WASHINGTON — Rick Porcello hit a three-run double off former teammate Max Scherzer and allowed two runs in six innings to power the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals in the opener of their three-game interleague series Monday night. Porcello’s first major league extra-base hit came in the second inning […]
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Sale, Devers send Red Sox past Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Sale pitched his latest Bronx gem, Rafael Devers went 5 for 5 with a first-inning grand slam and the Boston Red Sox held the New York Yankees to two hits during an 11-0 rout Saturday night to take back baseball’s best record. Sale (8-4) allowed only Giancarlo Stanton’s clean single […]
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Ichiro could single-handedly rescue the Home Run Derby
Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE — He stretches his limbs meticulously for a moment that never comes. He rides the team bus, attends the team meetings and takes his hacks in batting practice Group 3 in […]
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Red Sox-Yankees, part 3, for MLB lead
Here’s a look at what’s happening around the major leagues on Friday: BEASTS OF THE EAST The Red Sox and Yankees start a three-game series in the Bronx, with the American League East division race as tight as ever. The archrivals were just a half-game apart in the standings entering play on Thursday, with the […]
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Bradley, Devers homer, Red Sox sweep season series with Angels
BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and Rafael Devers had a solo shot as the Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles 4-2 on Thursday night, completing a season sweep of the Angels for the first time since they joined the American League as an expansion club in 1961. Boston outscored Los Angeles 49-12 […]
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Martinez powers Red Sox past Angels
BOSTON — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 25th home run, Rafael Devers delivered a tiebreaking double and the Boston Red Sox beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 9-6 on Wednesday night after squandering a six-run lead. Martinez’s homer capped a six-run second for the Red Sox, who won for the fifth time in six […]
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Sale Ks 13, Red Sox blank Mariners
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale wasn’t about to slow down the way he was pitching. Sale struck out 13 over seven dazzling innings, Mitch Moreland hit a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox won the weekend and season series over the Seattle Mariners with a 5-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. “You try to find […]
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Mariners stop slide with win over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Leake pitched eight shutout innings, Mitch Haniger drove in three runs and the Seattle Mariners snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night. Nelson Cruz had three hits and scored twice a night after hitting two homers and driving in seven […]
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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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Porcello allows only one hit through seven inning, Red Sox beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — What Rick Porcello did six days ago carried over into an outstanding performance. Porcello allowed one hit in seven innings, Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 Thursday to avoid a series sweep. Xander Bogaerts had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who had […]