Felix Hernandez kept the Boston Red Sox from making a big jump in the playoff race.

Josh Beckett rebounded from a rough stretch and the Boston Red Sox broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the sixth inning to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.

Clay Buchholz pitched six innings of five-hit ball to lower his AL-best ERA to 2.26 and Bill Hall hit a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 in a rain-delayed game Sunday.

After scuffling with the Red Sox all season long, Lyle Overbay hopes that Toronto's 16-run effort against Boston will be a turning point for the Blue Jays.

Daniel Nava took one for the team. Then he stole one from the other team.

Jonathan Papelbon's streak of perfection against the Blue Jays came to a costly end for the Boston Red Sox.

John Lackey pitched into the eighth inning to win in his return to Angel Stadium, and Jed Lowrie's two-run double in the seventh put the Boston Red Sox ahead in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

The zero that remained on the scoreboard as Boston's Jon Lester kept rolling through Seattle's offense was certainly being noticed in the Mariners dugout.

After watching Daisuke Matsuzaka struggle so much in the first inning this season, Boston manager Terry Francona was quite pleased with how his starter looked right from the start against Oakland.

The floor of the Red Sox clubhouse was filled with black equipment bags as players packed for their 10-day West Coast trip. Amid the clutter, the stuff that revealed the team's current condition was still hard to miss.

Kevin Youkilis spoiled Cliff Lee's bid for his second straight complete game. Then he ruined the Texas Rangers' chance for their third consecutive win over the Boston Red Sox.

The biggest hitters in the All-Star game were the biggest zeros.