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The Phillies staged one of the great rallies of the season Friday night in Colorado when they came from five runs down to defeat the Rockies.

"No wonder I'm tired. It's the 3rd inning, my pitch count is at 78, and the team is giving me 4 minutes between innings to rest!" Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports How they have been figured out is another question altogether.

June 1, 2013; Anaheim, CA, USA; Los Angeles Angels right fielder Josh Hamilton watches game action during the sixth inning against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Red Sox manager John Farrell said he wanted to make sure Will Middlebrooks got his timing back at the plate before the third baseman returns to the big leagues.

MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Round 2 of the Jackie Bradley experience continues to be rewarding.

Each week, Sporting News will profile a team and a player who have exhibited The Winning Edge during the 2013 season.

Little has gone right for Hamels this season. He is 1-9 with a 4.86 ERA. But while Hamels has looked frustrated at times, he has said he is not frustrated at all.

Darvish and Tazawa, both 26, did not cross paths until the big leagues, which is fitting.

Will Middlebrooks was in the lineup at Triple-A Pawtucket Tuesday night, batting third and playing third base as he begins a rehab assignment that should last four days.

The past few years have seen the Red Sox struggle with injuries on an almost comical level.

The Red Sox are in first place in the American League East, 2.5 games up on both the Orioles and the Yankees .

When you hardly ever go a day without doing something that makes a stadium filled with people gasp, the honors tend to come rushing as quickly as Domonic Brown's home runs have been leaving the field.

As the Bruins maintain their rightful place in the forefront of our sporting consciousness, the Sox are enjoying their first day off since May 13.

Iglesias' homer, his first of the year and his second as a big-leaguer, extended his hitting streak to a career-high seven games.

The Red Sox have tentatively scheduled Shane Victorino for a rehab assignment Monday at Triple-A Pawtucket , the Boston Globe reports.

Ellsbury ran wild yesterday with five stolen bases against the Phillies, but his stock is down until he can show some more power.

The Phillies started four middle infielders Thursday while the one whose presence they crave fielded ground balls hours before the game.

If Shane Victorino had been healthy 10 days ago, Red Sox manager John Farrell was prepared to hit him leadoff and drop Jacoby Ellsbury down in the batting order.

The middle of the fourth inning rolled around and the Bob Marley music blared throughout Citizens Bank Park.

Domonic Brown's right foot smacked first base as the ball he destroyed disappeared beyond the right-field wall at Citizens Bank Park.