LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Lester had never faced the Los Angeles Dodgers before, and he handled their lineup with ease.The left-hander pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jonny Gomes’ three-run homer capped a four-run first, and the Boston Red Sox won 4-2 on Saturday, snapping the Dodgers’ four-game winning streak.“For the most part, […]
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Red Sox can’t dodge Los Angeles, lose 2-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricky Nolasco pitched eight innings of two-hit ball, Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer with two outs in the fourth and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Boston Red Sox 2-0 Friday night in the opener of an interleague series that began as a matchup between first-place teams. The Dodgers won their […]
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Dempster suspended for hitting Rodriguez
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Boston’s Ryan Dempster accepted his punishment without admitting any misdeed.Dempster was suspended for five games and fined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for intentionally hitting New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez with a pitch last weekend.While Dempster still maintains he was only trying to establish the inside part of the […]
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Lester, Boston shut down Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched into the ninth for his first victory in four tries this month, and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Monday night after flying cross-country earlier in the day. Stephen Drew and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit RBI doubles, Shane Victorino added an RBI […]
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Red Sox return the favor, beat Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, David Ortiz homered and John Lackey held down New York’s resurgent offense as the Boston Red Sox broke a three-game skid by beating the Yankees 6-1 on Saturday.Ortiz, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Carp and Daniel Nava each had two hits for the AL East leaders, who […]
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Jays wing it against Red Sox
TORONTO (AP) — Pinch hitter Mark DeRosa hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Thursday night.Buehrle (9-7) came in 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA in his previous eight starts against […]
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Baseball: High Tide for Hyde in summer ball
LEWISTON — Mekae Hyde might shrug off the cyberworld process that made him a Futures Collegiate Baseball League all-star this summer. There’s no making light of the forum it provided for him, though. By winning an online fan vote, Hyde was anointed the 25th man for Team New England in the annual all-star game against […]
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Jays shake off Red Sox in 10th inning
TORONTO (AP) — Brett Lawrie singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 4-3 on Wednesday, handing the AL East-leading Red Sox their fourth loss in six games.Rajai Davis doubled off Brandon Workman (3-2) to begin the 10th and went to third on Jose Bautista’s grounder. Edwin […]
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Sox ditch Jays in 11th
TORONTO (AP) — Shane Victorino hit a two-run single in the 11th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday night. Jarrod Saltalamacchia drew a one-out walk off Aaron Loup (4-5) and Will Middlebrooks followed with a single. Jacoby Ellsbury grounded into a fielder’s choice, with Middlebrooks forced at […]
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Red Sox remove Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jacoby Ellsbury matched a career high with four hits and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.Ellsbury had RBI-doubles in the fourth and sixth innings and also stole his major league-leading 42nd base. It […]