Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 3-1

BALTIMORE - Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell could tell in the bullpen before last night’s game.

Clay Buchholz was not equipped with his best arsenal, the command of pitches a tick off, the snap on his breaking ball a touch flat.

When Farrell reported back to Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager did not worry. Buchholz possesses electric stuff, and there was a time he needed every bit of it. Buchholz proved last night, while pitching the Sox to a 3-1 victory over the ...

Each day seemingly brings more attrition to the Orioles' roster, with the latest setback coming Friday afternoon, when the club shut down rookie outfielder Nolan Reimold for the rest of the season so he can undergo surgery on his left Achilles tendon.

The loss of Reimold robbed an offense, which is already without the injured Adam Jones and the traded Aubrey Huff, of one of its most consistent performers at a time when the Orioles are trying desperately just to stay in ...