Ross pitched two-thirds of an inning in Friday night's 19-inning win over the Yankees.

Ross came on with one out and the bases loaded and allowed one of the inherited runners to score on a sacrifice fly, but escaped what could have been a bigger inning.

Ross has mowed down all nine hitters faced in his last three appearances, putting him back in the competition for one of the final spots in the bullpen, the Providence Journal reports. His scoreless inning Friday against the Braves featured punchouts of Nick Markakis and Freddie Freeman.

Ross appeared to be on the outs earlier this spring, with knee soreness and being described as a "work in progress" by manager John Farrell. Well, his recent submission of work suggests someone who is past the knee soreness and is comfortable in the role of full-time reliever. He still has minor-league options left, something that may work against him when Boston makes out the roster that heads north, but Ross certainly will be in Boston at some point this season.

Ross (knee) threw an inning for Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday, ESPN Boston reports.

Ross had been shut down for a few days with soreness in his left knee. Recent comments by manager John Farrell, who said Ross is a "work in progress," suggests the lefty should get used to pitching for Pawtucket.

Ross (knee) appears destined to start the season at Triple-A Pawtucket, the Boston Globe reports.

It doesn't appear the development of knee soreness has anything to do with Ross opening up at Pawtucket -- it's performance related. Manager John Farrell said Ross hasn't shown a good finish to his cutter and that the coaches continue to work with him to improve his overall stuff. Having Ross open in the minors clears the way for Tommy Layne to claim a spot on the Opening Day roster.

Ross (knee) has been described as a "working in progress" by Red Sox manager John Farrell this spring, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

That comment paired with Ross' knee injury and that he's still trying to regain the cutter that made him effective out of the Rangers' bullpen in recent seasons could punch his ticket to Triple-A Pawtucket for the early part of 2015.

Ross will miss a few days with left knee soreness, the Boston Herald reports.

Ross, who is competing for a spot in the bullpen, has allowed six hits and two runs in two innings over two appearances this spring. He has minor-league options remaining and could open the season at Triple-A.

Ross, who was used as a starter and reliever with Texas last season, is being viewed exclusively has a reliever with Boston, the Boston Globe reports.

Ross is in competition for what appears to be one or two spots in the bullpen, depending on how many pitchers manager John Farrell wants to take north. The left-hander has two minor-league options remaining, which may factor into the final roster decision. Other lefty candidates include Tommy Layne and Dana Eveland.

Ross was traded to the Red Sox on Tuesday in exchange for Anthony Ranaudo.

The Red Sox had moved on from the idea of using Ranaudo as a starter, and must prefer Ross over Ranaudo in a relief role. In 145.2 career relief innings, Ross has a 3.27 ERA and 114 strikeouts, so he could be used in the middle innings or as a long man, as he does not have noticeable splits despite being a lefty.

Ross, who struggled in his most recent start, isn't expected to get a start this week according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Ross was terrible against the Mariners in his most recent appearance, and it appears it has cost him a spot in the rotation for at least this week.

Ross (2-6) was slammed for six runs on five hits and three walks in just 1.2 innings Thursday against Seattle.

If last week's strong turn against Houston earned Ross a rotation spot, this one -- his second six-run disaster in three starts -- may mean he's already lost it. If the Rangers do give him another shot, though, he'll line up Wednesday against the Angels.

Ross' strong start last week has earned him another start as Texas shifts to a six-man rotation for the week, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Ross will face Seattle on Friday night in Arlington and figures to be a member of the rotation for the final four weeks, though nothing has been committed to him beyond the start this week.

Ross worked five scoreless innings in his start Saturday against Houston.

Filling in for Mike Mikolas, Ross was lifted after just 72 pitches after having pitched in the minors Thursday. There's no guarantee of a further start for Ross, or at least one on a regular turn, but Saturday's outing won't hurt his chances.

Ross will be recalled to start Saturday's game against Houston, Calvin Watkins of ESPN Dallas reports.

Miles Mikolas was scratched from the start due to shoulder fatigue. Working mostly as a starter at Triple-A Round Rock, Ross has a 43:16 K:BB over 60.1 innings in the minors this season.

Ross was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.

Ross was recalled to start Thursday against the Rays, but struggled in his outing, allowing six runs on eight hits over just 4.1 innings. The question now becomes who will take Yu Darvish's next couple turns in the rotation as he recovers from an elbow injury.

Ross surrendered six runs and eight hits in just 4.1 innings against Tampa Bay on Thursday. He walked two batters and struck out three.

A majority of the damage Ross allowed came on a pair of two-run homers, not that he pitched well otherwise. The 25-year old lefty was demoted to Triple-A Round Rock in late June, but was called up to take Yu Darvish's spot in the rotation. Although Ross been mediocre this season, even at Round Rock, he's likely to make at least a couple of starts, as the Rangers don't have many other options.

Ross was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday and will take the hill against the Rays.

The left-hander will be replacing Yu Darvish in the rotation, after elbow inflammation forced the Rangers ace to the DL on Wednesday. Ross supplied an unsightly 4.78 ERA and 1.55 WHIP over 49 innings as a starter with the Rangers earlier this season, making him a fairly unreliable rotation option at this time.

Ross will start Thursday against the Rays, Anthony Andro of FOX Sports Southwest reports.

Elbow inflammation has pushed ace Yu Darvish to the DL, and Ross will be up to take his turn Thursday. Ross has struggled mightily in 18 appearances (nine starts) with the big club this season (5.61 ERA, 1.65 WHIP), but the Rangers don't have many alternatives should Ross continue to struggle, so he'll likely stick in the rotation.

Rangers optioned LHP Robbie Ross to Triple-A Round Rock.

It's been a rough month for Ross, as he was removed from the rotation in late May and is now off the roster entirely. The left-hander has an ugly 5.61 ERA and 1.66 WHIP over 61 innings this season. Aaron Poreda has taken his spot in the Rangers' bullpen.

Robbie Ross has been removed from Texas' rotation.

Ross registered an ugly 4.78 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, and 34/16 K/BB ratio in nine starts (49 innings) for Texas. He is presumably being shifted to a long relief role.

Robbie Ross tossed 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball in a no-decision Saturday against the Blue Jays.

Ross walked four, elevating his pitch count early. He has a rough 4.78 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 49 innings this season, and would be in danger of losing his rotation spot if the Rangers' pitching staff were in better health. The left-hander still could get the boot at some point.