Clayton Mortensen

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Indians 12, Red Sox 3 BOSTON -- Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona made a triumphant return to Fenway Park on Thursday night. The man who led Boston to its first title in 86 years in 2004...

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH The wheels are coming off for right-hander Ryan Dempster. A bright spot in April, when only some bad luck and a lack of run support kept him from winning on a pace with top two starters Jon Lester and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Clay Buchholz is enjoying himself on the mound these days, and for good reason. He's 7-0 with a league-leading 1.73 ERA after pitching seven sharp innings Wednesday in the Red Sox's 6-2...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH All along, the assumption was that the anticipation of free agency after this season would inspire Jacoby Ellsbury to once again reach MVP-caliber heights for the Red Sox. But as two of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Jacoby Ellsbury is 8-for-60 (.133) over his last 13 games, hardly what the Red Sox expect from their leadoff hitter and the 2011 AL MVP runner-up. But manager John Farrell isn't ready to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Every chance he gets, David Ortiz reminds the Minnesota Twins about the one that got away. Ortiz signed with the Red Sox after the 2002 season, when the Twins declined to tender him a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Even after embattled reliever Daniel Bard's meltdown Wednesday night at Double-A Portland, manager John Farrell said the Red Sox are not yet considering sending him to extended spring...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake. Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox 4, Rays 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks' two-out, bases-clearing double off closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a stunning 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at...

The Sports Xchange Middlebrooks' clutch hit in ninth lifts Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks was torn. Fernando Rodney had just blazed a 100 mph fastball by him and was one strike from closing out the game at Tropicana Field on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH After seeing righty Andrew Bailey uncork 15 pitches without incident in a simulated inning Thursday, Red Sox manager John Farrell admitted to at least some temptation to activate the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Andrew Bailey's return to the mound for the Red Sox may be only a few days away. Bailey threw a 20-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and didn't feel any lingering effects from the...