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Red Sox poised to pay most per win for second straight season

by Brandon Kochkodin Bloomberg News September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

With three games left, Boston has 22 wins in the coronavirus-shortened season, which works out to $3.8 million per win.

National Sports, Sports

MLB’s shortened season ends with a chaotic sprint to sort out 16-team playoff field

by Dave Sheinin The Washington Post September 23, 2020September 24, 2020

Normally, Game 58 arrives in the first week of June. But in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Game 58 occurs during the schedule’s final weekend.

Boston Red Sox, National Sports, Sports

Teoscar Hernández’s 3-run HR in 10th boost Blue Jays past Red Sox

by GETHIN COOLBAUGH Associated Press September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

Hernández hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the 10th inning after breaking up Boston’s no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the seventh, and Toronto beat Boston 6-2.

Boston Red Sox, Sports

Tom Caron: Amid woeful season, Red Sox eager to hit reset button

by TOM CARON Sports Columnist August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Boston’s rebuilding process took another step forward through shedding players before the trade deadline, and now the team is positioned to get under the luxury tax threshold.

Boston Red Sox, National Sports, Sports

Red Sox-Blue Jays game postponed as a statement against racial injustice

by Sun Journal Staff Report August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Teams release a joint statement about a half-hour before the scheduled start time of Thursday’s game that said, “The continued police brutality and social inequity demand immediate attention and focus.”

Boston Red Sox, National Sports, Sports

Rafael Devers’ three-run triple sparks Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays

by Mike Haim The Associated Press August 25, 2020August 26, 2020

Devers’ triple highlights Boston’s six-run outburst in the sixth inning in 9-7 over Toronto on Tuesday night.

Boston Red Sox, National Sports, Sports

Nathan Eovaldi pitches Red Sox past Orioles

by DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press August 20, 2020August 21, 2020

Eovaldi allows five hits over seven innings and Xander Bogaerts and Mitch Moreland homer to help Boston beat Baltimore 7-1, extending the Orioles’ losing streak to a season-high five games.