Josh Beckett News

Once again, the Boston Red Sox were on the cusp of sustaining a plus-.500 winning percentage barrier that has eluded them thus far in 2012.

It was a wild, walk-off Saturday around the Major Leagues as Josh Hamilton and Jarrod Saltalamacchia both connected on two-run walkoff jacks that took their team from being down one and headed for a loss to walking off as winners.

We're now nearly two months into the 2012 MLB season, and as usual there are a number of teams surprising the masses with how they have performed thus far.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia was greeted at home plate by his teammates after hitting a game-winning, two-run blast against the Rays in the bottom of the ninth.

Small sample sizes can lead to false bravado or fear. Coming into the game tonight, Josh Beckett had been nothing short of dominant against the Rays since the team entered its contending phase.

Boston Red Sox's Josh Beckett pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston, Saturday, May 26, 2012.

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine called it "boys being boys" after the benches and bullpens cleared during Friday night's series opener vs.

Danielle Peck hails from Jacksonville, North Carolina but currently resides in Ohio.

The first of three three-city road trips of the year is complete: 5-3, including four wins in five games to finish it out.

Again? Didn't they just finish playing these guys? At least this time the series is at Fenway, where rafters will not come into play.

The MLB trade deadline is just over two months away and it's time to start thinking about whether the Boston Red Sox will be "buyers" or "sellers." At the moment, Boston sits at .500 for only the third time this season and have yet to get over that hump this year.

With a quarter of the 2012 season behind us, we're beginning to see teams' true colors as some organizations have vaulted themselves into the spotlight and other notable teams find themselves floundering towards the bottom of their divisions.

The Red Sox are back at .500, getting stellar outings from their starting pitchers , the bullpen has been nails, and the offense continues to rake, as evidenced by Scott Podsednik going deep for the first time since May 6 - 2010 - in Wednesday's compelling 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

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

With all the uncertainty surrounding the Boston Red Sox pitching rotation, it's hard to tell who might be the starters by the 2014 season.

Following Monday's 8-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox are now 9-2 over the past 11 games.

By now, you'll have heard the unfortunate news about the extent of Cody Ross ' foot injury.

Chris Perez ripped Cleveland Indians fans on Saturday for lack of support and for not showing up to cheer on the first-place Tribe.

The Red Sox held a team meeting called by David Ortiz on May 11th, after Josh Beckett was shelled and booed off the mound.