BOSTON — Sean Manaea beat the Boston Red Sox again in his first outing against them since pitching a no-hitter, and Khris Davis hit one of three solo homers by the Oakland Athletics in a 6-5 victory Monday night. Matt Joyce and Matt Olson also went deep for the A’s, who had lost five of six […]
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Martinez homers, has 3 RBIs as Red Sox beat Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) — J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox wrapped up their longest road trip of the season so far the same way they’ve finished off almost every series: with a win. Martinez homered and had three RBIs, Mookie Betts had two hits and made a sensational diving catch, and the Red Sox beat […]
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Red Sox, Yanks bring two best records into fight for first place
NEW YORK — Baseball’s most bitter rivals, ready to tangle once again. And this time, the Red Sox and Yankees bring the two best records in the big leagues into a fight for first place in the AL East. Following their throwback brawl at Fenway Park last month, the teams square off on Yankee Stadium […]
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Sale fans 12, Boston tops Texas 6-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Sale wishes he could be on the mound for the Boston Red Sox in their next series at Yankee Stadium. Sale will have to settle for a spot along the dugout rail to watch the highly anticipated showdown after his 12-strikeout performance for the Red Sox, who beat the Texas […]
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Kimbrel quickest to 300 saves as Red Sox come back twice to beat Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Craig Kimbrel became the quickest pitcher to reach 300 career saves, closing out a 6-5 win by the Boston Red Sox after they rallied and got the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning at Texas on Saturday night. Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save this season. […]
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Porcello’s 8 Ks, Betts’ 13th homer lead Red Sox to win over Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rick Porcello went on to win 22 games and the AL Cy Young Award the last time he started a season 5-0 — like he now has again this year. “Two years ago was a long time ago now it feels like, so it’s hard to compare,” Porcello said. “We’re doing […]
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What a month: Red Sox complete best April with win over Kansas City
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 […]