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The Red Sox have agreed to a $1.2 million deal with Alfredo Aceves for the 2012 MLB season thereby avoiding an arbitration.  Aceves had asked for $1.6 million while the Red Sox countered with $950,000.  The deal also includes an extra $100,000 in performance incentives if he reaches certain thresholds for starts and appearances or [...]

Red Sox GM Ben Cherington is mum on whether or not the team and DH David Ortiz will be able to sign a deal before the scheduled arbitration hearing.  The Red Sox have offered Big Papi $12.65 million while the big slugger countered with $16.5 million.  Since Ortiz had a solid 2011 season and since [...]

The Red Sox and Jaocby Ellsbury agreed to a 1-year, $8.05 million deal for the 2012 MLB season, thereby avoiding arbitration.  Ellsbury had a monster 2011 and deserved the big raise from his “modest” $2.4 million salary. On the other side of the spectrum, however, the Red Sox and David Ortiz are still $4 million [...]

Wow – that wasn’t fun.  The Red Sox held on for an 8-7 win over the O’s and stayed tied with the Rays for the Al Wild Card Lead.  Catcher Ryan Lavarnway – who has given the Red Sox a much-needed power boost behind the plate – homered twice in the win.  His 3-run bomb [...]

The Yankees used a 3-run rally off of Alfredo Aceves and Daniel Bard in the 7th inning to take the rubber game of the 3-game series 4-2.  The win pushed the Yankees back within one half game of the Red Sox for 1st place in the AL East race. Jon Lester labored through 5 innings [...]

Andrew Miller pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 win over the Rangers as the Red Sox took 3 of 4 from the Rangers in Arlington in a solid series effort.  Miller worked into the 7th inning and notched his 6th win of the season.  He scattered 3 hits and 2 walks in his efficient [...]

The Red Sox sent the Seattle Mariners to their 15th straight loss with Sunday’s 12-8 win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox have opened up a 3-game lead over the Yankees with their 62-37 record.

Not the way you want to play on get-away day, especially when it’s Sunday Night ESPN baseball and you have a game in Baltimore the next night.  The Red Sox out-lasted the Rays in 16 innings last night/this morning, beating the Rays 1-0 on Dustin Pedroia’s 2-out single.  Josh Reddick led off the inning with [...]

The Red Sox dropped a 5-4 roller coaster ride game to the Padres on Tuesday despite out-hitting San Diego 13-7.  The Red Sox had 10 hits and 4 walks against starter Mat Latos but managed to score only 4 ER in his 5+ innings of work.  After taking a 1-0 1st inning lead, the Padres [...]

The Red Sox jumped out to an early lead once again as they cruised to an easy 11-6 victory over the Yankees in the Bronx.  It was the 5th straight win for the Red Sox over the Yankees in the Bronx to start the season – the 1st time this has ever happened in the [...]