Alfredo Aceves News

Will Middlebrooks was day-to-day with back spasms as of this morning, but things apparently did not improve during the day, as he has been placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Red Sox .

The Boston Red Sox placed third baseman Will Middlebrooks and outfielder Shane Victorino on the 15-day disabled list Friday.

Alfredro Aceves makes his fourth start since being assigned to Pawtucket from Boston.

Franklin Morales will be making his fifth rehab start and will benefit from having big league catcher David Ross in tow as he also makes what is expected to be his only rehab appearance before rejoining Boston.

Shane Victorino might have to go on the disabled list. He doesn't seem to have a serious injury, but he's missed time with a back injury, and now he has a hamstring issue, and it just might be in the best interests of both the Red Sox and Victorino for him to get a couple of weeks to kick back, rest up, and heal before anything else goes awry.

Andrew Bailey is back from the disabled list, leaving the Red Sox' bullpen in the best shape its been in all season.

The decline of one of the most promising pitchers in recent Red Sox history has been epic.

Very rarely can you determine the winner of a baseball trade after five months or call a trade a bust in such a short period of time.

With the Red Sox suffering through a frustrating slide and the bullpen being bit by the injury bug, there has been some retroactive second-guessing of the decision to let Jonathan Papelbon walk.

Mariano Rivera is 15-for-15 in save opportunities in what he's said will be his last season.

Alfredo Aceves coughed up an early lead and the Pawtucket Red Sox saw their six-game winning streak end Sunday as the Charlotte Knights rallied for a 6-4 victory.

Curt Smith's two-run homer off of Miguel Celestino was the difference in this one.

Pitching issues have begun to crop up with the Red Sox, and our mailbag reflects it this week with a lot of concerns about Felix Doubront, who was bumped from his start Wednesday in favor of Allen Webster.

There weren't a lot of people in Fenway Park at the start of Wednesday night's tilt between the Red Sox and Twins.

Some players who have gotten off to slow starts might be placed on the chopping block, while others could see their talents used as bait to fill in weak spots on the roster.

A day after Will Middlebrooks and David Ross collided in pursuit of a foul ball that the former made a great catch on, both players were out of Wednesday's lineup and still a little sore.

The Gwinnett Braves squandered an early 2-0 lead and were outscored 7-1 the rest of the way as they dropped their tenth-straight game in a 7-3 loss to the Pawtucket Red Sox on Tuesday night.

In a surprising move, it seems as if the Red Sox are bringing up a starter rather than a reliever from Pawtucket.

If you're the kind of person who never wants to see Alfredo Aceves in a Red Sox uniform again -- come on, we know you're out there -- then here's some potentially good news, courtesy of the PawSox Twitter account: That's the lineup for Tuesday night, and as you can see, Aceves is still the starting pitcher.

Red Sox manager John Farrell addressed the heavy-eyed Boston media to talk about his team's 21st win of the season, albeit a late-night one, but his work was far from over.