Franklin Morales

Emergency relief

2013-05-19 05:04:02

The Red Sox began the season with two All-Star closers -- an embarrassment of riches! -- and barely a month later have handed the ninth inning to Junichi Tazawa, a former member of the Japanese Industrial League with exactly one career save. Welcome...

Notebook: Will Middlebrooks gains despite pain

2013-05-16 08:04:02

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A week after bruising his ribcage in a collision with teammate David Ross, Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks admitted yesterday he still is having occasional difficulty catching his breath and sleeping on his right side....

For Fisher Cats, here come the Sea Dogs

2013-05-14 04:24:03

The first-place Portland Sea Dogs make their first appearance of the season against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats tonight at the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Lefthander John Drake Britton (3- �2, 4.46 ERA) gets the 6:35 p.m. start against...

Notebook: Joel Hanrahan seeks second opinions

2013-05-09 04:54:03

Now three days after walking off the mound with a strained right forearm, closer Joel Hanrahan continues to feel so much soreness that he's having trouble gripping a baseball. And so the Red Sox are seeking the opinions of two noted orthopedic surgeons....

BRIEF: Sea Dogs defeat Fightin Phils, 10-4

2013-05-09 00:00:00

With four regulars back in their lineup after being given a day off, the Portland Sea Dogs returned to their winning ways. The Sea Dogs beat the Reading Fightin Phils 10-4 Wednesday night at Hadlock Field to wrap up a 4-2 homestand. Tony Thomas led...

On Baseball: Cautious hope springs for now

2013-04-29 03:44:03

With firefighters from Bath serving as the color guard, Michela Boissonneault of Portland sang the national anthem, drawing cheers as she belted out "land of the free " Maine Day at Fenway Park was off to a good start. It got better on a sun-...

Papi powers Sox to majors' best mark

2013-04-28 07:54:04

David Ortiz had two hits and three RBIs to extend his torrid start after a long layoff, and Felix Doubront overcame a wild first inning to pitch into the seventh as the Boston Red Sox beat the struggling Houston Astros 8-4 on Saturday night. It was 14th...

Notebook: Will Middlebrooks seeks positives

2013-04-28 04:54:04

Will Middlebrooks can't lie. There have been days over the past few weeks when the worst slump of the Red Sox third baseman's life has been something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. "It sucks when you come to the field and go, 'Man, am I going to go 0-...

Alfredo Aceves gets demoted

2013-04-25 00:00:00

For now, at least, the Red Sox have had enough of Alfredo Aceves. Last night, after a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics, Aceves was called into a meeting with manager John Farrell and general manager Ben Cherington, who told the enigmatic right-...

Walking off a winner again

2013-04-24 02:14:02

The game began in 40-degree damp weather with a major league pitcher on the mound. Four hours and 3 minutes later, the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Binghamton Mets 9-8 in 10 innings Tuesday night at Hadlock Field. It was Portland's fifth straight win....

Hanrahan's job on hold

2013-04-23 06:44:02

When Stephen Drew opened the season on the disabled list, Red Sox manager John Farrell resolved that the veteran shortstop wouldn't lose his job because of an injury, regardless of how many hits were piled up by upstart fill-in Jose Iglesias. Farrell...

Victorino good as Gold

2013-04-23 10:04:02

The attraction was simple. The Red Sox wanted a center field-caliber defender to play Fenway Park's spacious right field. And so, they signed Shane Victorino in December to a three-year, $39 million free agent contract. In last night's 9-6 victory,...

The best pitcher on the planet? Hardly. The once-promising rich man took his 0-3 record and 6.65 ERA to the disabled list earlier this week, and Red Sox fans aren't clamoring for him to return. Dice-K gave up five earned runs in one inning in his last outing.

2012-07-06 00:00:00

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine points at pitcher Franklin Morales after Morales gave up the tying run to the Cubs in the 3rd inning.

2012-06-17 00:00:00