DETROIT — Mike Fiers might be pitching his way into a pennant chase. The Detroit right-hander worked impressively into the seventh inning Saturday night, and Jose Iglesias homered and drove in four runs to lift the Tigers to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Fiers has been sharp lately, and after lowering his […]
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Red-hot Red Sox confident they won’t cool off in season’s second half
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox had the second-best start in franchise history, and still they are struggling to shake the New York Yankees in the AL East. So manager Alex Cora doesn’t have to fear that they will lose their focus when they return from the All-Star break. “There’s a few good teams out […]
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AL wins MLB All-Star Game 8-6 in 10 innings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 10 home runs. A slew of strikeouts. The all-or-nothing All-Star Game mirrored what baseball has become. Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer homered on consecutive pitches to begin the 10th inning, and the American League beat the National League 8-6 Tuesday night for its sixth straight win. Mike Trout, […]
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Boston’s Sale named American League starting pitcher; Harper starting in front of home crowd
WASHINGTON — By the time Bryce Harper gets to the plate at the All-Star Game, Max Scherzer could already be done. Harper is batting sixth in his fifth All-Star start, the lowest he has been in the National League lineup since the No. 9 spot in 2013. Scherzer getting the start against Boston’s Chris Sale […]
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X Gon’ Give It To Ya — Red Sox beat Blue Jays on Bogaerts’ walkoff grand slam in 10th inning
BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts relaxed to the beat of his favorite walk-up song. Three pitchers later, he was stunned by excitement rounding the bases. Bogaerts hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in 10th inning, and J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 29th homer to carry the Boston Red Sox to a 6-2 […]
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Red Sox score season high in runs, rout Royals 15-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Benintendi homered, doubled, walked a career-high four times and scored four runs, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 15-4 on Saturday night. Mookie Betts had four hits, raising his American League-leading average to .343. Ten Red Sox players had RBIs as they scored a season […]
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Ichiro could single-handedly rescue the Home Run Derby
Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) BALTIMORE — He stretches his limbs meticulously for a moment that never comes. He rides the team bus, attends the team meetings and takes his hacks in batting practice Group 3 in […]
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Red Sox-Yankees, part 3, for MLB lead
Here’s a look at what’s happening around the major leagues on Friday: BEASTS OF THE EAST The Red Sox and Yankees start a three-game series in the Bronx, with the American League East division race as tight as ever. The archrivals were just a half-game apart in the standings entering play on Thursday, with the […]
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Bradley, Devers homer, Red Sox sweep season series with Angels
BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer and Rafael Devers had a solo shot as the Boston Red Sox beat Los Angeles 4-2 on Thursday night, completing a season sweep of the Angels for the first time since they joined the American League as an expansion club in 1961. Boston outscored Los Angeles 49-12 […]
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Martinez powers Red Sox past Angels
BOSTON — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 25th home run, Rafael Devers delivered a tiebreaking double and the Boston Red Sox beat the skidding Los Angeles Angels 9-6 on Wednesday night after squandering a six-run lead. Martinez’s homer capped a six-run second for the Red Sox, who won for the fifth time in six […]