Carlos Narváez’s solo homer caps a six-run first inning as Boston takes the series finale from New York.
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Rusty Staub, beloved MLB All-Star, dies on opening day
NEW YORK — Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday. He was 73. He died after an illness in a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, hours before the start of the baseball season, […]
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Red Sox manager Alex Cora brings youthful eye to new job
BOSTON — Dave Dombrowski wanted to make sure he and Alex Cora were on the same page, so the Red Sox boss sent off an email for his new manager’s approval. The response: A thumbs-up emoji. Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland never did that. “He’s a good emoji texter,” Dombrowski said with a laugh […]
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Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1, move 5 up in AL East
BOSTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. knows all about the Fenway Park triangle, and how long it can take to get the ball back to the infield from the 420-foot marker. So when the Red Sox center fielder saw, as he pulled into second, that his Yankees counterpart had just picked up the ball, Bradley […]
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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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Encarnacion homers twice, Indians beat Red Sox 7-3
BOSTON (AP) — After popping out with the bases loaded in the second inning, Edwin Encarnacion went into the Cleveland clubhouse, threw his bat in anger and broke it. “You know, normal stuff like that,” he said with a smile Monday night after homering his next two times up — a pair of two-run shots […]
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Young’s 2 HRs, 5 RBIs carry Red Sox past White Sox 6-3
BOSTON — Red Sox manager John Farrell’s decisions worked out very well. White Sox manager Rick Renteria, though, made one move and the game was lost. Chris Young hit two homers, including a tiebreaking three-run shot after the batter in front was walked intentionally, to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win over […]
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Benintendi, Bradley homer and Red Sox beat White Sox 4-1
Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr., right, celebrates his two-run home run that also drove in Mitch Moreland (18) during the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. BOSTON — Drew Pomeranz was trailing 1-0 after his second pitch of the game, and he […]
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Mitch Moreland homers in 11th inning as Boston Red Sox top Chicago White Sox 3-2
A teammate douses Boston Red Sox’s Mitch Moreland after his walk-off home run during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Boston on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. The Red Sox won 3-2. BOSTON — Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox […]
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Let's speed up the game
It seems the big concern in Major League Baseball is speeding up the game. I have a few suggestions that baseball purists might not like. Unless you are an avid baseball fan, the game can be slow to the point of being boring. Here are some ways to speed up the game: • On defense, […]