Baseball: Former Mountaineer Gets Major League Win

Dustin Nippert?When I saw that name as Texas' starting pitcher on Wednesday, I thought this might be the night the Red Sox offense busts out of its doldrums and finally puts up some runs. The original starter, Vicente Padilla, was down with the flu and Nippert was a last-minute addition.Nippert joined the list of hurlers who have recently baffled the Sox. It's one thing to...

The bats stayed asleep and Buchholz did not provide any answers on the mound as the Red Sox lost their fifth straight game falling 2 games behind the Yankees. Clay Buchholz was inconsistant on the mound tonight giving up 6 hits and all 3 of the Ranger runs in 4 innings to take the loss.The Red Sox only had 6 total hits in the game, Ells, Youk, Drew, Bay, and Kotsay all had 0-fers...

Brad Penny pitched very well pitching 6 1/3 innings and giving up just 5 hits and 1 run (unearned) to pick up his first win in over a month.Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation http://www.fenwaywest.com

The Boston Red Sox are retiring Jim Rice's No. 14 jersey.

This afternoon in Rochester, NY, the Pawtucket Red Sox won for just the second time in their last thirteen contests, as they beat the Rochester Red Wings (MIN), 5-3, in a 12-inning game. The PawSox rode into extra innings on the strength of an excellent outing by starting pitcher Enrique Gonzalez, who allowed two runs on [...]

The Red Sox put Mark Kotsay on waivers to make room for the recently-acquired Adam LaRoche, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. If no team claims Kotsay within 48 hours, the Red Sox can release him or assign him to the minor leagues. The 33-year-old has an OPS of .615 in 27 games at first base and as an outfielder.

Clay Buchholz pounced on the bunt near the first-base line, yet all the Boston starting pitcher could do was watch one Texas runner slide across home plate while another ran safely to first.

Wow, busy fay for the Boston Red Sox. And according to Jon Heyman's Twitter feed, "Red Sox dealing up a storm. Now have Chris Duncan (for Lugo)...." Here's a run down for all the deals and rumors floating around Fenway Park today. Frist thing's first: The Cleveland Indians still have interest in pitcher Clay Buchholz, and the Red Sox are still scouting Cleveland's catcher Victor...

The Boston Red Sox will retire Jim Rice's No. 14 jersey.

Cardinals get: Julio Lugo, SS Age: 33 B/T: R/R YearGHRRBIAvg.E 200937180.2847 Career1,186784390.271178 Red Sox get: Chris Duncan, OF Age: 28 B/T: L/R YearGHRRBIAvg.E 2009875320.2273 Career3895517...

Various media outlets, including ESPN, are reporting that the Boston Red Sox have made a second trade on Wednesday. Reports are that the Sox have traded infielder Julio Lugo to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Chris Duncan. This move was undoubtedly emotional for the Cardinals, as Duncan's father, Dave, is the team's pitching coach. In Lugo, the Cardinals are getting a defensive...