Dustin Pedroia News

After four meek groundouts to second base May 20 in Chicago continued an early-season string of 0-for-4s, the Red Sox wondered when the real Jacoby Ellsbury would stand up.

Old school baseball. It means no batting gloves, choking up on the bat and not being afraid to get your uniform dirty.

JUNE 13-16 Jacoby Ellsbury: 3-for-17, RBI, 0 BB, 2 SB, CS, .176/.176/.176 David Ortiz: 2-for-16, 3B, HR, RBI, 1 BB, .125/.176/.438 Shane Victorino: 3-for-13, BB, SB, .231/.286/.231 Dustin Pedroia: 2-for-13, RBI, SB, .154/.154/.154 Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 2-for-12, BB, .167/.231/.167 Will Middlebrooks: 3-for-12, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, .250/.250/.583 Mike ... (more)

Top of the 2nd: Rays 1, Red Sox 1: Evan Longoria works a full count and eventually a leadoff walk.

The Rays pull into Fenway today for a three-games-in-two-days series against the Red Sox for the latest chapter in one of baseball's most heated rivalries.

It has become an annual baseball rite to wonder whether the current version of the Yankees has devolved into their 1965 forefathers.

Nobody's going to confuse Alfredo Aceves with Clay Buchholz anytime soon, but lately Aceves has been just as effective as the club's best starter.

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano has played well so far this year, but he needs to step his game up even more if the Yankees want to make some noise in the competitive AL East.

The Tampa Bay Rays knew Wil Myers had the talent to play regularly at the major league level, but they simply were waiting for the perfect time to make him a part of the everyday lineup.

This week a heavy dose of the American League East awaits the Tigers at Comerica Park as the Orioles visit for three games followed by a four-game set against the division-leading Red Sox.

The Red Sox afforded second baseman Dustin Pedroia a day off Sunday in the series finale in Baltimore, the Boston Globe reports.

The No. 1 Red Sox starter likely is headed for the disabled list and their first baseman had to fly back to Boston yesterday to address a lingering illness.

Yesterday, I touched on how Howie Kendrick has been just short phenomenal this season for the Angels.

It used to be that the Red Sox always wound up with the "other" brother. The Yankees had Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio ; Boston had Dominic , a fine player but not Marilyn Monroe 's husband.

A chorus of boos rang down from a sizable section of the crowd in Victory Field when the home-plate umpire called a third strike on a batter May 29 when the Indianapolis Indians played host to the Pawtucket Red Sox in a Triple-A baseball game.

Look around the league and what's striking is the number of good-to-great young players who won't be hitting the market anytime soon, because their teams locked them up to long-term deals before they could get a sniff off free agency.

While the fans are excited to vote for their favorite players, I'm afraid they've only voted for their favorite players, and the American League voting update from June 15 , via John Schlegel of MLB.com, makes that more apparent than ever.

Orioles veteran right-hander Freddy Garcia began a disconcerting trend after his second start of the season in May. One rough outing; one quality start.

RED SOX Jacoby Ellsbury CF Shane Victorino RF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Mike Carp 1B Jonny Gomes LF Jarrod Saltalamacchia C Stephen Drew SS Jose Iglesias 3B Pitching: RHP John Lackey .

Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman might not be the biggest name in pitching in the major leagues right now, but his performance over the past two seasons ranks among the best.