BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez waved a “Believe in Boston” flag during pregame introductions, drawing cheers from a Fenway Park crowd fearful of a second straight postseason sweep. Then he gave the Red Sox exactly what they wished for: more October baseball. “I just tried to wake everybody up,” Ramirez said after delivering four hits […]
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What is the best team in the history of each MLB franchise?
This is a 1912 file photo showing Boston Red Sox baseball player Tris Speaker. In 1912, the year Fenway Park opened, Speaker batted .383 to claim MVP honors. The 2017 baseball season has in many ways been defined by the dominance of three teams. The Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians all surpassed […]
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Astros pounce on Red Sox, but Boston maintains AL East lead
Houston Astros’ Alex Bregman (2) is congratulated by George Springer, right, after hitting a two-run home run off Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez during the second inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. BOSTON — Major league batting leader Jose Altuve had three of Houston’s 17 hits, Carlos Correa […]
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Red Sox cut magic number to 2 with 10-7 win over Toronto
BOSTON — Rick Porcello struggled in his final playoff tuneup. No matter, he had another AL Cy Young winner to bail him out. Porcello gave up three runs in the first inning and five in all, but David Price came out of the bullpen with four straight outs to help the Boston Red Sox beat […]
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Donaldson, Blue Jays stop Red Sox winning streak at 6
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and drove in three runs, powering the Toronto Blue Jays past the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Monday night. Boston’s six-game winning streak was snapped and its magic number to clinch a second straight division title remained at three. The Red Sox lead the second-place New York […]
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Red Sox beat Reds 5-4, reduce AL East magic number to three
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts reacts after hitting the game-tying three-run double off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias in the eighth inning Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Cincinnati. The Red Sox won 5-4. CINCINNATI — Mookie Betts wasn’t about to stop. Neither are the Red Sox, who are heading home with a chance to […]
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Sale reaches 300 Ks as Red Sox beat Orioles 9-0 for sweep
BALTIMORE — Chris Sale was at his very best — right down to his momentous last pitch — in another meaningful victory for the Boston Red Sox. Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and Boston moved to the brink of clinching a playoff […]
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Benintendi’s single in 11th inning sends Red Sox over Orioles 10-8
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts doubles in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Xander Bogaerts, Brock Holt and Andrew Benintendi scored on the play. BALTIMORE — Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run single in the 11th inning, Mookie Betts had four RBIs and the Boston […]
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Price returns in 3-2 Red Sox loss to Rays
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 […]