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Aceves worked a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save of the

Aceves worked a perfect ninth inning for his 10th save of the season Monday as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 8-6.

Spin: Aceves has provided the Red Sox with some stability at the end of games of late as he has not allowed a run in any of his last six appearances.

Aceves nails down 10th save

Boston closer Alfredo Aceves entered Monday's game at Baltimore in the ninth inning looking to hold down an 8-6 lead. Aceves did just that as he went 1-2-3 for his 10th save of the season. Aceves needed 15 pitches to mow down the Orioles in the ninth. His ERA is at 4.43 on the year.

Analysis: Aceves has now gone six straight appearances without allowing a run to score with four saves over that span. He's gone 10 for 12 in save situations and has finally begun to own the role for the Red Sox. Pitching for Boston in the ninth inning, Aceves has become a viable Fantasy option in most mixed leagues and formats.

Cafardo On Red Sox, D'Backs, Nats, Oswalt, Ichiro

The Red Sox and Phillies, two teams that played each other this weekend, took very opposite paths, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe. The Phillies spent $50MM over four years for Jonathan Papelbon while the Red Sox went for the low-cost approach with arbitration-eligible Andrew Bailey. So far, things have worked out for both clubs, but in different ways. Papelbon has converted all of his save opportunities while Boston saved themselves a nice chunk of change while filling in for Bailey just fine with Alfredo Aceves. Here's more from Cafardo.. The Diamondbacks are now among the teams that may...