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Jon Lester isn't ready to call himself the ace of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff. It just seems to be working out that way. Lester, barely a year removed from being a feel-good story merely for pitching in the postseason, now is the guy who makes the Red Sox feel better about their chances to...  

- Last year, the Red Sox featured an unexpectedly productive rookie in the middle infield, second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who played a major role as the team won the division and, eventually, the World Series. This year, Boston has another rookie making news...  

This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay on Monday, facing Matt Garza at Fenway Park under the championship banner Lester helped raise with...  

BOSTON (AP) - This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox . The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay on Monday, facing Matt Garza ...  

BOSTON - This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox.  

B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Rays outlasted the Boston Red Sox 9-8 early Sunday, evening the AL championship series at one game each.  

BJ Upton's 11th-inning sacrifice fly lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox Saturday in a marathon game two of the American League Championship Series.  

Dustin Pedroia hit two early home runs, then dashed home on Tampa Bay reliever Dan Wheeler's wild pitch in the eighth inning to leave the Boston Red Sox and Rays tied at 8 after 10 innings Saturday night in Game 2 of the AL championship series.  

The Boston Red Sox try to go two games up on the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series this evening when the AL East rivals play Game 2 of the best-of-seven set at Tropicana Field. Boston snatched home-field advantage in the series with a Game 1 victory on Friday, as...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay about dominant postseason pitching.  

The surprising Tampa Bay Rays spent the entire season dispelling the notion that they were too inexperienced to compete with the Boston Red Sox.  

Last October, the well-heeled Boston Red Sox marched to a World Series sweep with two rookies, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury, playing key roles.This year, the same story is unfolding but with different names.  

A look at the best-of-seven American League Championship Series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. (Season series: Rays won 10-8)  

BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka will be on the mound for the Red Sox when the AL championship series begins Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.  

Young, eager and brimming with confidence. The surprising Tampa Bay Rays spent the entire season dispelling the notion that they were too inexperienced to compete with the Boston Red Sox, and the AL East champions aren't about to stop believing in themselves now that they're four wins from the...