CHICAGO (AP) — Boston’s rotation woes continued. And the rebuilding Chicago White Sox took full advantage. James Shields threw six scoreless innings, Tim Anderson and Daniel Palka homered and the White Sox beat the major league-leading Red Sox 8-0 on Sunday to split their four-game series. Anderson had three hits — including two doubles — […]
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Sox win after Sale returns to DL
BOSTON (AP) — David Price pitched seven solid innings, J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 38th homer after Boston jumped to a quick lead and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Saturday night for their 17th victory in 20 games. Mitch Moreland added an RBI double during Boston’s four-run first inning. […]
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Sox fall to Jays despite Betts cycle
TORONTO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered in the ninth inning to complete his first career cycle during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.Betts is the 21st Red Sox player to hit for the cycle. He singled and scored in the first inning, tripled in the second and […]
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Sox rally in 9th, sweep Yankees
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, left, takes the ball from David Price during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston on Sunday. BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning capped Boston’s rally from three runs down in […]
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Pearce hits 3 HRs, Sox crush Yanks
Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce celebrates in the dugout after hitting his third home run in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees.
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Elizabeth C. Bazinet
Elizabeth C. Bazinet GREENE — Elizabeth C. Bazinet, 81, of Greene passed away Thursday, July 26, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Jan. 23, 1937, in Boston, a daughter of the late Forrest and Helen (Voelker) Clark. In 1941, the family moved to Swanville, just outside Belfast, where she attended school. She […]
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Boston man stopped in Auburn is convicted of trafficking cocaine
A Boston man was convicted of trafficking cocaine Tuesday following a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Portland. Cuwan Merritt, 29, and Michael Artis traveled from Boston en route to Lewiston on May 12, 2017, with the intention of selling cocaine base, commonly known as crack, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank said in a […]
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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 […]
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Sale, Sox tame Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Chris Sale is drawing comparisons from his manager to another dominant left-hander. “He’s reminding me a lot of Randy — Randy Johnson,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. “The thing with Randy, it looked like he was always grinding. With (Sale) it looks effortless right now.” Sale struck out nine in six scoreless […]
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Rose Marie Kenney
BOSTON — Rose was 104 years old at her June 19, 2018, birthday party at the North End Rehab in Boston. She passed away Wednesday, July 11. Her husband, Dennis Kenney, passed at 55. She loved to smile and dance. She was a member of several dance groups meeting at the Harriet Tubman Center in Boston. […]