Deep in the darkest corners of Boston, there lurks-- Oh, wait, Aceves already went today. Game two then. The bullpen is wiped, and I'm pretty sure many of you are as well. I know I am. But...

The changes were small, at first. Almost unnoticed. In fact, it was only after the full scale of things became apparent that these strange differences were recognized for what they were. Signs...

The Red Sox send out their typical lineup for the first game of today's double header, headlined by Mike Napoli's return after missing a few games with an illness.

Please be good Jon Lester please be good Jon Lester please be good Jon Lester please be good Jon Lester He's not going to be good Jon Lester, is he? Go Sox! Regardless of good Lester's presence...

Dustin Pedroia is getting the day off. Whether or not this required him to be sedated/restrained is not yet known.

The Red Sox survived scares early and late, picking up a much-needed win over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday afternoon.

C'mon now. Beat Freddy Garcia. Just...just do it. Go Sox!

Jose Iglesias will remain in the lineup as the Sox try and find their way back to winning against the troublesome Orioles.

Xander Bogaerts has moved up to Triple-A. Triple-A pitchers think the Red Sox were being pretty thoughtless when they did such a rotten thing.