ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Sale has high praise for Boston teammate Mookie Betts, and with good reason. Betts hit his major league-leading 16th homer, Sale struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. “I knew once we got a lead with that […]
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Betts, Benintendi power Red Sox past Orioles
BOSTON — Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi hit consecutive home runs in the fifth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night. Benintendi added a two-run single and Rafael Devers a solo homer for the Red Sox, who won for the third time in four games and improved to […]
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Orioles snap 13-game road skid with win over Red Sox
BOSTON — Jonathan Schoop homered and Alex Cobb got his first win of the season as Baltimore beat Boston 7-4 Friday night, ending the Orioles’ 13-game road losing streak. Manny Machado went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and Adam Jones had two hits and drove in two for the Orioles, who won on the road […]
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A’s hit three solo shots and Manaea beats Red Sox again
BOSTON — Sean Manaea beat the Boston Red Sox again in his first outing against them since pitching a no-hitter, and Khris Davis hit one of three solo homers by the Oakland Athletics in a 6-5 victory Monday night. Matt Joyce and Matt Olson also went deep for the A’s, who had lost five of six […]
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Martinez homers, has 3 RBIs as Red Sox beat Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) — J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox wrapped up their longest road trip of the season so far the same way they’ve finished off almost every series: with a win. Martinez homered and had three RBIs, Mookie Betts had two hits and made a sensational diving catch, and the Red Sox beat […]
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Red Sox, Yanks bring two best records into fight for first place
NEW YORK — Baseball’s most bitter rivals, ready to tangle once again. And this time, the Red Sox and Yankees bring the two best records in the big leagues into a fight for first place in the AL East. Following their throwback brawl at Fenway Park last month, the teams square off on Yankee Stadium […]
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Sale fans 12, Boston tops Texas 6-1
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Sale wishes he could be on the mound for the Boston Red Sox in their next series at Yankee Stadium. Sale will have to settle for a spot along the dugout rail to watch the highly anticipated showdown after his 12-strikeout performance for the Red Sox, who beat the Texas […]
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Kimbrel quickest to 300 saves as Red Sox come back twice to beat Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Craig Kimbrel became the quickest pitcher to reach 300 career saves, closing out a 6-5 win by the Boston Red Sox after they rallied and got the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning at Texas on Saturday night. Kimbrel worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save this season. […]
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Albert Pujols becomes 32nd player in 3,000-hit club
SEATTLE — Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols got his 3,000th hit, reaching the mark with a broken-bat single Friday night against Seattle and becoming the 32nd player in major league history to join the exclusive club. Pujols dumped the single into shallow right field in the fifth inning against Mike Leake. It came on […]
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Buehler, Dodgers’ bullpen combine to no-hit Padres in Mexico
MONTERREY, Mexico — The Dodgers have the most no-hitters in the majors — and now the most in Mexico, too. Rookie Walker Buehler and a trio of Los Angeles relievers combined for the franchise’s 23rd no-hitter in a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a neutral-site series Friday night. Mexico […]