BOSTON — The game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed because of rain. The teams were rescheduled for a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. David Price (15-7, 3.53 ERA) is set to start the first game for the Red Sox and Chris Sale (12-4, 2.00) the second […]
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Indians beat Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings
CLEVELAND (AP) — Greg Allen singled with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday night to deny Boston’s bid for a club-record 106th victory for the second straight game. Allen singled through the left side on a 3-2 pitch from Robby […]
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Hot Corner: Red Sox will have to reset for postseason
Joe Garagiola, the late catcher and broadcaster, submitted that “Baseball is a Funny Game” in his book of the same name in 1960. He also described why it is arguably the scariest. “Baseball gives you every chance to be great,” Garagiola wrote. “Then it puts pressure on you to prove that you haven’t got what […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse Talking Points for Week 4
This week’s edition of Whitehouse Talking Points is dedicated to Larry King’s old USA Today column. The man essentially invented tweeting. He had his finger on the pulse of everything back then (back then being when people still read USA Today) and shared what he knew in 140 characters or less. And readers hung on […]
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Red Sox beat Braves 8-2 in matchup of leaders
ATLANTA (AP) — Ian Kinsler describes Boston’s lineup as “electric.” Now that he’s back on track following his return from a hamstring injury, Kinsler is showing he can add even more spark to the lineup. Kinsler drove in three runs and the Red Sox continued their interleague success, beating the Atlanta Braves 8-2 Monday in […]
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Looking Back: Jeremy Tardiff ‘tremendous’ in football and baseball
Jeremy Tardiff with his family. Tardiff won the 1994 Fitzpatrick Trophy and then signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox. (Brewster Burns photo) Rarely during his high school football career was Jeremy Tardiff ever stopped in his tracks. Nowadays, the former award-winning and record-setting Oxford Hills running back gets stopped by both […]
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Red Sox score on throwing error in 9th, beat Marlins 8-7
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez scored when Marlins shortstop JT Riddle threw away a potential double-play ball in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox over Miami 8-7 on Tuesday night following a wild, back-and-forth final two innings. Boston snapped a three-game skid and avoided its first four-game losing streak of the season — […]
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Beeks, Rays combine on 2-hitter, blank Red Sox 2-0
BOSTON (AP) — Jalen Beeks made his major league debut at Fenway Park earlier this season, and it didn’t go well. Neither did his next appearance on that mound. Traded away by Boston last month, Beeks returned Sunday with the Tampa Bay Rays and fared a lot better. Beeks pitched four strong innings and the […]
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Phillies rally past Red Sox 7-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night in his first game with his new team. The Phillies, who remained two games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East, split a two-game interleague series with the major league-leading […]
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Baseball items from Bates grad, who was early Red Sox star, up for auction
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Some items belonging to one of the Boston Red Sox’s early members — when the team was known as the Boston Americans — are coming up for sale. Third baseman Harry Lord played for the Americans and then the Red Sox, becoming one of the first captains in 1910, before he switched […]