Tampa Bay has been a part of recent Red Sox frustrations, and has the chance to add another.

BOSTON – Not that anything has come easy to Jon Lester, but 2007 finished as smoothly as he could have hoped. Two years removed from his Portland Sea Dogs days — and a year after his cancer scare — Lester made his first-ever postseason start in 2007. Just happened to be Game 4 of the […]

Jon Lester is announced as the Game 1 starter on the day the Red Sox hold a simulated game.

Few expected Boston to reach the playoffs, let alone tie the St. Louis Cardinals for the most wins – 97 – in major league baseball.

One character player after another helped a tight-knit group sew up a title

The Sox won’t know their playoff opponent until Wednesday, which could affect roster decisions.