If Alfredo Aceves wanted to stay in the Boston Red Sox starting rotation when John Lackey returns, he really has a funny way of showing it. He of the 16-1 career record looked more like a pitcher who was 1-16 in his career in a 10-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Aceves had a chance to put a little pressure on Tim Wakefield but any chance of that happening quickly changed in the second inning when the White Sox tagged him for four runs. And all that came after Aceves sent the White Sox down in order on seven pitches in the 1st inning.

Obviously he didn’t locate the ball well. He left a lot of pitches out in the strike zone and the ChiSox hitters took full advantage of that. All told, Aceves was charged with eight runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks in 5+ innings. He started the day with an ERA of 2.22 but finished the evening with his ERA sitting at 3.51.

Of course it didn’t help Aceves that the Red Sox were facing a pitcher in Philip Humber who they’ve never seen before. And nine out of 10 times when that happens, the Red Sox bats are usually stymied.

Until the 8th inning, the only run the Red Sox were able to muster against Humber was a home run from the Captain, Jason Varitek, in the third inning. It seemed like whenever Humber would allow a base runner, he would find a way out of it.

He worked around an Adrian Gonzalez double in the 4th. He was also able to get double plays in the 5th and 6th innings. And when he allowed two hits in the 7th to David Ortiz and Jed Lowrie, he recovered to strikeout J.D. Drew to end the threat.

The one thing about this Red Sox team is they never quit.

They managed to make his a ballgame in the 8th inning when they scored four runs to cut the deficit from 10-1 to 10-5. The big blow of the inning was Big Papi’s three-run blast. They added two more in the 9th and forced Ozzie Guillen to bring in his closer Chris with the tying run on deck in Kevin Youkilis.

But Sale made quick work of Gonzalez by striking him out to end the rally and the month of May for the local nine.

While the Red Sox ended the month with three straight losses, it was still a far better month than April was. The worst part about the three straight losses is the fact the Yankees have won their past three games and now have taken a one-game lead over the Red Sox and a 1.5 game lead over the Rays in the AL East.

But with a new month at end, it’s time for the Red Sox to wipe the slate clean and make June an even better month than May was. They have the tools to do it. It just comes down to whether or not they can use them properly.

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Beckett’s Going To Be a Dad [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Computer Troubles? Call Tek Support [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Vintage Papi: Why David Ortiz is off to one of his best starts ever [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Socked around [Boston Globe]

Jenks thrown right back in [Boston Globe]

Using six starters definitely puts a different spin on rotation [Boston Globe]

Lackey has solid rehab outing [Boston Globe]

Red Sox stumble [Boston Herald]

Fresh start for Jenks [Boston Herald]

Step back to bullpen [Boston Herald]

Here’s a tip: Beckett won’t show pitches [Boston Herald]

Red Sox drop third straight, 10-7 [CSNNE.com]

Aceves not sharp versus hot White Sox bats [CSNNE.com]

Ortiz finds his stroke against lefties [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Matsuzaka returns from meeting surgeon [CSNNE.com]

Lackey satisfied with rehab start in Pawtucket [CSNNE.com]

Rapid Reaction: White Sox 10, Red Sox 7 [CSNNE.com]

Dice-K, Red Sox to discuss next steps [CSNNE.com]

Closing Time: White Sox get better of Alfredo Aceves, Red Sox [Full Count]

John Lackey: ‘Encouraged for sure’ by quality rehab outing [Full Count]

Kevin Millwood: ‘Good opportunity for me’ in Red Sox system [Full Count]

Red Sox Bullpen May Start Rounding Out As Pitching Staff Gets Healthy [NESN.com]

Red Sox’ Struggles Against White Sox Reaching Historic Levels After Chicago Rolls Again at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Which AL East Team Will Be in First Place at End of June? [NESN.com]

Alfredo Aceves Possibly Pointed Toward Bullpen After Rocky Outing Against White Sox [NESN.com]

Chicago dishes out another spanking [Providence Journal]

April showers bring May power for Sox [Providence Journal]

Productive start by Ortiz may cause dilemma for Red Sox [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Lackey’s return causes a few rotation tweaks [Providence Journal]

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Before you know it, the Boston Red Sox are going to have a clubhouse full of little rugrats running around.

The latest to join the Red Sox baby boom is Josh Beckett.

The girls at the Inside Track spoke with Beckett’s wife Holly Fisher about her being pregnant with the couple’s first child. According to Fisher, they’ll be having a girl.

Fisher is due in late September which as the article points out is about when the Red Sox would be starting the playoffs. So let’s hope the Beckett’s will be celebrating the birth of their daughter and playoff berth in September.

Congrats from us here to Josh and Holly on their good news.

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With the Boston Bruins playing on Saturday, June 4th at 8:00 p.m. in game two of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Red Sox have officially moved the start of their game from 7:10 p.m. to 1:10 p.m.

The move will allow fans of both teams to be able to catch the games.

After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the month of May with their 20th win of the month in game two of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on WCIU.  And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Alfredo Aceves looks to put together another good outing in his 14th appearance (third start) of 2011. In his previous 13 appearances (two starts) Aceves is 2-0 with a 2.22 ERA. He made two appearances against the White Sox in 2010 as a member of the Yankees and was 1-0 with 0.00 ERA (0 ER/2 IP). He’s made five career appearances (one start) against the south siders in his career and is 2-0 with a 4.05 ERA (6 ER/13.1 IP).

Rookie Philip Humber makes his 10th start of 2011 for the always outspoken Ozzie Guillen. In his previous nine starts, Humber is 3-3 with a 2.85 ERA.  This will be his first career start against the Boston Red Sox.

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Here are tonight’s lineups:

25-31		30-24
1. Juan Pierre	LF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Alexei Ramirez	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Carlos Quentin	RF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Paul Konerko	1B	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. A.J. Pierzynski	C	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Alexis Rios	CF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Adam Dunn	DH	7. Jed Lowrie	SS
8. Gordon Beckham	2B	8. J.D. Drew	RF
9. Brent Morel	3B	9. Jason Varitek	C
Philip Humber	SP	Alfredo Aceves	SP

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

Bobby Jenks has been activated from the 15-day disabled list. Michael Bowden was optioned back to Triple-A Pawtucket to make room on the 25-man roster for Jenks.

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Video: Is the Red Sox Bullpen Band Coming Back? [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Crawford named Player of Week, Jenks returns [Clubhouse Insider]

As Jenks nears return, starters look for relief [CSNNE.com]

Jenks is back, and anxious to start pitching [CSNNE.com]

Pregame notes: Scutaro cleared to work out [CSNNE.com]

PawSox notes: Lackey to throw about 70 pitches [CSNNE.com]

Pitching Depth, Contributions From Carl Crawford and David Ortiz Have Been Keys to Red Sox Turnaround [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]

Stark: Red Sox AL team of the month [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona reworks rotation for series vs. New York Yankees [ESPN Boston]

Video: Edes on Boston’s surge in May [ESPN Boston]

Lester gets some time to think it over [Extra Bases]

Red Sox considering Saturday time change because of Bruins Stanley Cup game [Extra Bases]

Pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]

Terry Francona on the Big Show: Not a tough call to keep Jon Lester in game [Full Count]

For Carl Crawford, a welcome form of recognition [Full Count]

Alex Rodriguez Voted Most Overrated In Poll Of Players [Hartford Courant]

Carl Crawford of the Boston Red Sox named the American League Player of the Week [MLB.com]

Adrian Gonzalez’s Positive Attitude Permeates Through Clubhouse, Helps Red Sox Continue to Rise After 2-10 Start [NESN.com]

Heidi Watney Catches Bruins Fever at Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit [NESN.com]

Red Sox Mailbag: Pedro Martinez Won’t Be Making Return to Red Sox Come Playoff Time [NESN.com]

Bobby Jenks Activated From Disabled List, Eager to Start Fresh [NESN.com]

Adrian Gonzalez is nonplussed about saving lives [Projo Sox Blog]

Jenks excited for return against former team [Projo Sox Blog]

Aceves aims to further define starting role [RedSox.com]

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After so-so starts from Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox were expecting Jon Lester to put things back in order for the starting rotation and the local nine. After a few crappy starts of his own, Lester had put together a good outing in his last start.

But instead of pitching like we know he’s capable of, Lester had his own command issues on Monday night as the Red Sox fell to the Chicago White Sox 7-3.

Lester was all over the places with his pitches. He may have gotten squeezed one or two times from the home plate umpire but had he had been consistent with his pitches, he might have gotten those calls.

The cutter, which is his go to pitch, didn’t really have the action on it we are accustomed to. Instead, it looked more like a slider. And with those command issues, the White Sox were able to break open a 3-3 game with four runs in the 6th inning.

Should we be worried about the bad starts from Lester, Buchholz and Beckett? Not at all.

The great thing about these three is their ability to put it in the past. They’ll work out the kinks before they toe the slab again. Due to the off day and the fact that Buchholz and Beckett both pitched in the doubleheader on Sunday, Lester will get an extra couple of days of rest so he’ll definitely have the time to put things back together.

Offensively, the Red Sox weren’t able to do much against Jake Peavy. It’s not like Peavy was overpowering but he was able to get the Red Sox hitters to hit the ball right at his defenders.

Adrian Gonzalez came through with two hits against his former teammate in San Diego, including a solo home run in the first. David Ortiz also had two hits while Dustin Pedroia brought in the other runs with an RBI double in the third inning that tied the game at three.

We can’t expect the Red Sox to maintain their current pace but there’s no doubt they certainly can do it. These past two games are just a little bump in the road.

Hopefully Alfredo Aceves can keep doing what he’s been doing while getting some support from the bats tonight. A great start tonight by Aceves would also give Terry Francona something to think about when John Lackey returns to the hill on June 5th.

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Lester not wild about this outing [Boston Globe]

Hitting the pause button [Boston Globe]

Peavy is the ultimate winner [Boston Globe]

Jon Lester’s luster lost [Boston Herald]

Reunion of ex-Padres [Boston Herald]

Trying to get  it Dunn [Boston Herald]

Jacoby Ellsbury’s seeing stars [Boston Herald]

Drew Sutton pulls double duty [Boston Herald]

Lester rocked by White Sox, 7-3 [CSNNE.com]

Lester haunted by lack of command [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Gonzalez gets to Peavy; Jenks to be activated [CSNNE.com]

Rapid reaction: White Sox 7, Red Sox 3 [ESPN Boston]

Cooled-off Crawford has tough night [ESPN Boston]

Jon Lester’s lack of command catches up to him [ESPN Boston]

Closing Time: Jon Lester, Red Sox stumble against White Sox [Full Count]

Jon Lester: ‘I stunk, there’s no other way to put it’ [Full Count]

Red Sox Conducting ‘Tweet Poll’ of Fans About Moving Saturday Night Game to Afternoon Because of Bruins Game [NESN.com]

Carl Crawford Gaining Confidence, Showing Aggressiveness in Outfield [NESN.com]

Peter Gammons Credits Red Sox’ Organizational Depth for Recent Success, Says Team Will Soon Be Deeper [NESN.com]

Jon Lester His Own Toughest Critic Following Rough Start, Admits He ‘Stunk’ in Loss to White Sox [NESN.com]

Lackey to slot back into rotation ahead of Lester [Projo Sox Blog]

Red Sox fall to White Sox, and into a first-place tie [Providence Journal]

Struggling Lester to get extra rest before next start [Providence Journal]

Jenks is hoping that worst is behind him [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Padres seeing encouraging signs from players acquired in Adrian Gonzalez trade [Providence Journal]

Patriotic pride flows at Fenway Park [RedSox.com]

Reddick ready and willing when called upon [RedSox.com]

Jonathan Papelbon continues to send a convincing message [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

Red Sox Draft Preview: Part 1 of 7 [SoxProspects.com]

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Baseball: Pitchers from UConn, Coastal could pose trouble for Tigers [Charleston Post and Courier]

Baseball: Huskies could run into an old friend in Clemson [The Hour]

After going 5-2 on a seven-game road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home for a six-game, seven-day homestand that begins tonight as they’ll entertain the Chicago White Sox in a three-game set at Fenway Park.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on CSN Chicago. And if you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as the game will be televised on the MLB Network (not in Red Sox or White Sox television markets). And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Jon Lester goes in search of a MLB-leading eighth win in his 12th start of 2011. In his previous 11 starts, Lester is 7-1 with a 3.36 ERA.  He made one start against the White Sox in 2010 taking the loss after allowing eight earned runs in four innings of work. Lester has made five career starts against the south side squad from Chicago and is 2-2 with a 4.99 ERA. One of those starts has come at the Fens where he has no record with a 4.05 ERA (3 ER/6.2 IP).

Jake Peavy makes his fourth start of 2011 since returning from the disabled list. In his previous three starts, Peavy is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA. Peavy has made just one career start against the Red Sox and that came as a member of the San Diego Padres. In that outing back in 2007, he took the loss after allowing three runs on nine hits in five innings of work. This will be his first career start at Fenway Park.

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24-31		30-23
1. Juan Pierre	CF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Alexei Ramirez	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Carlos Quentin	DH	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Paul Konerko	1B	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. A.J. Pierzynski	C	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Alexis Rios	CF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Brent Lillibridge	RF	7. Drew Sutton	SS
8. Gordon Beckham	2B	8. J.D. Drew	RF
9. Brent Morel	3B	9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
Jake Peavy	SP	Jon Lester	SP

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Lowrie sits one out with sore shoulder, other notes [Clubhouse Insider]

MLB Power Rankings — BoSox surge [CSNBayArea.com]

Sox notes: Lowrie out; Jenks to be activated Tuesday [CSNNE.com]

Lowrie held out Monday with sore shoulder [ESPN Boston]

Pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]

Q&A Adrian Gonzalez [FanGraphs]

A look at just how good these Red Sox might be [Full Count]

Jacoby Ellsbury Nearly Equaling Stolen Base Pace From Record 2009 Season [NESN.com]

Padres getting all they could have hoped from Anthony Rizzo [Projo Sox Blog]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-White Sox and Some Dirty Laundry [Projo Sox Blog]

Doubront impressive in PawSox return [Projo Sox Blog]

Warm weather greets hot Sox at Fenway [Projo Sox Blog]

Ozzie Guillen still prefers media to Twitter [Projo Sox Blog]

Sutton spells Lowrie; Jenks to be activated Tuesday [Projo Sox Blog]

Lester looks to keep rolling against other Sox [RedSox.com]

No Need To Worry About Justin Verlander’s 132-Pitch Outing [SB Nation – Detroit]

The Book: Pawtucket 5.29.11 [SoxProspects.com]

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Despite Clay Buchholz and Josh Beckett not being at their best on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox still were able to get a split of their day-night doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers in the Motor City.

The visiting nine won the first game when David Ortiz hit a solo home run off of Tigers closer Jose Valverde. But in the second game, they ran into the buzzsaw that is Justin Verlander.

Buchholz had cruised through the first three innings of game one before Andy Dirks hit a home run to cut the lead to 3-1. After that he labored through the rest of the start, not pitching with the same oomph he had before. It turned out that Buchholz had blister on his toe and some back spasms.

While those two minor injuries slowed him down, he still managed to give the Red Sox six innings. His final inning though was a rough one as Brennan Boesch hit a no doubt home run with one out. Three batters later, Jhonny Peralta singled in Miguel Cabrera with the tying run.

The Red Sox had gotten that lead on a sac fly from Adrian Gonzalez in the first inning and solo home runs by Dustin Pedroia and Mike Cameron. But Ortiz made Terry Francona look a genius in the 9th when he hit the home run.

In his only plate appearance against Valverde, Ortiz hit a grand slam. And after his second at-bat against him, Big Papi had two home runs. Valverde would exact some revenge in the second game getting Ortiz to ground out.

The back injury to Buchholz is something to watch going forward. After his slow start to the season, he has turned things around. But with back injuries, they can creep up on you at anytime. With Clay under contract for the foreseeable future, you know the Red Sox will be very careful with him.

There’s no telling what could have happened in the second game had Beckett not had command issues during his six innings. Then again, it also tells you how good he is that despite issuing a season-high five walks, he limited the damage after allowing two first inning runs.

With Verlander dealing and shutting down the Red Sox offense, Beckett had no choice but to do his best to shut down the Tigers. His former batterymate Victor Martinez did touch him up for three hits. Beckett finished the evening game with six innings pitched, three runs allowed on five hits and the five walks to go with five strikeouts.

The Red Sox were able to make contact off of Verlander. Unfortunately for them though, most of the balls they did get the bat on were hit right at people.

Amazingly enough, we were also able to watch the second game. MLB & ESPN relented from the exclusivity of Sunday Night Baseball by allowing the game to be seen in the Red Sox and Tigers television markets as well as the out-of-towners on MLB.tv.

When you look back on the seven-game road trip, the Red Sox went 5-2 with five straight wins. Those five wins on the road trip helped them climb into first place as they enjoy a one-game advantage on the New York Yankees and a 1.5 game lead on the the Tampa Bay Rays. They could have easily been 6-1 had Daniel Bard not had the meltdown in the first game against the Cleveland Indians.

So you can call the two-team, seven-game road trip through the AL Central a success. Now they’ll head home for three more against another AL Central team, the Chicago White Sox.

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Ortiz provides pinch of magic [Boston Globe]

Improved areas have surfaced [Boston Globe]

Albers has been able to forget [Boston Globe]

Sox split difference [Boston Herald]

Dice-K sees doc tomorrow [Boston Herald]

Clay Buchholz: I’ll be back [Boston Herald]

David Ortiz a real poll hitter [Boston Herald]

Justin Verlander shows why he’s one of AL’s best [Boston Herald]

Rough outing behind him, Matt Albers shines [Boston Herald]

Ortiz dinger lifts Red Sox past Tigers in Game 1 [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Ortiz steps in with pinch-hit home run [CSNNE.com]

Red Sox shut out by Verlander in Game 2 [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Beckett solid, but not good enough [CSNNE.com]

Few complaints about this trip [ESPN Boston]

Sox can’t touch Verlander in nightcap [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox come home from road trip in first place [ESPN Boston]

Guillen sounds off on forgetful White Sox fans [ESPN Boston]

Wrapping up a long day in Detroit [Extra Bases]

Closing Time: Justin Verlander too much for Red Sox, Josh Beckett [Full Count]

World Series Appearance Streak Ends For Red Sox in 1917, WWI Memorial Mass Held at Fenway [NESN.com]

Adrian Gonzalez Says Staying Hydrated Key to Keeping Body Fueled During Doubleheaders [NESN.com]

Michael Bowden Feels Comfortable With Bullpen Role, Plans to Pitch With Aggressive Mentality [NESN.com]

Who Is the Best Leadoff Hitter in Baseball? [NESN.com]

Red Sox Win 1918 World Series in Front of 15,238 at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

Ortiz’s blast in opener salvages spilt of doubleheader [Providence Journal]

Sox starters have had the finishing touch [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Buchholz not at his best in opener [Providence Journal]

Finding his voice: Don Orsillo has gone from rookie to respected broadcaster [Providence Journal]

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