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Boston had rare road success in Florida at the perfect time.
Derek Jeter needed one pitch to reach a milestone and get the Yankees going again.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello has dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension for hitting Boston's Kevin Youkilis with a pitch.
Boston star Kevin Youkilis and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello were suspended for five games each Wednesday and fined by Major League Baseball, a day after their brawl at Fenway Park.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in eight innings, and Ryan Raburn homered for Detroit on Thursday to lead the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and avert a four-game sweep.
The addition of Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox lineup has proven to be mutually beneficial to the team and its grateful newcomer.
If this was Roy Halladay's final start for the Blue Jays, he made it a good one.
Josh Beckett capped a brilliant first half of the season with a three-hitter, joining teammate Tim Wakefield as the only 11-game winners in the AL as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Sunday.
Boston's Kevin Youkilis has moved back in front of the Yankees' Mark Teixeira with two days left in AL balloting for starters for the All-Star game in St. Louis on July 14.
Kevin Youkilis has taken a slim lead over Mark Teixeira in a back-and-forth race to be elected the starting American League first baseman for the All-Star game.
J.D. Drew hit an RBI single to spark an eighth-inning rally, then scored the go-ahead run on Mike Lowell's fly ball Thursday night to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 4-3 and improve to 8-0 against the Yankees this year.
Kevin Youkilis homered twice, Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run shot and Jon Lester struck out a career-high 12 as the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 on Sunday.
Jason Varitek hit two home runs, then was one of four people ejected by young umpire Todd Tichenor during separate arguments in the seventh inning of Boston's 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer two innings after his long foul ball was upheld by a replay review, Mike Lowell also had a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox avoided being swept at home for the first time this season by beating the New York Mets 12-5 on Sunday.
Kevin Youkilis is back with the Boston Red Sox after a stint on the disabled list.
Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis was out of the starting lineup for the series finale against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night because of tightness in his left side.
Carl Crawford slid into second base, tying a modern major league record with six stolen bases. The crowd of 32,332 roared, and the Tampa Bay Rays immediately flashed a message on the scoreboard acknowledging the feat.
First baseman Kevin Youkilis and right fielder J.D. Drew were out of the Boston Red Sox lineup for Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians.
Jacoby Ellsbury stole home and the Boston Red Sox ran off with a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees.
Dustin Pedroia went 4-for-6 with three run-scoring singles and David Ortiz had a two-run triple to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 12-1 win over Baltimore, completing a four-game sweep of the Orioles in the Patriots' Day game Monday afternoon. Jason Varitek hit a solo homer and Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits to highlight Boston's season-highs in runs and hits (15).
Team USA heads into the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic with one glaring flaw: It needs someone to play first base.
The World Baseball Classic has been a blast so far for the United States.
Kevin Youkilis and the Boston Red Sox agreed Friday to a four-year contract that guarantees the infielder $41,125,000.
Down to their last chance, the Tampa Bay Rays left no doubt they were World Series-worthy, after all. The young Rays completed a stunning run to their first pennant, holding off the defending champion Boston Red Sox 3-1 Sunday night behind Matt Garza's masterful pitching in Game 7 of the AL championship series.
David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis and, finally, Jacoby Ellsbury. Home run by home run, the surging Boston Red Sox pulled closer to first place in the AL East during a 13-5 victory over the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays and All-Star Scott Kazmir on Monday night.
I missed this on Sunday, but two extraordinary things happened during the Sox-Rangers game:
Back in the Red Sox's lineup tomorrow? * On his way back from an oblique injury, Kevin Youkilis began what's expected to be a brief minor-league rehab assignment last night at Triple-A, playing first base while going 0-for-2 with a walk at the plate.
Aramis, Youkilis win Aaron Award PHILADELPHIA -- Aramis Ramirez of the Chicago Cubs and Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox were selected by the fans as the winners of the 2008 Sharp presents Hank Aaron Award, it was announced on Sunday night before the Rays played the Phillies in Game 4 of the World Series at …
Ortiz Will Start at First; Youkilis Will Take a SeatDavid Ortiz, who is batting .385 in the playoffs, will play first base for the Red Sox on Saturday, with Kevin Youkilis replacing him for defense if the team has a lead.
Who's on first? Ortiz; Youkilis sits"DENVER - Last time, it was easy. Your Aunt Ethel could have made out the lineup."
[Editors' Note: We must apologize in advance to fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies for giving such short shrift to your teams in the following article, but, honestly now, you have to admit, other than you--who cares?] THE EVIL DUMPIRE
Five players on the rise offensivelyA look at five young players who are on the rise after some difficulties earlier in their careers.
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