BOSTON — Center fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders. Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have won […]
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Kluber, Indians win series opener with Porcello, Red Sox
BOSTON — Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night. Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington’s Max Scherzer […]
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Bogaerts rallies Red Sox to win over Rays
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run triple and added a pair of doubles, and the Boston Red Sox scored seven straight runs after allowing three in the first to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Friday night. Jackie Bradley Jr. had two hits, including an RBI double in the sixth, and the Red Sox […]
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Price fans 10, Red Sox shut out Orioles to open doubleheader
BALTIMORE — The highest-scoring team in the majors doesn’t necessarily have to go on the offensive to win, especially when David Price is in a groove. Price struck out 10 over six sparkling innings to get Boston started on its 12th shutout of the season, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 Saturday […]
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Red Sox erase five-run deficit, then outscore Orioles 19-12
BALTIMORE — Xander Bogaerts and Andrew Benintendi each hit three-run homers, Brock Holt connected in a six-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 19-12 on Friday night. After hitting for the cycle one night earlier, Mookie Betts went 3 for 4 with two walks and three RBIs. The 19 runs […]
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Pearce homers, again. Porcello shuts down Yankees. Cora gets ejected. Red Sox win.
BOSTON — Rick Porcello pitched a one-hitter, Steve Pearce homered for the fourth time in two nights and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1 Friday after manager Alex Cora’s ejection to open a season-high 7½-game lead in the AL East. Miguel Andujar’s leadoff homer in the third was the only hit […]
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Eovaldi sharp in Red Sox debut as Boston beats Minnesota
BOSTON — Nathan Eovaldi is ready to be back in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. He knows he’ll have the fans on his side in Fenway Park, too, especially after his debut with Boston. Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings, J.D. Martinez drove in all three runs to increase his major league-leading RBI total to 89 and […]
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Betts’ walk-off homer in 10th gives Red Sox win over Twins
BOSTON — Mookie Betts homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Betts first career game-ending homer capped a wild last few innings. The Twins rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a one-run lead […]
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Red Sox drop close one to Twins
BOSTON — Mitch Garver hit a tiebreaking RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Thursday night. Kyle Gibson (5-7) held Boston to four hits and one run in eight innings. Fernando Rodney surrendered a single and back-to-back walks to […]
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Red Sox obtain righty Eovaldi from Rays for minor leaguer
BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox enhanced their thin starting rotation for a playoff run, obtaining right-hander Nathan Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays in a trade for minor league lefty Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi had been scheduled to start the Rays’ game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday but was scratched about two hours […]