BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox finished April with their most wins ever by beating the Kansas City Royals 10-6 on Monday night. Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer and had three hits along with Bogaerts for the Red Sox, who posted their 19th […]
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Betts homers twice to power Red Sox past Blue Jays
TORONTO — Mookie Betts homered twice and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox snapped their season-high three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Boston improved to 6-1 in one-run games and got their 18th win of the season, tying the franchise record for victories […]
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Hadlock Field named one of nation's top minor league ball parks
Fans cheer as the Portland Sea Dogs get a hit during their home opener at Hadlock Field earlier this month. Hadlock Field has been named as one of the top-10 best minor league ballparks by Baseball America. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) Hadlock Field was named one of the top 10 minor league ballparks, in a […]
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Red Sox top Orioles 7-3 for 11-2 start
BOSTON (AP) — Eduardo Nunez hit a three-run homer, Eduardo Rodriguez struck out eight over six stingy innings and the Boston Red Sox equaled their best start in 100 years with a 7-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. Rafael Devers went 3 for 5 and scored twice for the Red Sox, who […]
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Tim Tebow and Drew Pomeranz headline Sea Dogs’ home opener
Portland begins its 25th season at Hadlock Field, complete with a former NFL quarterback and current Red Sox starter competing. The home portion of the Portland Sea Dogs’ 25th season begins Friday night at Hadlock Field. An old reliable, the Bellamy Jazz Band, will be out front, welcoming an expected sellout crowd. Inside the park, […]
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The Hot Corner: Odds and ends as winter never ends
A few random Monday morning thoughts while we gaze out our respective windows, 1,100 miles apart, and wonder what nearly the entire continental United States did to infuriate Mother Nature this time around: • No matter how the other elements of the game change — players getting artificially blown up like the Michelin Man, baseballs being juiced, […]
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Red Sox rally past Rays for 8th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox are off to the best nine-game start in franchise history. All the close ones are going their way right now. Andrew Benintendi hit a tiebreaking RBI double in Boston’s wild six-run eighth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Sunday for their eighth […]
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Top Red Sox third base prospect Chavis suspended 80 games
NEW YORK — Top Boston Red Sox third base prospect Michael Chavis was suspended for 80 games under baseball’s minor league drug program after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Chavis was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft and signed for a bonus of $1,870,500. He tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, […]
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Tebow hits homer on first Double-A pitch, Rumble Ponies blank Sea Dogs
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Tim Tebow sure knows how to make an entrance. Playing his first game in Double-A ball, Tebow hit a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw. The New York Mets minor leaguer connected on a frigid Thursday night at home for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in the Eastern League, facing Portland. […]
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Cora inspiring confidence in Red Sox
BOSTON — They look relaxed and confident. Of course, winning streaks will do that. But these Boston Red Sox say they are stronger. They can feel it. Hanley Ramirez is one of those confident players. What changed? “Got to give credit to that guy in the office right there,” Ramirez said, pointing to Alex Cora’s […]