Chris Sale remained winless after five starts but struck out a season-high 10 in five innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 to start their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park since August 1965.
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Chris Sale strikes out 10, but Boston drops first game of doubleheader to Tigers
The Tigers score three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Red Sox, 7-4.
Andrew Benintendi helps Red Sox beat Rays for first series win
The World Series champion Red Sox won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and Christian Vázquez picked off Tommy Pham for the final out in a 6-5 win over Tampa Bay.
Betts, Moreland homer in eighth, lift Red Sox past division-leading Rays
Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and the struggling Boston Red Sox beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-4.
Red Sox settle for series split with Orioles
Dwight Smith Jr. hooked a two-run homer into the first row of seats down the right-field line and drove in four runs, leading the Orioles past the Red Sox 8-1 in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game to salvage a split of the four-game series.
David Price and Zander Bogaerts carry Red Sox past Orioles
David Price pitched seven stellar innings with seven strikeouts, Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer and drove in every run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
Jackie Bradley’s grabs help Red Sox top Orioles
Gold Glove center fielder made two key catches and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4, giving the World Series champions their first two-game winning streak of the season.
Rafael Devers’ walk-off hit lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays
Struggling Boston earns first home victory of the season.
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Blue Jays
Chris Sale let a Toronto runner steal home, Mookie Betts fanned with two on for the final out and world champion Boston lost to Toronto 7-5 at Fenway Park.
Red Sox notebook: Patriots join in the celebration
Boston fans got to revel in two championships Tuesday, as two dozen New England Patriots showed up at Fenway Park.