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Martinez homer helps Red Sox rally from five down, top Mariners

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez homered and drove in five, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 14-10 on Friday night despite a monster game from Nelson Cruz. Cruz had a pair of three-run homers and drove in seven, but the Mariners still lost their season-worst fifth straight […]

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Maine Mariners, Portland's new ECHL hockey team, sign first player

New Maine Mariners player Alex Kile. (Submitted photo) The Maine Mariners are finally starting to take shape. Portland’s new minor league hockey team announced its first player under contract Friday. Alex Kile, a forward who played four years at the University of Michigan before turning pro in 2017, agreed to terms with the Mariners earlier […]

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Red Sox hit three homers to rout Mariners 9-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Boston’s offense showed why it is one of the best in baseball. Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Xander Bogaerts all homered and the Boston Red Sox routed the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Sunday. “Today we did an outstanding job finishing the game and we got the W,” Red Sox manager Alex […]

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LeBlanc shuts down Red Sox in Mariners’ 1-0 win

SEATTLE — Wade LeBlanc pitched into the eighth inning and Nelson Cruz had an RBI single as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Saturday night. LeBlanc gave up just two hits and struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings. After a single by Mookie Betts on the opening at-bat of the game, […]

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ECHL: Maine Mariners partnering with New York Rangers

The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]

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Women's soccer: Maine Maritime drifts past stubborn UMF

UMF goalie Kiana Thompson gets ready to stop Maine Maritime’s Eryn Doiron’s (20) shot as UMF’s Jillian Shangold (11) tries to intervene while teammate Emi Higgins (15) watches at Bob Leib Field in Farmington on Tuesday. FARMINGTON — All Maine Maritime Academy could do was hold a steady course when the University of Maine at […]

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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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Red Sox inundate Mariners

BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw hit two home runs and Rusney Castillo hit one to carry Boston to a 15-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, just hours after Red Sox manager John Farrell announced he’s taking a medical leave to treat lymphoma. Fighting back tears, the 53-year-old Farrell said that he had […]