BIDDEFORD — Raymond B. Dube, 84, of Kennebunk passed away peacefully Thursday, July 19, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lewiston on Feb. 1, 1934, the son of Arthur and Louisa (Laliberte) Dube. A local hockey standout, Ray graduated from St. Dominic High School and received a scholarship to attend Kents Hill Preparatory […]
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Sox fall to Jays despite Betts cycle
TORONTO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered in the ninth inning to complete his first career cycle during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.Betts is the 21st Red Sox player to hit for the cycle. He singled and scored in the first inning, tripled in the second and […]
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Devers homers in return; Red Sox beat Blue Jays 10-5
TORONTO (AP) — Rafael Devers returned from the disabled list and hit a two-run home run, Brian Johnson pitched a season-high seven innings to win his second straight start and the Red Sox extended their winning streak to six games with a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 on Wednesday night. J.D. Martinez […]
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Erie SeaWolves smack Sea Dogs 18-1
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Willi Castro, Daz Cameron, Sergio Alcantara and Josh Lester recorded three hits each, as Erie beat the Portland Sea Dogs 18-1 on Wednesday. Castro doubled twice and singled twice, scoring three runs. Cameron doubled three times and singled, scoring four runs while also driving in four. Erie scored in six different […]
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Red Sox beat Blue Jays in 10 innings, 10-7
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Moreland hit a three-run homer during a five-run 10th inning, helping the Boston Red Sox overcome Craig Kimbrel’s blown save to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Moreland’s one-out shot off Ken Giles (0-3) followed a triple by Mookie Betts and a walk […]
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Erie SeaWolves sink Sea Dogs 5-3
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Jake Rogers hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, leading the Erie SeaWolves to a 5-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday. John Schreiber got Danny Mars to ground out with a runner on first to end the game for his 15th save of the season. The […]
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Red Sox analyst Jerry Remy again diagnosed with cancer
TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox television analyst Jerry Remy is again battling cancer. NESN announced Remy’s latest diagnosis in a statement Tuesday. The network says “at this time, Jerry’s focus is on his medical treatment.” He was not a part of NESN’s broadcast team for Tuesday night’s game against the Blue Jays. The network […]
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Sale scheduled to return from DL on Sunday
TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale is scheduled to come off the 10-day disabled list and start against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. Manager Alex Cora made the announcement Tuesday. Sale (11-4) has not pitched since July 27 against Minnesota because of mild left shoulder inflammation. He will have missed two starts […]
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Sweep of Yankees shows Red Sox can do ‘damage,’ too
BOSTON (AP) — So much for the Red Sox only beating up on baseball’s weaklings. After Yankees general manager Brian Cashman cast doubt on the quality of Boston’s record heading into their series at Fenway Park, the Red Sox swept four games from their AL East rivals to expand their lead in the division to […]
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Sea Dogs' Hart named EL Pitcher of the Week
On the heels of a career-first complete game, Portland Sea Dogs starting pitcher Kyle Hart was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending Aug. 5. Hart threw a two-hit shutout Thursday in the second game of a doubleheader, which the Sea Dogs won in seven scheduled innings. The Double-A rookie […]