Andrew Bailey

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake. Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — As good as Matt Moore has been, the Tampa Bay Rays believe he can be even better. The 23-year-old lefty pitched six strong innings and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 Tuesday night to remain undefeated and claim a share of...

Going, going, gone; not baseballs over the wall at Fenway Park, but closer Joel Hanrahan. The Red Sox put him on the 60-day disabled list because of a bad pitching elbow. At first, the team announced Monday night that the injury was a "flexor-pronator...

The Nielsen Ratings are in for the Kentucky Derby, and NBC could boast that 16.2 million people watched - up 9 percent from last year. Nielsen doesn't count the number of sets through which losing ticket holders fling heavy objects, but one assumes that...

Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...

  BOSTON David Ortiz and Daniel Nava both had two hits and an RBI and Stephen Drew ripped a key two-run triple as the Red Sox won the rubber game of a three-game series with the Oakland A's Wednesday at Fenway Park. Mike Napoli added to his major...

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Rays were making their ways out of Fenway Park when two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon were heard at the stadium. The Red Sox beat the Rays 3-2 on an RBI double by Mike Napoli in the ninth...

One of the key questions for the Orioles this season is whether their bullpen can repeat its success from 2012. Bullpens could actually be a deciding factor in a taut American League East. Hall of Fame pitcher and TBS MLB analyst Dennis Eckersley joined...

The insignias honoring Newtown, a black ribbon with the town's crest, were painted into the grass on the field at Yankee Stadium, and a number of Red Sox players snapped photos. "What we do is provide a distraction, but that's temporary," said Red Sox...

BOSTON (AP) — If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Boston Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer.   In the first of his two All-Star seasons, the right-hander posted back-to-back saves for the Pittsburgh...

You think Dale Sveum and the Cubs have problems? Based on the level of angst mixed with the clubhouse oxygen, as well as the urgency to wring out every possible victory while improving with both the lineup and the starting rotation, the situation...