Last Sept. 1, Clay Buchholz dazzled the baseball world by throwing a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox in just his second-major league start. But heading into the anniversary of that feat, Buchholz is with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League. Portland plays its last regular-season game Monday.

Perhaps no Red Sox-affiliated candidate for the Ford C. Frick Award -- given annually for excellence in broadcasting -- is more deserving than Ken Coleman, who was a fixture of New England airwaves for 20 seasons.

Tim Wakefield endured another tough-luck loss on Sunday, falling to the White Sox, 4-2, after tossing six innings of three-run ball.

Jim Thome knew how much the Chicago White Sox needed a win. He helped them get one with a memorable homer. Thome hit a two-run shot in the first inning to match Mickey Mantle for 14th place with 536 career homers, and Chicago beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak. "To tie Mickey Mantle, you're speechless.

After taking two of three from a fellow contender in Chicago, the Red Sox are set to face the Orioles, who are playing the role of spoilers.

The fact that Dustin Pedroia batted cleanup on Sunday for the second day in a row could only mean one thing: Kevin Youkilis is still sick.

The morning after winning his first big league start, Michael Bowden was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on Sunday as the Sox recalled outfielder Jonathan Van Every.

In position to sweep the AL Central-leading White Sox, the Red Sox are showing what they can do against some the best the league has to offer.

Dustin Pedroia is playing so well even his manager is surprised by his success. Boston's sparkplug was called safe with a hustling double in the fifth inning Saturday night, eluding a tag with a headfirst slide. Then Terry Francona, thinking he was ruled out, came out of the Red Sox dugout to argue the call.

Dustin Pedroia was a hit machine once again on Saturday, producing four of them for the second night in a row, and leading the Red Sox to an 8-2 victory over the White Sox.

With Kevin Youkilis sick and Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew still on the DL, Dustin Pedroia was placed in the cleanup spot against the White Sox on Saturday.