By acquiring Adam Ottavino and Garrett Whitlock from New York, Boston added two key pieces to its bullpen.
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Red Sox beat up Cole, sweep Yankees again
Kike Hernandez homers on the first pitch from Gerrit Cole, who allows a season-high six runs in Boston’s 9-2 win.
Eovaldi strong, Red Sox run win streak to 5 over Yanks, 4-2
Nathan Eovaldi pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Adam Ottavino escaped a pair of late jams and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees 4-2
Pedroia gets a farewell salute at Fenway
The Red Sox honor retired second baseman Dustin Pedroia prior to Friday’s game against the Yankees.
Red Sox make it four straight against Yankees
Boston’s relievers pitch 5 1/3 scoreless innings to close out a 5-3 victory.
Kiermaier ends combined no-hit bid, Rays top Red Sox 1-0
Kevin Kiermaier broke up a combined no-hit bid by the Boston Red Sox with a one-out double in the eighth inning and Manuel Margot scored on a wild pitch in the ninth to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 1-0 victory
Rays stop 7-game skid, beat AL East-leading Red Sox, 8-2
Austin Meadows, Mike Zunino and Brandon Lowe hit homers for Tampa Bay, which is a 1/2-game behind Boston in the AL East.
Franco HR, double in debut, but Rays lose to Red Sox in 11th
Wander Franco hit a three-run homer and doubled in his big league debut for the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost their seventh straight in falling to the Boston Red Sox 9-5 in 11 innings
Alex Verdugo overcomes Mookie Betts trade stigma by thriving for Red Sox
Alex Verdugo isn’t Mookie Betts, and that’s just fine. He’s making his own mark in Boston, and hopes it might one day include some pitching.
Tom Caron: Red Sox facing crucial stretch against Rays, Yankees
Boston stumbles into Tampa, having losing two of three to lowly Kansas City, a series marked by poor defense and a lack of clutch hitting by the Red Sox.