BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Alvarez and Russell Martin hit two-run homers off Brandon Workman, who started in place of injured Jake Peavy, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 Monday. Pittsburgh leadoff batter Starling Marte reached on an infield single in the first that stopped an 0-for-9 start, and Alvarez homered […]
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The Hot Corner: Third time’s just as charmed
From the ignominy of the numbers 1918, 1967, 1975 and 1986, to this. From 86 years of heartburn and heartbreak, to three championships in fewer than 4,000 days. From the cellar to the rooftop. The Boston Red Sox have done it. Again. It’s no dynasty. This is infinitely more satisfying than that. The Sox have […]
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World Series: Sox ready to close deal
BOSTON (AP) — Koji Uehara wasn’t Boston’s first choice to be closer this season. Or the second. The 38-year-old right-hander got the job after neither Joel Hanrahan nor Andrew Bailey lasted as closer. Uehara was setting up for them before he inherited the ninth-inning role in late June, and by October he was the AL […]
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Red Sox find out tonight who will be next opponent
BOSTON (AP) — Shane Victorino was hit by one pitch in the right arm and another in the ribs. That brought the total to four in four playoff games for the Red Sox outfielder who was plunked more than anyone else in the AL in the regular season.“Any way to get on base,” said Victorino, […]
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Red Sox can’t get the job done
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are still afloat in the AL division series.Jose Lobaton hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning into the giant fish tank beyond the center-field wall, and Tampa Bay staved off elimination once again by beating the Boston Red […]
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Jays wing it against Red Sox
TORONTO (AP) — Pinch hitter Mark DeRosa hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, Mark Buehrle pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Thursday night.Buehrle (9-7) came in 0-4 with a 4.97 ERA in his previous eight starts against […]
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Peavy hopes to keep team in contention
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Peavy last appeared in the postseason in 2006.He’s hoping that slump is about to end.The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner arrived at Fenway Park on Thursday, about two days after he was traded by the last-place Chicago White Sox to the first-place Red Sox.The 32-year-old right-hander, who pitched for the […]
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Orioles land on struggling Red Sox
BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Adam Jones homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-0 Friday night to end a three-game skid.The loss dropped the Red Sox a percentage point behind Tampa Bay in the AL East, pending the Rays’ game against the Yankees. Boston, […]
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Rain-shortened series doesn’t dampen pitchers
BOSTON (AP) — Entering a showdown for first place with the Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays came in with the majors’ hottest rotation.They left town after Thursday’s rainout still a half-game behind AL East-leading Boston, but had a pair of left-handers — David Price and Matt Moore — perform something that hadn’t been done […]