Jonathan Papelbon not only picked up his 35th save in the Red Sox's 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night, but right-hander also became the first closer to reach that plateau in each of his first five full Major League seasons.

Adrian Beltre homered and David Ortiz had two RBIs in the second, but it was Scott Atchison's two perfect frames of relief that sealed Boston's 6-4 win vs. Baltimore on Thursday.

The arrival of the White Sox on Friday at Fenway Park for a three-game weekend series means the return -- again -- of former Red Sox standout Manny Ramirez.

Catcher Jason Varitek tested his fractured right foot by running hard from first base to third base before Thursday's game against the Orioles.

Rookie center fielder Ryan Kalish continues to make a positive impression on manager Terry Francona, who wrote the 22-year-old's name in his starting lineup for a second consecutive night on Thursday.

Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Toronto slugger Jose Bautista and Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz have been named the American League's top hitter and pitcher for August.

Dustin Pedroia on Thursday refuted a report that he would undergo surgery Friday to place a screw in his previously fractured left foot.

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia and catcher Jason Varitek were examined at Camden Yards by a team physician before Wednesday's 9-6 victory vs. the Orioles, and both will undergo bone scans on their injured feet on Friday in Boston, manager Terry Francona said.

Jon Lester found his rhythm after struggling early, and then Marco Scutaro and Adrian Beltre went deep in a seventh-inning rally of the Sox's 9-6 win vs. the O's on Wednesday.

Home-plate umpire Tom Hallion left the Red Sox-Orioles game with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning after being hit in the left arm by Nick Markakis' foul ball.

Red Sox left-hander Felix Doubront, who surrendered two solo homers in an inning of relief against the Orioles on Tuesday night, returned to Boston early Wednesday to have a sore chest muscle examined.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia has one goal during the final 30 games of the season: Learn all he can.

Despite inflammation in his right rotator cuff, an injury that was partly to blame for an errant throw that led to a costly unearned run in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Orioles, Marco Scutaro was back at shortstop Wednesday night.

Josh Beckett's numbers remain unsightly, but two consecutive decent starts have the right-hander feeling better about his recovery from a strained back and what he can offer the Red Sox in his final handful of starts down the stretch run.

The Red Sox have announced six of the seven farmhands that will represent the organization this year on the Arizona Fall League's Peoria Javelinas.

Following their 5-2 loss to the Orioles on Tuesday night, the Red Sox announced they had released outfielder Jeremy Hermida from Triple-A Pawtucket.

As if the Red Sox needed a reason for any more microscopic introspection, shortstop Marco Scutaro's sore right shoulder became the latest issue to crop up for a team desperately trying to will itself back into the playoff race.

General manager Theo Epstein looks at the standings and knows the dire straits that face the Red Sox.

Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and utility man Eric Patterson have rejoined the Red Sox and are targeted to be activated Wednesday, when rosters are expanded to 40 players.

Less than six months after he underwent surgery to remove a cavernous malformation on his brain stem, Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland has rejoined the Class A Lowell Spinners to familiarize himself with baseball life once again.