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Lester handed first loss
Jon Lester reacts after giving up two runs in the second inning of Boston's 6-4 loss in Chicago.
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Red Sox rolling
A sweep in Minnesota was the Red Sox' fifth straight win. Check out scenes from three victories over the Twins.
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Ortiz haunting Twins
Ever since the Twins released him after the 2002 season, David Ortiz has continued to make them regret the move.
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Too much pressure?
Do Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz have to carry too much of the weight? Globe 10.0 investigates.
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Dunn homers as White Sox beat Lester, Red Sox 6-4
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Marquis wins 5th straight, Padres beat Cards 4-2
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Giants RHP Vogelsong breaks hand, out 4-6 weeks
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Smith, Colon lead Athletics past Rangers 9-2
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Lester struggles as Red Sox lose 6-4 to White Sox
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Stock Watch for Red Sox's Top Prospects The Boston Red Sox have had a trying May (9-9) after a red-hot April (18-8). While the Red Sox try to figure out who they truly are this season, they have a number of minor league .
1st-Quarter Managerial Grades for Red Sox's John Farrell In spite of some difficult recent history, the Boston Red Sox have managed to establish themselves as surprise contenders early in the 2013 season. They currently sit just half a game outside of first place after sweeping the Minnesota Twins .
Realistic Moves Boston Could Make at the Deadline The Boston Red Sox are battling through their first real slump of the 2013 season. One thing the slump has shown is that despite early season success, the Red Sox have deficiencies they need to address.
Bold Predictions for Rest of Red Sox's Season We’re one quarter of the way through the season, and the Boston Red Sox have been one of MLB ’s most pleasant surprises. A combination of excellent starting pitching and some timely hitting have pushed the Sox to a 23-17 mark, 2.
Greatest Third Basemen in Red Sox History Third base has been home to some of the greatest players in the history of the Boston Red Sox . The hot corner seems to attract gritty players and Boston has a proud tradition of having some of the finest in the major leagues.

Features

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Red Sox April power rankings
This year's first edition of Chad Finn's monthly Red Sox power rankings are out. See who ended up in his top five and bottom five for the first month of the season.


Obnoxious Boston fan
Boston's best sports quotes ever
David Ortiz surged to the top of the all-time list on Saturday with his pregame speech at Fenway.


Social media
How to get B Strong logos
Many have changed their Facebook or Twitter avatars to the B Strong logo of their favorite Boston team. Here's where to download them.


White Sox get to Lester again
Jon Lester is 4-5 with a 5.43 earned run average in 10 career starts against the White Sox. That’s more than half a run higher than it is against any other team in the American League.

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Time for Red Sox to make corrections
By Chad Finn, Boston.com Columnist At the end of April, the Red Sox were in first place at 18-8, which projects to a 112-win pace...

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It’s May, right? Judging both by the laissez-faire din of the crowd at the TD Garden Thursday night and the droll Ned Martin approach of...

A final plan to fare well
In his final column for Boston.com, Mazz assesses where things stand for Boston's four major teams.

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