News for March 17 2010

The baseball ricocheted off John Lackey’s foot, bouncing away from the pitcher, who took off after it. He had no chance to get to the ball in time, no chance to get the batter out.

The Red Sox held what amounted to a staff meeting on the practice field adjacent to City of Palms Park before yesterday’s game against the Mets. General manager Theo Epstein , manager Terry Francona , and pitching coach John Farrell were there, along with Epstein lieutenants Ben Cherington and Allard Baird . The attraction was the ...

Boston starter John Lackey gave up two hits in four innings before the New York Mets rallied with four runs in the eighth for a 4-2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday.

Boston Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie has mononucleosis. Lowrie has not played since March 11 and had been feeling fatigued. He went for tests this week.