ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Daivd Price had a flawless return from a nearly two-month layoff. The 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner pitched two hitless innings in relief for the Boston Red Sox in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. He was activated Thursday and pitched for the first time since […]
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Porcello sharp, Betts homers to lift Red Sox over Rays 3-1
Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts reaches for the ball after it hit Tampa Bay Rays’ Mallex Smith on a throwing error by first baseman Mitch Moreland during the eighth inning Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Rick Porcello and Mookie Betts reverted to their 2016 All-Star forms Saturday […]
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Pomeranz, Betts power Red Sox past Rays 9-3
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts points skyward after hitting a three-run home run as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jesus Sucre watches during the first inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz takes pride in his newfound role as a pillar in the Boston Red Sox’s rotation, all […]
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Rays rally to edge Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays made a statement to the American League heading into the All-Star break: Don’t count us out of the playoff race. Brad Miller hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Rays took three of the four from AL East-leading Boston, beating the Red […]
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Tampa Bay rookie Jake Faria tops Boston’s Chris Sale in Rays’ 4-1 win
Tampa Bay Rays starter Jake Faria pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — For a change, the story with Chris Sale on Thursday night wasn’t all the bats he missed, but the ones he didn’t. […]
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Longoria hits long homer; Rays hold off Red Sox 5-4
Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria, right, celebrates his two-run home run with third base coach Charlie Montoyo (25) during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Alex Cobb took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning before tiring, Evan Longoria hit […]
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Boston comes back to beat Tampa Bay
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to lift Boston to an 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay on Monday night, moving the Red Sox out of the AL East’s basement and ahead of the Rays. David Ortiz collected his 99th RBI on a night he was honored at Fenway […]
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Castillo, Sox outlast Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rusney Castillo made sure Rich Hill’s comeback start ended in a victory. Castillo had a go-ahead two-run single in the 13th inning, and Hill was strong in his first start in six years as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. “The outing speaks for […]
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Rays put a stop to Sox
BOSTON (AP) — James Loney knows it always feels better having a lucky hit at the right time. Asdrubal Cabrera had a game-tying RBI double and then scored on Loney’s bloop single in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox […]
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Red Sox win three in row
BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw’s teammates teased him about going for the cycle in his last at-bat. He finished with an even better hit by belting his second homer of the day. Shaw hit his first two major league homers and went 4-for-4 with five runs scored and four RBIs to lead the Boston Red […]