ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Daivd Price had a flawless return from a nearly two-month layoff. The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner pitched two hitless innings in relief for the Boston Red Sox in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. He was activated Thursday and pitched for the first time since […]
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Andrew W. Stevens
SWANZEY, N.H. — Andrew Winfield Stevens, 43, of Swanzey, N.H., formerly of East Wilton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 12. He was born on Nov. 17, 1973, in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y., the son of Karen Stevens-King, Florida and Joe Stevens, New York. He was a self-employed carpenter. He enjoyed his work working on his […]
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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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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 […]
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Young’s 2 HRs, 5 RBIs carry Red Sox past White Sox 6-3
BOSTON — Red Sox manager John Farrell’s decisions worked out very well. White Sox manager Rick Renteria, though, made one move and the game was lost. Chris Young hit two homers, including a tiebreaking three-run shot after the batter in front was walked intentionally, to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over […]
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Behind Nunez and Devers, first-place Red Sox hitting hard
BOSTON — Eduardo Nunez and Rafael Devers ended up being the bats the Boston Red Sox needed — and they came a few days before the trade deadline. Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski had a hole to fill at third base after the club released Pablo Sandoval last month. Just before Monday’s […]
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Mets trade reliever Addison Reed to Red Sox for 3 prospects
NEW YORK — The Mets traded reliever Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for three 22-year-old right-handed pitching prospects: Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista and Stephen Nogosek. Boston began Monday a half-game back in the AL East race and were looking to boost their bullpen for a title run. A 28-year-old right-hander, Reed is 1-2 […]
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Dever’s 4 hits back Fister as Red Sox beat Indians, 6-2
BOSTON — Doug Fister took a shutout into the eighth inning, rookie Rafael Devers went 4 for 4 and drove in a run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 on Monday night. Mookie Betts stopped his mini-slump by driving in three runs with two singles, and Eduardo Nunez added three hits […]
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Red Sox walk off in 10th inning on Sandy Leon's amazing slide
Boston Red Sox’s Sandy Leon scores behind Kansas City Royals’ Drew Butera on a ground-out by Eduardo Nunez during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Boston, Saturday, July 29, 2017. The Red Sox won 9-8. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON (AP) — Sandy Leon slid into home plate and avoided catcher Drew Butera’s tag […]
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Rafael Devers joins Red Sox, expected to start Tuesday
SEATTLE — The Boston Red Sox are giving highly touted prospect Rafael Devers a day to get acclimated to big league life. Then, he’s expected to make his first start in the majors — against Seattle ace Felix Hernandez. Hoping to get more production at third base, the AL East leaders called up the 20-year-old […]