Sports Xchange: Porcello Living Up To Billing, Red Sox Win

By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Sports Xchange

BOSTON -- Rick Porcello is already paid like an ace. Lately, he's been pitching like one too. 

Porcello signed a four-year, $82.5 million extension last April before even throwing a single pitch as a member of the Boston Red Sox, but struggled to the tune of a 9-15 season and tied career lows with a 4.92 ERA and 103 runs allowed. 

This year, Porcello looks like a new man -- one who is worthy of his hefty price tag.

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