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BOSTON — Josh Beckett left his start against Detroit during the third inning with a back spasm today. The Red Sox ended up winning 4-1 in a rain-shortened game here at Fenway Park. The team will take Beckett’s injury on a day-by-day basis as of right now. “We’ll just see how things are,” Beckett said. [...]
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Ryan Sweeney, the Red Sox’ top defensive outfielder and someone who was considered a trade chip, had surgery today to repair his left pinky finger knuckle, which he fractured while punching a door after grounding out late in Monday’s game. Sweeney likely will miss the rest of the regular season. Ryan Kalish has been recalled from [...]
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Red Sox right-handed reliever Scott Atchison’s right elbow has been examined and he is believed to have a torn his ulnar collateral ligament, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said today. Atchison will seek a second opinion. The 36-year-old has a 1.76 ERA in 46 innings out of the bullpen this season. History shows that when [...]
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Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander (11-6, 2.60) will take on Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett (5-9, 4.57) here at Fenway Park today at 7:10 p.m. Beckett, who the Red Sox obviously did not trade before today’s 4 p.m. trade deadline after reports this week that Boston was looking to move him, is 0-2 with a 8.49 [...]
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The Red Sox acquired right-handed pitcher Steven Wright from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for first baseman/outfielder Lars Anderson. Wright has been assigned to Double-A Portland. Wright, a 27-year-old knuckleballer, has spent the 2012 season with the Indians Double-A affiliate in Akron, going 9-6 with a 2.49 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 20 starts (115.2 [...]
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Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed reliever Craig Breslow is headed to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Scott Podsednik and right-handed reliever Matt Albers. The trade was first reported by The Boston Globe. This gives the Red Sox the ability to put left-hander Franklin Morales back in the rotation if they decided to do so. Boston [...]
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Ryan Sweeney has apologized via Twitter for punching a door last night after grounding out. He injured his left hand and is expected to be placed on the disabled list. “I Just want to apologize to my teammates, #RedSox, and fans. I don’t normally loose (sic) my cool and this was not an intentional action,” [...]
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BOSTON — Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine doesn’t see any reason for GM Ben Cherington to add any players by today’s 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. He likes his team the way it is. “I don’t see any gaping holes,” Valentine said. “I see more holes on the other teams than I see on ours.” [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2012 View Comments
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 30th, 2012 View Comments
Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (right upper trapezius strain) began his rehab stint with the Pawtucket Red Sox today, pitching 2.1 scoreless inning against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Rochester. He allowed four hits and one walk while striking out three batters. He threw 47 pitches, 30 for strikes.
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