Boston Red Sox

Rays' pitcher Alex Cobb struck in head with a line drive

2013-06-15 16:50:00

Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of Saturday's game at St. Petersburg, Fla. Cobb put a hand on his head...

Angels' Peter Bourjos needs time to get back into his groove

2013-06-14 20:46:00

Peter Bourjos was leading the Angels in batting when he strained his left hamstring six weeks ago and landed on the disabled list. And though Bourjos was hitless in two of the first three games he played since being reactivated this week, Angels Manager...

Angels to be without reliever Robert Coello at least six weeks

2013-06-14 17:34:00

Angel reliever Robert Coello, who went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with shoulder inflammation, has been shut down for at least a month, Manager Mike Scioscia said Friday. The right-hander, whose repertoire includes a mid-90s fastball and a...

Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki to sit out up to six weeks

2013-06-14 17:59:00

The Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the disabled list Friday, and the star shortstop could sit out up to six weeks because of a broken rib. An MRI taken Thursday night revealed a right rib fracture, the team reported. Tulowitzki was injured...

Angels' J.B. Shuck loses sight of what's in front of him on bases

2013-06-10 00:00:00

— Left fielder J.B. Shuck had a nice six-week run as a fill-in for injured starter Peter Bourjos, hitting .259 with 10 runs and 11 runs batted in and playing solid defense in 34 games, but it ended on a sour note Sunday. The Angels scored twice...

Struggling Joe Blanton to be skipped in Angels rotation

2013-06-12 08:57:00

BALTIMORE — The Angels will skip Joe Blanton in the rotation this weekend, and Manager Mike Scioscia did not commit to a specific return date for the struggling right-hander, who is 1-10 with a 5.87 earned-run average, worst among American League...

Angels try to spark Josh Hamilton with lineup move

2013-06-08 20:23:00

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Angels split doubleheader in Boston

2013-06-09 21:26:00

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Doctor tells Angels reliever Sean Burnett to rest

2013-06-11 18:47:00

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Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton welcomes move to batting second

2013-06-09 10:22:00

BOSTON — Josh Hamilton, moved from the fifth spot to the second spot Saturday in an attempt to jump-start his sagging bat, laughed when asked if he thought he might see more fastballs with speedy leadoff Mike Trout on base. “No, absolutely...

Blanton is a well-below-average Joe in Angels' 10-5 loss to Boston

2013-06-10 00:00:00

BOSTON — Another shoddy performance in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park dropped Angels right-hander Joe Blanton to 1-10 with a 5.87 earned-run average, worst among American League starters. Blanton was rocked for seven runs...

Red Sox rip 10-game loser Joe Blanton in 10-5 win over Angels

2013-06-09 14:39:00

BOSTON — Joe Blanton is halfway to history, but not the kind the Angels hoped he would make. The right-hander was rocked for seven runs — six earned — and eight hits, including prodigious home runs by David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia...

If you want to beat on umpire Jeff Nelson some more, you can make the case that the Orioles would be in first place in the AL East right now if he had made the right call on a third strike in Saturday's one-run loss, but that's just unnecessary nit-picking.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman delivers a pitch against the Red Sox.

2013-06-14 00:00:00

As the night wore on, fans surely wondered if Chris Davis would need to reprise his relief role from a marathon against Boston in 2012. Instead, Davis ended this 13-inning game with his bat, delivering Nick Markakis from second base with a bloop single to left with two outs.

2013-06-13 00:00:00