Red Sox' Saltalamacchia Leaves With Cut On Left Ear
Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia left in the bottom of the fifth inning of the team's 6-4 loss to the Phillies Friday night after being hit on the side of the head with a ball.
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Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia left in the bottom of the fifth inning of the team's 6-4 loss to the Phillies Friday night after being hit on the side of the head with a ball.
Kevin Youkilis took another step towards rejoining the Red Sox on Friday night, playing five innings at third base for Pawtucket.
Cole Hamels pitched seven strong innings, and Hunter Pence and Freddy Galvis homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to their sixth straight victory with a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Jonathan Papelbon is looking forward to facing his old team as the Boston Red Sox open a three-game set with the Phillies in Philadelphia on Friday.
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has been suspended one game for his nose-to-nose argument with plate umpire Bob Davidson during a game on Tuesday night.
Felger and Massarotti opened the day discussing the Boston Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez, Bobby Valentine, and the potential of trading third baseman Kevin Youkilis.
Gresh and Zo discuss whether or not Kevin Youkilis should get his job back with the Boston Red Sox.
Despite the abundance of pitching, the Sox are reportedly still interested in adding one more arm.
With Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee taking the hill for the Phillies this weekend, not to mention Jonathan Papelbon closing the door, the Red Sox have a tough weekend ahead of them in Philadelphia.
Ken Rosenthal reported Friday that a rival executive said that "[Bobby] Valentine wanted Youkilis out as far back as spring training, viewing him as a liability."
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched into the seventh inning on Thursday night, but the right-hander still struggled as the Pawtucket Red Sox fell 5-0 to the Durham Bulls.
Jose Canseco made his highly anticipated, triumphant return to professional baseball on Thursday night. Well, perhaps it would have been triumphant had the former major leaguer been prepared to see a couple of breaking balls.
Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Thursday night.
Matt Moore will oppose Felix Doubront for the second time this season Thursday night as the AL East-leading Rays go for a five-game overall winning streak and a two-game sweep of the Red Sox.
Sean McAdam stops by for his weekly visit with Gresh & Zo to talk Adrian Gonzalez' home run guarantee, and the Red Sox' issue with balks this season.
