Hicks talked about his struggles and isn’t exactly ducking responsibility for them, but he also seems to be taking issue with the Red Sox plan of attack, saying “If I’m going to be giving up these kind of runs out of the bullpen,

Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins, who suffered a torn right ACL in July, had surgery to repair the injury Tuesday.

HOUSTON — Boston right-hander Hunter Dobbins had surgery to repair a torn right ACL on Tuesday. Dobbins was injured July 11 after landing awkwardly when making a play while covering first base. The 25-year-old Dobbins was 4-1 with a 4.13 ERA in 13 games with 11 starts this season in his first year in the majors.