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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Moreland homers, has four RBIs, Red Sox sweep Jays with 7-1 win
Boston Red Sox’s Mitch Moreland is congratulated after he hit a two-run home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Toronto. TORONTO — Mitch Moreland had a pinch-hit homer and drove in four runs, Hanley Ramirez added a solo blast and the Boston Red Sox beat the […]
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Sale and two relievers toss four-hitter, Red Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0
TORONTO — Chris Sale and two relievers combined on a four-hitter, Hanley Ramirez hit a solo home run and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday night. Sale (15-6) fanned 11 in his ML-best 17th double-digit strikeout game, raising his league-leading total to 264. His 15 wins lead the AL. […]
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Sabathia strong in return from DL, Yankees beat Red Sox 4-3
New York Yankees’ Todd Frazier, left, is congratulated by Tyler Austin after his solo home run against the Boston Red Sox during the sixth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. BOSTON — Tyler Austin hit a three-run home run, Todd Frazier added a solo homer and CC Sabathia retired 13 […]
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Moreland delivers to help Red Sox beat Yankees 9-6
BOSTON — Pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland hit a two-run single in Boston’s four-run seventh inning and the Red Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 9-6 on Friday night. Boston won for the 13th time in 15 games to extend its lead in the AL East to five games over the second-place Yankees. New York […]
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The streak goes on: Red Sox beat Rays 8-2 for 8th straight win
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos waits for the throw home as Boston Red Sox’s Brock Holt, right, scores on Sandy Leon’s two-run single during the fifth inning Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Eduardo Nunez chased Jake Odorizzi when he lined a single off the pitcher’s foot, starting […]
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Sale strikes out 13 Rays, Red Sox win seventh straight
Boston Red Sox starter Chris Sale pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Sale allowed two hits in eight innings and struck out 13, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Tuesday for their […]
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Yankees top Red Sox 4-1 in 16th; Boston plays under protest
BOSTON — Didi Gregorius lined a go-ahead single in the 16th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday in the longest game between the bitter rivals at Fenway Park since 1966. Matt Holliday hit a tying home run off Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth that cleared the […]