CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Guyer scored when first baseman Brock Holt threw away Roberto Perez’s bunt in the 10th inning, lifting the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday night in a matchup of first-place teams. After Guyer’s leadoff double against Brandon Workman (0-1), Holt fielded the bunted ball and tried to […]
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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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Boston, cradle of liberty, braces for spirited protests
BOSTON (AP) — Conservative activists and leftist counterprotesters prepared for a confrontation on Boston Common that could draw thousands a week after a demonstration in Virginia turned deadly. Police Commissioner William Evans said Friday that 500 officers — some in uniform, others undercover — would be deployed to keep the two groups apart on Saturday. […]
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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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Red Sox owner Henry wants to rename Yawkey Way for David Ortiz
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox will ask the city to rename Yawkey Way, the street alongside Fenway Park, to change what owner John Henry called a haunting reminder of the ballclub’s history of racial intolerance. Henry told the Boston Herald on Thursday that he welcomes changing the name of the street that honors […]
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Haunted by legacy, Red Sox owner wants to rename Yawkey Way
Retired Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz is honored with the renaming of a portion of Yawkey Way to David Ortiz Drive outside Fenway Park in Boston in June. Red Sox principal owner John Henry, at right, says he wants to take steps to rename all of Yawkey Way, a street that has been […]
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Betts’ 2-run double caps Red Sox 5-4 comeback win
Boston Red Sox’s Mookie Betts, center, is surrounded by teammates as they celebrate after his walk-off two-run double during the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. The Red Sox won 5-4. BOSTON — Mookie Betts lined a two-run double off the left-field wall with two outs in […]
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James A. Calnan Jr.
AUBURN — James A. Calnan Jr., 78, of Lewiston died Monday, Aug. 14, at the Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Auburn. Jay was born on Sept. 16, 1938, in Boston, the first child of J. Arthur and Laura E. McKown Calnan Sr. He and his mother were still in the hospital […]
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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 […]