OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 15:  David Ortiz #34 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during a Major League Baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum April 15, 2009 in Oakland, California.  (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

After a enjoying a day off after a 2-4 west coast road trip, the Boston Red Sox get back to the business of playing some baseball at Fenway Park. As we saw the road wasn’t very kind to the Sox so let’s hope a little home cooking is what the Red Sox need to get their record over .500 during this 9-game homestand.

It won’t be easy though with the second place Baltimore Orioles (sounds funny saying that, sorry Anthony) coming town for 4-games, then the Minnesota Twins for 2 and the hated New York Yankees for a 3-game set next weekend.

Baltimore Orioles @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/17-4/20 [SOX & Dawgs]

Wedding Bells for Buchholz [Center Field]

NESN Presents: The Adventures of Ellsbury ‘n’ Elf Episode 616: Danger in the Shadows! [Surviving Grady]

Bats happy to be home [Boston Herald]

Fenway Park a sight for sore eyes [redsox.com]

The Other Side of RemDawg [Boston Globe]

Watson mum on Beckett [Extra Bases]

Terry Francona trying to figure out Red Sox bullpen [Patriot-Ledger]

A little more luck helps [Boston Herald]

Bud likes Fenway [Extra Bases]

No time to hit panic button [Boston Globe]

John Smoltz set to shoulder load [Boston Herald]

Lowell still is making adjustments [Boston Globe]

John Henry signals interest in Times Co.’s share of Red Sox, Globe [Boston Herald]

For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.