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Jacoby Ellsbury has been ejected from Boston's game with Kansas City after bouncing his helmet hard when he was called out at home plate.

David Ortiz had a game-tying RBI single and Mark Kotsay added a key two-run hit during a five-run seventh inning, and the Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Mariners 8-4 yesterday in Boston.

Mark Kotsay's nagging right calf injury is apparently feeling a little better as the veteran is back in the starting lineupA for tonight's 7:10 p.m. start against the Oakland A's. The Sox look to take the rubberA game of the series after dropping the first, 6-0, and winning last night, 5-2. Newly annointed American League All-StarA Tim Wakefield ...

You can blame the wildness of relief pitcher Takashi Saito, who walked the bases loaded in the ninth inning of a 2-2 game before giving up a bloop single to short right field that Dustin Pedroia [ stats ] missed by, to be fair, inches, but Saito probably felt more than a few of those pitches missed by inches, too.

It seems as though Paw Sox first baseman Aaron Bates has finally figured it out.

David Ortiz had a tying RBI single and Mark Kotsay added a key two-run hit during a five-run seventh inning, and the Boston Red Sox avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Seattle Mariners 8-4 on Sunday.

Mike Lowell's stay on the disabled should not be any longer than the virtual minimum, which means he is scheduled to return the day after the All-Star break.

Outfielder Rocco Baldelli went on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

Mark Kotsay, lounging on a couch in the Oriole Park visiting clubhouse last night after the Red Sox [ team stats ] ' 4-0 shutout of Baltimore, couldn't resist the chance to tweak Terry Francona .

There's no doubt Tim Wakefield is having a great year for the Boston Red Sox. It's the veteran knuckleballer's 15th season with the club and he recorded his 10th victory of the year Saturday when he worked six scoreless innings and allowed only three hits as the Sox beat the Braves at Turner Field, 1-0. Wakefield also tied Roger Clemens for most ...

Tim Wakefield pitched six scoreless innings to win a duel with Javier Vazquez, and the Boston Red Sox blanked the punchless Atlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday.

At the same time that I asked yesterday's interviewee, Tim Daloisio, about the 2009 Red Sox, I asked the same questions of Evan Brunell, the guy who runs MVN and managers all the wonderful sports bloggers on it .

Terry Francona said he planned to speak with Lowell to get more information about what was going on, but the manager knew Lowell had to get either last night or today off.

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, left, celebrates his two-run home with teammate Mark Kotsay, right, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 21, 2009, in Boston.

It's an interesting philosophical question, particularly for those philosophers whose choice of refreshment is a hot dog and a cold beer, but who would have won a World Series between the 2004 Red Sox and the 2007 Red Sox? Game 1, anyway, goes to the 2007 Sox, 3-0. That might be a bit of a reach, but Boston's best starting pitchers from those ...

After spending time last week looking at the National League, it is important to turn to the Junior Circuit.

After more research and much consultation with experts, however, Chavez has decided to opt for a second microdiscectomy.

Another long night at the office, and another win by the Red Sox. Backed by the bats, which put up a five-spot in the first inning, Boston rolled to an 11-6 victory over the Phillies on a Saturday evening that was prolonged by a rain delay of one hour and 35 minutes.

The unfamiliar stat line Daisuke Matsuzaka produced yesterday begged for an explanation, and Matsuzaka settled on his by early evening.

Veterans Stadium met with a wrecking ball after the 2003 season, but Philadelphia's noxious vulture culture migrated across Broad Street to the Phillies' new digs at Citizens Bank Park.