CHICAGO — Even when they are down, the Boston Red Sox are one confident bunch. Jackie Bradley Jr. and company always think they have plenty of time. Bradley hit a sacrifice fly in Boston’s four-run seventh inning and a tiebreaking single in the ninth, helping the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on […]
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Adames, Perez lead Rays over Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox had a lot of hits again. However, they couldn’t put them together to get a lot of scorng. Willy Adames homered, Michael Perez drove in four runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 10-3 Friday night for their sixth straight win. Boston finished with […]
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Off the schneid — Bogaerts homers twice, Red Sox beat Indians to halt rare three-game skid
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox didn’t let a three-game skid dampen things. After all, nobody has been able to keep the AL East leaders down for longer than that this season. Xander Bogaerts hit two solo homers, Andrew Benintendi had a three-run double to cap a big fourth inning and the Red Sox beat […]
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Red Sox drop third straight thanks to Indians rookie Bieber’s seven strong innings
BOSTON — Center fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders. Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have won […]
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Kluber, Indians win series opener with Porcello, Red Sox
BOSTON — Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night. Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington’s Max Scherzer […]
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Beeks, Rays combine on 2-hitter, blank Red Sox 2-0
BOSTON (AP) — Jalen Beeks made his major league debut at Fenway Park earlier this season, and it didn’t go well. Neither did his next appearance on that mound. Traded away by Boston last month, Beeks returned Sunday with the Tampa Bay Rays and fared a lot better. Beeks pitched four strong innings and the […]
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Bogaerts rallies Red Sox to win over Rays
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run triple and added a pair of doubles, and the Boston Red Sox scored seven straight runs after allowing three in the first to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Friday night. Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits, including an RBI double in the sixth, and the Red Sox […]
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Intentional plunkings come under fire after Urena hits Acuna
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge saw Jose Urena’s plunking of Ronald Acuna Jr. before the Yankees played a day game Thursday, and he felt Acuna’s pain. The reigning AL home run leader knows that with so many big flies comes a risk that some disgruntled pitcher may try burying a fastball in your ribs. […]
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Phillies rally past Red Sox 7-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Ramos had three extra-base hits and three RBIs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Wednesday night in his first game with his new team. The Phillies, who remained two games behind first-place Atlanta in the NL East, split a two-game interleague series with the major league-leading […]
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Brock Holt’s pinch-hit homer lifts Red Sox over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Brock Holt took advantage of a rare opportunity. Holt belted a pinch-hit tiebreaking homer, Rick Porcello threw seven impressive innings and the major league-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Tuesday night. Sandy Leon also went deep for Boston, which improved to 86-35. The Red Sox increased their total to 168 […]