Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. slides safely into home plate as Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes is late on the tag in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Cleveland. Bradley Jr. scored on a two-run double hit by Eduardo Nunez. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) CLEVELAND — Boston Red Sox […]
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Tribe walks off on Sox
CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Guyer scored when first baseman Brock Holt threw away Roberto Perez’s bunt in the 10th inning, lifting the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday night in a matchup of first-place teams. After Guyer’s leadoff double against Brandon Workman (0-1), Holt fielded the bunted ball and tried to […]
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Rumble Ponies walk off twice in doubleheader sweep of Sea Dogs
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Kevin Kaczmarski had a walk-off double with one out in the eighth inning, as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies topped the Portland Sea Dogs 1-0 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Luis Guillorme scored the game-winning run after he reached base on a walk. Kaczmarski reached base three times […]
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Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East
BOSTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. knows all about the Fenway Park triangle, and how long it can take to get the ball back to the infield from the 420-foot marker. So when the Red Sox center fielder saw, as he pulled into second, that his Yankees counterpart had just picked up the ball, Bradley […]
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Sabathia strong in return from DL, Yankees beat Red Sox 4-3
New York Yankees’ Todd Frazier, left, is congratulated by Tyler Austin after his solo home run against the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. BOSTON — Tyler Austin hit a three-run home run, Todd Frazier added a solo homer and CC Sabathia retired 13 […]
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Moreland delivers to help Red Sox beat Yankees 9-6
BOSTON — Pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland hit a two-run single in Boston’s four-run seventh inning and the Red Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 9-6 on Friday night. Boston won for the 13th time in 15 games to extend its lead in the AL East to five games over the second-place Yankees. New York […]
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Haunted by legacy, Red Sox owner wants to rename Yawkey Way
Retired Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is honored with the renaming of a portion of Yawkey Way to David Ortiz Drive outside Fenway Park in Boston in June. Red Sox principal owner John Henry, at right, says he wants to take steps to rename all of Yawkey Way, a street that has been […]
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Betts’ 2-run double caps Red Sox 5-4 comeback win
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts, center, is surrounded by teammates as they celebrate after his walk-off two-run double during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. BOSTON — Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in […]
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Oxford Hills' Carson commits to UMaine baseball
The list of homegrown pitchers choosing the University of Maine baseball baseball program during the last four years is considerable. Justin Courtney of Bangor, Jeff Gelinas of Saco, Jonah Normandeau of Cumberland, Trevor DeLaite of Bangor, Cody Laweryson of Bingham, Eddie Emerson of Lewiston and Brewer’s Matt Pushard were all recent impact aces on the […]
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Encarnacion homers twice, Indians beat Red Sox 7-3
BOSTON (AP) — After popping out with the bases loaded in the second inning, Edwin Encarnacion went into the Cleveland clubhouse, threw his bat in anger and broke it. “You know, normal stuff like that,” he said with a smile Monday night after homering his next two times up — a pair of two-run shots […]