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Right-hander Bronson Arroyo can establish a new personal- best for single-season wins tonight when the Cincinnati Reds host the St.

Sept. 8: Andy Murray and Roger Federer took the court at Flushing Meadows and we tell the story in today's gallery.

There will come a day at Fenway Park when Clay Buchholz's name will be spoken with the same reverence as Dick Radatz, or Pedro Martinez.

The speech Ron Johnson delivered in Columbus last week came with a forewarning. With the trading deadline drawing near, Johnson, the Pawtucket manager, wanted to make sure his players go about their normal ...

July 31 isn't just a date on the calendar. In Major League Baseball, it comes with a big flashing red light and alert sirens.

Charlie Zink has been lights out in Pawtucket this season. A couple days ago I polled the other writers here at Over The Monster to develop the first half Red Sox prospects All-Star team.

Wily Mo Pena intends to undergo left shoulder surgery within seven to 10 days. Washington Nationals outfielder Wily Mo Pena plans to have surgery on his left shoulder within seven to 10 days.

Posted on July 4th, 2008 6:18 PM By La Velle July 2 is becoming a day worth circling on the Major League Baseball calendar.

The All-Star break isn't really the halfway point of the season - we passed it over the weekend, and it's as good a time as any to take a look at some of this season's underachievers.

The Red Sox' bench at the start of 2007: Wily Mo Pena , Eric Hinske , Doug Mirabelli , Alex Cora .

When the Nationals acquired Wily Mo Pena from the Red Sox last August, there was an assumption that he'd provide the additional power that was missing from the everyday lineup.

The start of what should be an expensive international free-agent market began earlier this year, when the Reds signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Juan Duran for $2 million.

"This is the best option we have now," Big Papi said of the soft cast. "It comes off in two weeks.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has been placed on the disabled list with what manager Terry Francona described last night as a partially torn ECU tendon sheath in his left wrist.

After being devastated he would not be making his major league debut last September, he's finally getting the call.

Nice to see Drew contribute. Needed to get him in though cause the pitcher tonight belongs in AAA reply 0 recs Cora time! He actually took a pitch there before grounding out, so nothing is lost yet.

With men on first and third and one out in the second innning, Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes swung and missed badly at a pitch well out of the strike zone.

Jones gets a hit off Hill's glove. Hill reached to his left to try and snare the ball out of the air, but he slowed it down too much for Lopez to make a play on it. via CBS SportsLine

He homered in Frame #2, with a runner on &, if you must know, did beat Sr Ramirez to a point, as Manny hasn't homered since April 19th : Red Sox 6, Tigers 3; Even though he's 5-0, still Dice-K, increasingly ... via Randomfandomredsoxnyc

“I think with everything about the park, we're still in the evaluation phase. . . . We're taking a look at all things across the board. Who knows? Our pricing structure may be tweaked.”

Down here, in the royalty seats at Nationals Park, you're close enough to see the muscles flexing on slugger Wily Mo Pena's cordwood forearms. Down here, you're close enough to hear the pop that a 93-mph fastball makes when it slams into a catcher's mitt. There's even an intoxicating smell down here. Eau du Turf, anyone?

Down here in the Lexus Presidential section (official sponsored name), in fact, some of the fans are closer to the batter's box than the pitcher is.

So how come hardly anyone is sitting down here? Read more