Troy Tulowitzki has been having a bit of a down season in 2012. The annual MVP candidate was selected first overall in most fantasy baseball leagues. But the Rockies' shortstop certainly isn't living up to the high expectations, hitting just .268 with only six home runs on the year. Another big name who hasn't produced this season is Roy Oswalt, although he has a very different reason. Oswalt decided to take some time away from the game, and it appears the three-time All Star is ready to make...

The Red Sox found themselves tussling the night away on Friday, as the Rays got them rumbling around out on the field. Franklin Morales was the catalyst for the benches-clearing brawl in the ninth inning, as the Red Sox reliever was avenging the beaning of his teammate Dustin Pedroia, who has received the same treatment a few innings earlier. NESN's Tom Caron and Peter Gammons dove into some of the hooplah, breaking down the beanball and the melee that ensued. Click here for more reaction dur...

When have you ever seen a fight between two teams where the coaches are more heated than the players? That's exactly what happened between the Red Sox and Rays on Friday night, when Felix Doubront hit Luke Scott, prompting both benches to clear in the ninth inning. Somehow, Red Sox coaches Bob McClure and Tim Bogar found themselves in the middle of it all, and however unusual that might seem, that's okay with us. NESN Nation's Dan Duquette is awarding Bogar our "Bench-Clearing Bench Coach" aw...

Editor's note: NESN.com is going to tell the story of the 2012 Red Sox in Bobby Valentine’s words. Each game day, we will select the best Valentine quote that sums up the day for the Red Sox. The Red Sox were engaged in an all out brawl on Friday night -- quite literally. The benches at Fenway Park cleared in the top of the ninth inning, and it was all but an old-school barnyard rodeo that ensued. Luke Scott finally got the recompense he was owed -- when Franklin Morales beaned the loundmou...

BOSTON –– The bad blood started percolating last Thursday, when Rays pitcher Matt Moore drilled Adrian Gonzalez. It was a day after the Red Sox first baseman guaranteed he'd deliver a home run at Tropicana Field. Later in the game, Red Sox starter Felix Doubront plunked Rays designated hitter Luke Scott, possibly in retaliation. Nearly a week later in Fenway Park, all wasn't exactly forgotten. After reliever Burke Badenhop beaned Dustin Pedroia –– in the back –– during the sixth i...

BOSTON –– Luke Scott stormed out of the batter's box, making a beeline for Franklin Morales. The Rays designated hitter started screaming, while Jarrod Saltalamacchia attempted to hold him back. At that point, Scott opted to unleash his frustrations on the Red Sox catcher by pushing him. In a matter of seconds, the benches cleared and tussling ensued. For a brief second, it was reminiscent of the days when Pedro Martinez and Gerald Williams slugged it out back on Aug. 29, 2000 -- back whe...

The ninth innings of Friday's Red Sox-Rays game was full of madness and plenty of drama. After a pair of beanballs were exchanged from each side, the benches cleared and an all-out melee ensued. Well, Rays' manager Joe Maddon apparently was furious with Boston's behavior in the incident. Maddon was fuming in the clubhouse after the game and guaranteed revenge, saying, "We will respond, I can promise you that." But apparently Tampa's head man even took to Twitter after leaving the ballpark to ...

Your browser does not support iframes. The Tampa Bay Rays were in the middle of a beatdown on Friday night, when the Red Sox decided to hit back -- literally. The Red Sox and Rays got themselves tangled up in a benches-clearing brawl on Friday night, and one so exhilarating that even the bench coaches were getting all amped up. After Dustin Pedroia was beaned in the back during the sixth inning, Red Sox pitcher Franklin Morales made a point of it to retalliate by hitting Rays DH Luke Scott. A...

Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night. Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy had two RBIs apiece for the Orioles, now 28-1 when hitting a home run. Davis hit Baltimore's league-leading 70th homer of the season in the seventh inning with a man on to make it 8-0.

The man is wearing Hunter Pence's uniform, but this is not Hunter Pence.