BOSTON – Bobby Valentine walked into the interview room before Saturday night’s Red Sox game, sat down and smiled. No tongue-in-cheek threats to punch anyone in the mouth. No statements that he would have to clarify later. A rare, calm moment at Fenway. It is not a good time for Valentine, 62, who is guiding […]

Some thought that a little home-cooking might help after a 1-8 road trip, but the misery continues.

SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood pitched six stingy innings to win for the first time in 5½ weeks and the Seattle Mariners beat the staggering Red Sox 2-1 Wednesday night, handing Boston its eighth defeat in nine games. Dustin Ackley hit a two-run single in the fourth to back Millwood (5-12), who allowed four hits and […]

PAWTUCKET, R. I. – This manager wears a baseball jersey with “Red Sox ” across his chest. But he hears cheers. And he’s winning. And no one is talking about taking his job, although a promotion might be in order. While Bobby Valentine takes the heat, directing the losing Boston Red Sox, Arnie Beyeler has […]

aYou can never say for certain that a team has given up, but the Red Sox are making it awfully tempting. They’ve lost the first seven games on this latest West Coast swing, which arrived at the tail end of a five week-long skid that saw them plummet from 3½ games out of a potential playoff […]

Ben Cherington says the team’s recent struggles have been difficult on everyone.