Martinez homers twice, drives in seven runs as Boston pounds San Diego 11-0.
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Brock Holt, Red Sox need only one inning to top Royals and end suspended game
Holt RBI single in 10th inning gives Boston a 5-4 win over Kansas City in completion of weather-suspended game that began Aug. 7.
Harper, Dickerson help Phillies beat Boston
Bryce Harper homered to give Philadelphia a fifth-inning lead, and Corey Dickerson drove two runs with a triple and a single to help the Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 and sweep the two-game series
Repeat unlikely: Red Sox limping toward October
One year after a record-setting season, Boston’s hopes of even making the 2019 postseason seem to diminish by the day.
Red Sox, Royals postponed by rain, will finish Aug. 22
The series finale between Boston and Kansas City was suspended by rain with the score tied 4-4 in the top of the 10th inning.
New guy helps Astros throw no-hitter against Mariners
Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter in a 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners
LEADING OFF: Paxton gets Red Sox rematch, May Day in LA
Yankees’ Paxton gets Red Sox rematch after quiet deadline, Dodgers to start top prospect ‘Gingergaard’, Rays get odd day off, Bumgarner tries to keep Giants rolling.
With division out of reach, Red Sox sit out trade deadline
The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are setting their sights on an AL wild-card berth, and they’re doing it with the players they already have.
Jim Bouton, former pitcher, “Ball Four” author, dies at 80
Jim Bouton, the former New York Yankees pitcher who shocked and angered the conservative baseball world with the tell-all book “Ball Four,” has died at 80.
Baseball union says Red Sox’ Mookie Betts has been marketed poorly
Union head Tony Clark believes reigning AL MVP should be more of a household name.