HOUSTON (AP) — Rick Porcello pitched well into the seventh, Mitch Moreland and Andrew Benintendi each homered and the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 9-3 Sunday night. Boston slugger J.D. Martinez was pinch hit for by Sam Travis in the ninth inning, and cameras showed him talking to a team trainer in the […]
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Springer dash, drive send Astros over Red Sox
HOUSTON — George Springer dashed home from second base on a wild pitch by Chris Sale, then homered off the Boston ace to send the Houston Astros over the Red Sox 7-3 Friday night in a matchup of AL division leaders. Springer finished with three hits, and Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis homered late to […]
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Correa’s two-run shot helps Astros over Red Sox
HOUSTON — Carlos Correa snapped an 0 for 10 slump with a two-run homer in the first and Tony Kemp and Jake Marisnick had an RBI each to help the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Houston starter Lance McCullers (7-3) allowed four hits and two runs […]
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Fairchild’s journey through Monmouth, USM and pro baseball opened doors
Tip Fairchild still has days, usually in April and October, when he feels as if he could take the ball and get a couple of guys out. Though 34 years old and more than eight years removed from playing professional baseball, an uneasy feeling still revisits Fairchild occasionally, almost like a former college student who […]
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Houston, we have a title — Astros beat Dodgers in Game 7
By Ben Walker AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES — From laughingstock to lift off. George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy Wednesday night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7. Playing for a city still […]
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Astros eliminate Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros poured back onto the field after advancing to their first AL Championship Series, posing for pictures with the Green Monster as a backdrop before a few players bellyflopped in the puddles in the infield dirt. They were already soaked with celebratory beer and sparkling wine. “Both teams were throwing […]
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Red Sox beat Astros 10-3, avoid elimination in ALDS Game 3
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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Red Sox return home looking to avoid being swept by Astros
Houston Astros’ Jose Altuve talks with teammates during a workout, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, as the team prepares for Sunday’s Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox in Boston. BOSTON — If the Boston Red Sox are nervous about the possibility of being swept out of the playoffs for […]
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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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Bogaerts hits two homers to lead Red Sox over Astros 6-5
HOUSTON — Xander Bogaerts went deep twice for the first multihomer game of his career and had four RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday night. Bogaerts had just two homers entering Sunday’s game. He ended an 0-for-14 skid when he connected off Joe Musgrove […]