BOSTON (AP) — John Lackey pitched neatly into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 4-0 Wednesday night, their third straight victory after their longest losing streak in 20 years. The Red Sox honored Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling and members of their 2004 World Series championship team before […]
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Ellsbury makes Sox pay in 9-3 Yanks rout
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury doubled, tripled, drove in two runs and made a sliding catch in his return to Fenway Park, helping the New York Yankees and Masahiro Tanaka beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Tuesday night. Ellsbury received a mixed reception in his first game as a visitor after seven seasons with […]
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Holt’s hit hoists Sox past O’s
BOSTON (AP) — Two days into his second call-up of the season, Brock Holt was the center of attention in Boston’s clubhouse. Holt hit a tiebreaking triple in the seventh inning and scored on Jonathan Herrera’s suicide squeeze, lifting the Red Sox over the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Saturday. After the game, Holt did interviews […]
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Yankees, McCann put kibosh on Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian McCann was far from panic mode. He was hitting the ball well, and figured positive results would follow. Still, he enjoyed seeing his drives wind up in the seats instead of someone’s glove. McCann put an emphatic end to his season-opening slump, hitting his first two home runs for the […]
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Fenway crowd boos Braun
BOSTON (AP) — From the boos to the bad at-bats, Ryan Braun’s first road game since his 65-game suspension was a rough afternoon. He went 0 for 5 against the Red Sox on Friday. But he was 5 for 5 in getting hooted by Fenway Park’s passionate fans. “All I can do is focus on […]
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Red Sox receive championship rings
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox received their 2013 World Series championship rings on Friday during a ceremony that also honored victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and two firefighters who died in a blaze last week. As the ceremony began before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers, banners for Red Sox championship teams from […]
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Napoli’s bat, Sox shelve Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) — Mike Napoli homered and drove in four runs, John Lackey allowed three hits in six innings and the Boston Red Sox spoiled the Baltimore debut of Ubaldo Jimenez by beating the Orioles 6-2 Wednesday night. David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Dustin Pedroia had four hits for the defending World Series […]
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Jon Lester gets green light to start Red Sox opener at Baltimore
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Jon Lester has been picked to start on opening day for the Boston Red Sox. Boston manager John Farrell announced Thursday that Lester will pitch Monday in Baltimore against the Orioles. The news came as no surprise, but Farrell had waited to make an announcement. “I know, it is earth-shattering,” […]
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Sox, Phillies can’t settle it in 10 innings
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee struck out six over six innings in his next-to-last tuneup for opening day, helping the Phillies to a 2-2, 10-inning tie against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Scheduled to start the March 31 opener at Texas, Lee allowed two runs, three hits and one walk — just […]
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Red Sox: Workman knows no guarantees
Brandon Workman enters the 2014 season knowing that he’ll trot out of the home dugout at Fenway Park and pick up his World Series ring on a crisp April afternoon. And that’s where the assurances end for the 25-year-old Boston Red Sox righthander. One of the late-arriving heroes to play a central role in the […]