David Ross gets his first hit of the spring – a three-run homer.
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Major League Roundup: Minnesota pitching shuts down Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mike Pelfrey struck out five in three impressive innings Friday night to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox, 2-0. It was Pelfrey’s second straight scoreless outing following a shaky spring debut with his new team. Pelfrey, dumped by the Mets in the offseason, is coming off Tommy John […]
There’s a lot to like in a Red Sox win
Daniel Bard, Clay Buchholz and Mike Napoli have strong days in a 12-5 victory against the Twins.
Lester gets his work, Wright not right
Jon Lester throws 52 pitches in a loss to the Pirates, and Steven Wright has knuckleball problems.
Doubront ‘feels fine’ against Rays
Felix Doubront has had a sore shoulder, but throws 43 pitches in his first start this spring as the Red Sox beat the Rays 5-1.
Major League Roundup: Dempster sharp in Red Sox loss
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Opening day at Yankee Stadium figures to be a lot different than the first meeting of the season between New York and the Boston Red Sox. With Brett Gardner the only regular in the Yankees’ starting lineup, New York beat Boston 5-2 Sunday in the first of their two spring training […]
On Baseball: Some major moves may involve minor leaguers
When major league teams make trades, the big names naturally get the attention. But those minor leaguers thrown in can make all the difference. The Boston Red Sox traded Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett to the Dodgers, and it was declared a salary dump. But Boston also got some players, including pitchers Rubby […]
Lackey is encouraged by second outing
John Lackey uses more than a fastball and feels his arm strength returning as the Red Sox win, 16-6.
Middlebrooks hurt, says he’s OK, as Red Sox fall to Baltimore
SARASOTA, Fla. – Chris Davis hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning Wednesday night to lead the Baltimore Orioles to their fifth straight victory to start spring training, 5-3 against the Boston Red Sox. It’s the first time Baltimore, which was using a split-squad against the Red Sox, has won its first five […]
Ryan Dempster’s debut a beauty for Red Sox
He pitches two hitless innings in Boston’s 15-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.