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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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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Eovaldi, Red Sox shut down Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox fan who brought a broom to Fenway Park to cheer Boston on to a sweep of the rival Yankees will have to wait one more day. Still, he was lucky to have it on Saturday, using it to retrieve J.D. Martinez’s home run ball from the light stanchion above […]
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Arrieta helps Phillies in 3-1 win over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game slide with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Jorge Alfaro hit an RBI double in the second, Scott Kingery drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and […]
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Red Sox put Chris Sale on DL with sore shoulder
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put ace Chris Sale on the disabled list Tuesday with left shoulder inflammation, meaning he will miss his scheduled start this week against the New York Yankees. Sale said the soreness is in the same spot as usual after a start, but he wasn’t recovering as quickly. Red […]
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Martinez, Red Sox rally past Twins 10-4
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games. Betts raised his MLB-leading average to .346 and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run triple for the […]
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Orioles out-slug Red Sox 7-6
BALTIMORE (AP) — Tim Beckham and Jonathan Schoop homered and drove in three run each, and the Baltimore Orioles withstood four long balls by the Boston Red Sox in a 7-6 victory Tuesday night. It was only the third loss in 18 games for the Red Sox, who have the best record in the major […]
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Friend surprises Lewiston super Sox fan: You’re tossing the first pitch Friday at Fenway
LEWISTON — When Dave Turcotte tosses the first pitch at Fenway Park on Friday, he will wear a custom baseball jersey with No. 34 on the back, the number of his favorite player and the number of years since he has thrown a baseball. Turcotte, 52, was an all-star pitcher at Edward Little High School […]