After falling in extra innings yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at historic Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Orioles television market, you can catch the game on MASN. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Felix Doubront steps to the hill for the 28th time in 2012. In his previous 27 starts, Doubront is 11-9 with a 5.08 ERA. He took the loss in his only start against the O’s this season after allowing two runs in six innings of work back on May 22nd. Doubront has made four career appearances (one start) against the Orioles and is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA (4 ER/9 IP). Two of those appearances have come at the Fens where he hasn’t allowed a run in two innings of work.

Chris Tillman looks to keep the Orioles rolling in his 13th start of 2012. In his previous 12 starts, Tillman is 8-2 with a 3.22 ERA. He picked up a no decision in his only start of the season against the Red Sox after allowing three runs in 4.2 innings back on August 16th. Tillman has made three career starts against the Red Sox and is 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

87-64		68-85
1. Nate McLouth	LF	1. Scott Podsednik	CF
2. J.J. Hardy	SS	2. Pedro Ciriaco	2B
3. Adam Jones	CF	3. Dustin Pedroia	DH
4. Matt Wieters	C	4. Cody Ross	RF
5. Mark Reynolds	1B	5. James Loney	1B
6. Lew Ford	RF	6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
7. Chris Davis	DH	7. Danny Valencia	3B
8. Manny Machado	3B	8. Daniel Nava	LF
9. Robert Andino	2B	9. Jose Iglesias	SS
Chris Tillman	SP	Felix Doubront	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES: Che-Hsuan Lin has been recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. Jacoby Ellsbury was in the original lineup but was scratched with a lat strain.

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‘Pen falters after 4 perfect frames [boston herald]

Extra-bad Aceves [boston herald]

Orioles following Showalter’s lead [boston herald]

Future comes to visit Fenway [boston herald]

Undone and un-won [boston herald]

James big part of Red Sox re-Bill-ding effort [boston herald]

Pregame notes: Kalish out for the season [rob bradford – weei.com]

Jacoby Ellsbury scratched from Red Sox’ lineup for finale vs. Orioles [clubhouse insider]

Andino angry at Sox over Friday beaning [csn baltimore]

Red Sox in danger of affecting draft position [csn new england]

O’s outlast Sox in extras 9-6 [csn new england]

Valentine on Aceves: “He’s like a box of chocolates” [csn new england]

Time to send Aceves home? [csn new england]

Sox continue to struggle in extra innings [csn new england]

Sox bullpen offers glimpse of dominance [csn new england]

Lackey returns to mound in Fort Myers, throws two shutout innings [csn new england]

Red Sox activate Che-Hsuan Lin [csn new england]

Red Sox notes: Kalish not likely to play for rest of year [csn new england]

Ellsbury, bothered by ‘throwing situation,’ scratched from lineup [csn new england]

Announcing the 2012 ex-Sox all-stars [espn boston]

Action, reaction: O’s streak, Sox skid [espn boston]

Ellsbury remains out of the lineup [espn boston]

Sox to shut down Kalish for rest of season [espn boston]

Ellsbury in the lineup . . . for a few minutes [extra bases]

Xander Bogaerts ‘Humbled’ By Comparisons to Hanley Ramirez, Hopes to Stay at Shortstop [nesn.com]

Mauro Gomez Flourishing Under the Radar, Production Could Result in Reps in Left Field [nesn.com]

Jackie Bradley Convinced That Jacoby Ellsbury, Carl Crawford’s Example Will Benefit His Development [nesn.com]

Jarrod Saltalamacchia One Step Away From Being ‘Extremely Productive Offensive Player’, Bobby Valentine Says [nesn.com]

Alfredo Aceves’ Unpredictable Nature Gives Way to Another Unpleasant Loss for Boston [nesn.com]

Johnny Pesky Ceremony Live on NESN Sunday at 6 p.m., Open to All Fans at Fenway Park [nesn.com]

Alfredo Aceves Could Have Been Latest Character to Carry Red Sox, But Instead He (and the Season) Are Just Crazy [nesn.com]

Jacoby Ellsbury Scratched From Lineup as Red Sox Try to Avoid Sweep by Baltimore [nesn.com]

Bobby Valentine Caught Sniffing Baseballs During Pitching Changes, Acknowledges Habit Is ‘Weird’ [nesn.com]

Ryan Kalish Likely Out for Rest of the Season as Effects of Offseason Surgeries Linger [nesn.com]

The last hitter to be pinch-hit for mid-at-bat? Scott Podsednik [projo sox blog]

Ellsbury scratched [projo sox blog]

Unheralded pitcher Brandon Workman refining repertoire as he piles up the innings [projo sox blog]

Kalish not expected to play again in 2012 [projo sox blog]

PawSox pitching coach Sauveur has big-league aspirations [projo sox blog]

Doubront faces O’s looking for 12th win [redsox.com]

Fenway faithful see future Sox stars feted [redsox.com]

Dice-K likely to start season finale [redsox.com]

Gomez quietly having good September [redsox.com]

Red Sox playing it safe with Ellsbury [redsox.com]

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Report Card: UConn Vs. Western Michigan [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Western Michigan’s Bozeman National Defensive Player Of The Week [desmond conner – hartford courant]

Western Michigan 30, UConn 24: the wrap [ed daigneault – republican-american]

Post game UConn-Western Michigan [john silver – sny.com]

One big play, one big loss [john silver – sny.com]

UConn Falls Apart At Western Michigan [hartford courant]

In A Loss, QB Chandler Whitmer Gains Some Confidence [hartford courant]

No-Win Situation, So UConn Didn’t [hartford courant]

The Wrap [hartford courant]

Bronco busted [journal inquirer]

Western Michigan’s defense makes late play to help Broncos down Connecticut, 30-24 [mlive.com]

Injury-prone Josh Schaffer records breakout game for Western Michigan in 30-24 victory over Connecticut [mlive.com]

Western Michigan finds its passing game in much-needed BCS win over UConn [mlive.com]

Bronco football beat writer David Drew grades Western Michigan’s performance against UConn [mlive.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Top junior Brianna Turner drawing a crowd [jim fuller – new haven register]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

UConn’s Calhoun vs. the coaching greats [ct post]

Calhoun by the numbers [ct post]

The most misunderstood man in America [ct post]

3-pointers with Jim Calhoun [ct post]

Calhoun driven to build UConn success story [ct post]

A Pipeline From Israel to Storrs [new york times]

Other UConn related links

M. Cross Country. Huskies Post Second Place Finish at Ted Owen Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Cross Country. Mania Leads Huskies to Fourth Place Finish at Ted Owen Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Soccer. Alvarez Notches Two Goals As No. 2 UConn Upends No. 13 St. John’s, 3-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

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For the second straight year, the UConn Huskies football team had no answers for Alex Carder and the Western Michigan Broncos passing attack. But in the end, it was a huge turnover that cost the Huskies a chance for a win.

Desmond Bozeman’s 53 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown turned out to be the difference as the Broncos beat the Huskies 30-24 in front of 10,328 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI on Saturday afternoon.

With the loss, the Huskies fall to 2-2 while the Broncos improve to 2-2. It’s the second straight year, Western Michigan has beaten UConn.

The problem all season long for the Huskies has been the offense and the inability of the offensive line to block. The strong part had been the defense.

On Saturday, it was inability of the offensive line to block in the first half and the fact that Carder was carving up the UConn defense.

I have said in the past that the UConn defense wasn’t going to be able to carry this team all year and that was the case.

Last year Carder torched the Huskies for five touchdowns with quick drops and quick passes. He did more of the same before leaving with a hand injury late in the third quarter.

We’ve seen the UConn defense get alot of pressure on the opposing quarterbacks but with Carder’s quick drops they were unable to do that. With the quick slants and other short passes, Carder was able to move the ball down the field.

It was nice to see the offense make some significant improvements. With the wildcat being ineffective, the Huskies, once adjustments were made, were able to move the ball down the field.

We finally saw Chandler Whitmer throw his first touchdown pass of the season, three in all. But it was the six sacks allowed by the offensive line that’s concerning right now.

Even though Lyle McCombs did rush for over 100 yards and Whitmer threw for over 300, the missed blocks in the first half hurt. McCombs was probably a block or two a way from breaking things open in the first half. But since they didn’t and Carder was able to move the ball down the field, the Huskies found themselves in a hole they couldn’t climb out of.

It’s just another frustrating loss for the Huskies. If it’s not one thing, it’s another. 

Hopefully they can figure things out and get things going. Big East play is just around the corner.

Scoring:

1st quarter

WMU – 12:53 – Andrew Haldeman 44 Yd Field Goal

2nd quarter

WMU – 12:10 – Antoin Scriven 1 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick)

WMU – 08:39 – Dareyon Chance 9 Yd Run (Andrew Haldeman Kick)

CON – 02:36 – Ryan Griffin 9 Yd Pass From Chandler Whitmer (Chad Christen Kick)

3rd quarter

WMU – 09:47 – Josh Schaffer 30 Yd Pass From Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman Kick)

CON – 04:15 – John Delahunt 2 Yd Pass From Chandler Whitmer (Chad Christen Kick)

4th quarter

CON – 08:47 – Chad Christen 32 Yd Field Goal

WMU – 07:12 – Desmond Bozeman 53 Yd Fumble Return (Pat Failed)

CON – 00:54 – Geremy Davis 7 Yd Pass From Chandler Whitmer (Chad Christen Kick)

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Offensive Player of the Game:

Before leaving, Alex Carder was on his way to winning this. Nothing changes. He threw for 237 yards and a touchdown.

Defensive Player of the Game:

Desmond Bozeman finish the game with 12 tackles with two of them going for a loss of six yards. He had two sacks but it was his fumble recovery return for a touchdown that was the difference.

Turning Point(s) of the Game:

With UConn trying to drive down the field to tie the game up in the 4th quarter, Desmond Bozeman sacked Chandler Whitmer, forcing a fumble. Bozeman picked it up and ran it back for a touchdown.

Offensive Notes:

Chandler Whitmer was 28-of-44 for 333 yards and three touchdowns. He threw one interception and was sacked six times. Lyle McCombs had 23 carries for 119 yards and caught two passes for 28 yards. Geremy Davis had nine catches for 123 yards and a touchdown. Shakim Phillips had four catches for 42 yards. Ryan Griffin had three catches for 26 yards and a touchdown. John Delahunt also had three catches for 39 yards and a touchdown.

Defensive Notes:

Jory Johnson led the Huskies with 10 tackles and forced a fumble. Byron Jones had nine tackles while Sio Moore and Blidi Wreh-Wilson each had seven. Trevardo Williams had four tackles and one sack.

Special Teams Notes:

Chad Christen went 1-of-2 on field goals. He missed from 51 yards wide right while he was good from 32 yards. He also made all three of his extra points. Nick Williams had three punt returns for 32 yards and four kickoff returns for 87 yards. Taylor Mack returned one kickoff for 18 yards. Cole Wagner had eight punts for a 42 yard average. He had one touchback and one downed inside the 20.

Injuries:

The only injury I saw during the game was to center Alex Mateas.

Officials:

Referee: Tom McCabe  •  Umpire: Mark Shupe  •  Linesman: Dan Richard  •  Line judge: Mike Maisner  •  Back judge: Matthew Edwards •  Field judge: Kyle DeBuse  •  Side judge: Tim MaGuire

Game Notes:

UConn Huskies @ Western Michigan Broncos 9.22.12 box score

Here are the postgame quotes from UConn head coach Paul Pasqualoni and Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit.

Here are the starters for the Huskies

OFFENSE

DEFENSE

Big East Games and Results:

Saturday, September 22

Temple 13
Penn State 24

Gardner-Webb 10
Pittsburgh 55

South Florida 27
Ball State 31

Rutgers 35
Arkansas 26

Louisville 28
Florida International 21

Syracuse 10
Minnesota 17

Things to Work On:

• Blocking. Blocking. Blocking
• Get back on track defensively.

Up Next:

UConn returns home to Rentschler Field next Saturday afternoon to host the Buffalo Bulls. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.

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I think we all thought that when the Baltimore Orioles got off to their hot start to the 2012 MLB season, we all thought they’d fade away. Of course, we are the same people who thought the Boston Red Sox would turn their season around.

Well folks, the Orioles haven’t gone away and we all know what’s happened with the Red Sox.

Behind three RBIs from Matt Wieters, the O’s were able to beat the local nine 4-2 to keep pace in the AL East race. Last night also marked the first time that Jon Lester had ever lost a start to them. He was 14-0 in 20 career starts before that.

With the New York Yankees walking off with the win in 10 innings, the Orioles stay one game behind in the AL East. The Orioles are one game ahead of the Oakland A’s, who were the victims of the Yankees’ walkoff, in the AL Wild Card standings. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are 3.5 games out of the second wild card spot.

Honestly, I didn’t think Lester pitched all that badly. He certainly looked a lot better than he had earlier in the season. But with the Orioles much improved offensively, they took advantage of Lester when he did make mistakes.

He left a few pitches up in the zone in the 4th inning after his team had given him a 1-0 lead in the 3rd and that resulted in two runs for the visiting nine. And after the offense tied it back up in the 5th, he gave it back in the 6th.

After Lester had gotten J.J. Hardy to ground out to start the inning, he walked Adam Jones, who then scored on a Wieters double. A wild pitch from Lester moved Wieters up 90 feet and then he came around to score on a Mark Reynolds single to finish off the scoring for the evening.

Offensively, the Summer of Pedro Ciriaco came to a close (it’s fall today) with two more hits. Scott Podsednik added two hits as did Daniel Nava.

There was a scary moment in the 9th when Mark Melancon hit Robert Andino in the head with a pitch. Andino did take exception with it as he’s been a thorn in the Red Sox side, especially since the last game of 2011. I can tell you that I personally don’t think it was done on purpose. We’ve all seen how wild Melancon has been this season at times. Plus he wasn’t even with the Red Sox when all that went down last year.

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After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to try and play spoiler this afternoon in the second game of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at historic Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Orioles television market, you can catch the game on MASN. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Aaron Cook makes his 17th start of a disappointing 2012 season. In his previous 16 starts, Cook is 4-10 with a 4.93 ERA. Both of his career starts against the Orioles have come this season in which he is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA (8 ER/8 IP). He allowed six runs in 2.2 innings of work in his lone Fenway start against them.

Randy Wolf makes his 25th start (30th appearance) but just his second start (fifth appearance) in an Orioles uniform. In 29 combined appearances (24 starts), Wolf is 5-10 with a 5.66 ERA. In four appearances (one start) with the O’s, Wolf is 2-0 with a 5.22 ERA. He’s made six career starts against the Red Sox and is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA. Four of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA.

Here are today’s lineups:

85-64		68-83
1. Nate McLouth	LF	1. Pedro Ciriaco	DH
2. J.J. Hardy	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Adam Jones	CF	3. Cody Ross	RF
4. Matt Wieters	C	4. Ryan Lavarnway	C
5. Jim Thome	DH	5. Mauro Gomez	1B
6. Mark Reynolds	1B	6. Mike Aviles	SS
7. Chris Davis	RF	7. Danny Valencia	3B
8. Manny Machado	3B	8. Daniel Nava	LF
9. Ryan Flaherty	2B	9. Scott Podsednik	CF
Randy Wolf	SP	Aaron Cook	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES:

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O my, Jon Lester loses [boston herald]

Dan Duquette’s Birds rise as Sox hit bottom [boston herald]

Lester: End inevitable [boston herald]

Middlebrooks trying to stay busy [boston herald]

Professor uses Red Sox to teach philosophy [boston herald]

A league of their own [csn new england]

Lester suffers first career loss to Orioles [csn new england]

Lester: All about adjustments [csn new england]

Sox Notes: Ellsbury, Matsuzaka, rotation, minor leagues [csn new england]

O’s beat Lester for 1st time, 1 back in East [espn boston]

Trying to avoid some dubious history [espn boston]

Which Boston Red Sox position players will be back in 2013? [espn boston]

Ellsbury out again with undisclosed injury [espn boston]

Ellsbury out of the lineup again [extra bases]

Matsuzaka lined up for Game 162 [extra bases]

Jon Lester finally loses to Orioles [full count]

Jacoby Ellsbury Dealing With Cryptic ‘Situation’ That Will Keep Outfielder Out of Red Sox Lineup [nesn.com]

Jon Lester Suffers First Career Loss to Orioles After Red Sox Offense Fails to Deliver [nesn.com]

Cook looks to snap Red Sox’s three-game skid [redsox.com]

Valentine: Ciriaco makes sense in leadoff slot [redsox.com]

Stewart called up, likely to get one more start [redsox.com]

Iglesias: ‘Every day you’re learning something’ [redsox.com]

Cherington: ‘Good step forward’ for minors [alex speier – weei.com]

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It’s game day for the UConn Huskies football team as they are in Kalamazoo, MI to take on the Western Michigan Broncos. Kickoff is schedued for 2:04 p.m.

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UConn Football links

Big East Week 4: Did you know? [matt fortuna – espn.com]

Andrew Adams making an impact [jim fuller – new haven register]

Who will win in Kalamazoo? [lee lewis – republican-american]

Proving his Wirth [john silver – journal inquirer]

QB Carder presents big challenge to Huskies [ct post]

UConn Faces Rematch With Carder And Western Michigan [hartford courant]

Christen has a hold on new job [journal inquirer]

Pest Western [journal inquirer]

Huskies eye payback against Western Michigan [new haven register]

Huskies hoping for revenge against Broncos [norwich bulletin]

UConn faces another road challenge [the day]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Geno’s Mother Being Denied Her Right To Vote [john altavilla – hartford courant]

Dolson Named to Wade Watch List, Optimistic About Upcoming Season [uconnhuskies.com]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Jabari Parker Visit Shows Huskies Are Still Players [dom amore – hartford courant]

Larry Brown on Kevin Ollie: ‘UConn Has Something Special Here’ [dom amore – hartford courant]

Top 20 players in the Calhoun Era [kevin duffy – ct post]

Recruiting Roundup: September 21 [kevin duffy – ct post]

Calhoun’s top 5 UConn teams [ct post]

The career of Jim Calhoun: A timeline [ct post]

Other UConn related links

W. Cross Country. Huskies Set for CCSU Ted Owens Invitational on Saturday [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Soccer. No. 2 Men’s Soccer Set For BIG EAST Opener vs. No. 13 St. John’s Saturday [uconnhuskies.com]

M. Cross Country. Huskies Set for Ted Owen Invitational [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Soccer. UConn Blanked By No. 19 Georgetown, 4-0 [uconnhuskies.com]

W. Volleyball. Huskies Battle to 3-1 Victory Over Wildcats [uconnhuskies.com]

Field Hockey. Hunnable’s Two Goals Lift No. 5 Field Hockey Over No. 16 UNH in Double-Overtime [uconnhuskies.com]

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After splitting their four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox return home to host their final homestand of the 2012 season. Tonight, they’ll kick off the five-game homestand with the first game of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at historic Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Orioles television market, you can catch the game on MASN. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Jon Lester makes his team-leading 31st start and what should be his final Fenway Park start of 2012 tonight. In his previous 30 starts, Lester is 9-12 with a 4.95 ERA. He’s made two starts against the O’s this season and has no record with a 3.75 ERA (5 ER/12 IP). Lester has not lost to the Orioles in 20 career starts as he is 14-0 with a 2.49 ERA. Half of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 7-0 with a 2.47 ERA.

Rookie Miguel Gonzalez makes his 13th start (16th appearance) for the still very relevant Orioles. In his previous 15 appearances (12 starts), Gonzalez is 6-4 with a 3.57 ERA. Both of his two career appearances (one start) against his former organzation have come this season where he is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA (3 ER/10 IP). His one lone Fenway appearance came back on June 7th when he allowed one run in four innings of work.

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups,batter/pitcher matchups and links from the overnight and day if you’re on the home page.

Here are today’s lineups:

85-64		68-83
1. Nate McLouth	LF	1. Pedro Ciriaco	3B
2. J.J. Hardy	SS	2. Scott Podsednik	CF
3. Adam Jones	CF	3. Dustin Pedroia	2B
4. Matt Wieters	C	4. Cody Ross	RF
5. Mark Reynolds	1B	5. Ryan Lavarnway	C
6. Lew Ford	DH	6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
7. Manny Machado	3B	7. James Loney	1B
8. Endy Chavez	RF	8. Daniel Nava	LF
9. Robert Andino	2B	9. Jose Iglesias	SS
Miguel Gonzalez	SP	Jon Lester	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

NOTES: The Red Sox have called up Pedro Beato, Zach Stewart and Danny Valencia from Triple-A Pawtucket.

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First Pitch: Sox need revitalized Lester to help with turnaround [csn new england]

Pedroia ‘insistent’ on playing Friday night [csn new england]

Valentine: No intention of sitting starters [csn new england]

Pedroia plays, Ellsbury sits against Orioles [espn boston]

Red Sox give Ellsbury a rest [extra bases]

Bobby Valentine: Jacoby Ellsbury dealing with ‘a little situation’ [full count]

Greenville Drive 2012 review: Catchers rally from slow starts [goupstate.com]

The second coming of Dan Duquette [tony massarotti – boston globe]

Red Sox-Orioles Series Has Plenty of Playoff Implications, for Baltimore At Least [nesn.com]

Jose Igelesias’ Bat Finally Heats Up as Red Sox Open Series With Magic Orioles [nesn.com]

Daisuke Matsuzaka to Be Skipped Over in Red Sox Rotation in Favor of Zach Stewart Starting [nesn.com]

Red Sox Promote PawSox Players, Coaches in Last Stretch of Season [nesn.com]

Dustin Pedroia Opts Against Taking Day Off to Spend With Family, Commits to Playing Friday [nesn.com]

Winning by losing in the final two weeks [projo sox blog]

Ellsbury out of lineup again [projo sox blog]

PawSox coaches join Red Sox staff [projo sox blog]

Triple-A call-up Stewart to get one more start [projo sox blog]

Lester, O’s Gonzalez square off in series opener [redsox.com]

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Yup after entering the bottom of the 9th last night with a 4-1 lead, that happened to the Boston Red Sox.

At this point, do we even need to say anything else about 2012?

We’ll be back later today with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, let’s take at look at the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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2012 disaster all on Bobby Valentine [boston herald]

Clay Buchholz back at it [boston herald]

Jose Iglesias gives his backers a boost [boston herald]

Daniel Bard has good idea where his problems started, and when they might turn around [rob bradford – weei.com]

Rays stun Red Sox with ninth inning rally, win 7-4 [csn new england]

Iglesias finds success at the plate [csn new england]

Sox stumbling home after Rays walk off [espn boston]

Andrew Bailey, Vicente Padilla Spoil Chance to Cap Memorable Game for Red Sox [nesn.com]

Aviles returns to lineup, shifts over to hot corner [redsox.com]

Atchison’s back to old self since returning [redsox.com]

Ciriaco struggles during first start in center field [redsox.com]

Iglesias caps three-hit night with first career homer [redsox.com]

Must-lose situation? How losing now could help Red Sox reload [alex speier – weei.com]

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Beyeler proud of PawSox at season’s end [csn new england]

Reaping the rewards: Beyeler, Sauveur to join Red Sox’ staff for rest of season [pawtucket times]

SoxProspects.com celebrates its ninth anniversary today [soxprospects.com]

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