the Rays nearly blew another big lead on Saturday night.

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH One day after taking a pair of hard foul balls to the mask, catcher David Ross was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list and replaced by Ryan Lavarnway on the roster.

At the end of April, the Red Sox were in first place at 18-8, which projects to a 112-win pace over a full 162-game season.

It's been a while since Matt Garza's thrown a pitch in the majors, but he'll be back soon-and is worth picking up.

The Rays are back over .500 for the first time since the first week of the season, and they'll have Matt Moore on the mound on Tuesday for a showdown against the third-place Red Sox.

The Rays found different ways to commemorate Mother's Day, with 1B James Loney doing his own tribute, using 2Pac's Dear Mama as his walk-up song.