BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright has been replaced on the AL Division Series roster with reliever Heath Hembree. Wright has inflammation in his left knee and a loose body. He is ineligible for the rest of the best-of-five series and also cannot play in the AL Championship Series. He could be active […]
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Sale strong, bullpen shaky as Red Sox beat Yankees in Game 1
BOSTON — Chris Sale struck out eight for his first postseason win, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox sweated out their shaky bullpen to hold off the New York Yankees 5-4 on Friday night in Game 1 of the AL Division Series. One year after he was pounded by Houston […]
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“It’s going to be intense” — Yankees shell A’s to set up ALDS showdown with Red Sox
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge got the party started with a two-run homer nine pitches in. By the time Giancarlo Stanton capped the mauling with monstrous drive in his postseason debut , New York Yankees fans already were looking ahead. “We want Boston!” they chanted. Coming up next. “It’s going to be intense,” CC Sabathia […]
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Red Sox hope bullpen woes don’t doom playoff chances
BOSTON — For a team that finished with the best record in baseball — setting a franchise record for victories along the way — the Boston Red Sox sure have a lot of questions about their bullpen. Even as they coasted to their third straight AL East title, with two Cy Young Award candidates and two […]
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MLB awards: Mookie Betts, Christian Yelich clear choices for MVPs
NEW YORK — Now that the regular season is finally in the books, time to bestow baseball’s biggest individual prizes. It took one extra day to sort out the playoff bracket, but these debates have been underway for weeks. Christian Yelich seems a cinch for NL MVP, but is it Mookie Betts or Boston teammate […]
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Red Sox keeping things routine as they await ALDS opponent
BOSTON — Alex Cora knows first-hand the way things change in October. That’s why the Boston Red Sox manager wants to keep everything the same for his club. Routine served Boston well during the regular season. Under their rookie skipper, the Red Sox posted a franchise-best 108 wins and secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. […]
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Yankees tie homer mark, beat Red Sox in series opener
BOSTON — The AL wild-card game will be in the Bronx, where the New York Yankees bats have always felt at home. The Yankees cleared the Fenway fences four times on Friday night to tie the major league single-season home run record, clinching home-field advantage for the upcoming one-game playoff against Oakland with a 11-6 […]
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After club-record 112th loss, Orioles beat Red Sox for doubleheader split
BOSTON — Chris Sale struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings in his final tuneup for an expected start in the AL Division Series opener before the Baltimore Orioles salvaged a split of Wednesday’s day-night doubleheader with a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Boston won the opener 19-3, dealing the Orioles a franchise-record 112th […]
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Red Sox-Orioles postponed by rain; doubleheader Wednesday
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 […]