BOSTON — The Los Angeles Angels benefited from a fairly-new rule and relied on an old-fashioned type save to beat the Boston Red Sox. Parker Bridwell pitched a solid 6 2/3 innings and Los Angeles scored three runs after its challenge overturned an inning-ending double play in the second, leading the Angels to a 4-2 […]
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Sea Dogs trying to get production to equal promise
Trey Ball delivers a pitch during a game for the Portland Sea Dogs earlier this season. Rafael Devers is the real deal. The top prospect in the Boston Red Sox minor league system and the No. 12 overall prospect in baseball has been as good as advertised for the Portland Sea Dogs this season. In […]
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Merrifield, Hammel help Royals to 4-2 victory over Red Sox
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whit Merrifield drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Monday night for their eighth win in nine games. Jason Hammel (4-6) pitched seven sharp innings before turning it over to Mike […]
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Pedroia’s single wins it in 11th; Red Sox beat Phillies 6-5
BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia singled home the winning run in the 11th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Pablo Sandoval opened the inning with a single off Casey Fein (0-1). Deven Marrero pinch-ran and moved up on a sacrifice. After Mookie Betts was […]
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Portland Sea Dogs walk off with win over Trenton Thunder
PORTLAND — The pitching matchup between the Portland Sea Dogs and Trenton Thunder on Monday went just as predicted. Or maybe it didn’t. Actually, the battle of the starting pitchers finished somewhere in the middle, and was made moot when the game went to extra innings. The Sea Dogs walked off with an 8-7 victory […]
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Red Sox streak shut down by Bergman, Mariners
BOSTON — Christian Bergman’s emotions shifted from frustration and anxiety to trying to block out his previous start. When he got back on the mound, he certainly pitched relaxed. Bergman rebounded from a rough outing with seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners halted Boston’s season-high six-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory over the […]
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Minor league baseball: Sea Dogs shock Thunder, 6-5
PORTLAND — In a battle between the Double-A affiliates of the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, the Red Sox’ prospects made a comeback Sunday afternoon. Mike Olt hit a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Portland Sea Dogs to a 6-5 victory over the Trenton […]
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Machado in center of bad blood as Red Sox beat Orioles 6-2
BALTIMORE (AP) — A spikes-high slide. A near beanball. Harsh talk in the clubhouse. The rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles soared to a new level over the weekend, and there’s no telling what might happen when they soon meet again. A tempestuous three-game series between these AL East foes wound up […]
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The Hot Corner: A new outlook for a new year
I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. Or the calendar. They’re both self-sabotage mechanisms that prevent us from embracing the potential of every new day. You can make improvements Feb. 19, April 3 or Aug. 6 with every bit as much life-altering efficiency as on Jan. 1. But, when in Rome … Sports always […]
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The Hot Corner: Enjoy the greatness of Brady and Ortiz while it lasts
No, not to the pitiable creature who is commissioner of the National Football League. Not to the Worldwide Leader in Broadcast Hyperbole that wasted so much air time covering the non-scandal resulting in his one-month exile. Not to the naysayers who derive more ghoulish glee from trolling New England Patriots’ fans than cheering for one […]