BOSTON (AP) — Jake Arrieta struck out seven in seven strong innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game slide with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Jorge Alfaro hit an RBI double in the second, Scott Kingery drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth and […]
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Red Sox put Chris Sale on DL with sore shoulder
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox put ace Chris Sale on the disabled list Tuesday with left shoulder inflammation, meaning he will miss his scheduled start this week against the New York Yankees. Sale said the soreness is in the same spot as usual after a start, but he wasn’t recovering as quickly. Red […]
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Red Sox acquire Kinsler from Angels to fill in for injured Pedroia
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox acquired Ian Kinsler from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night, replacing the injured Dustin Pedroia at second base even as the AL East leaders distance themselves from the New York Yankees — and the rest of baseball, too. Boston will send Triple-A pitchers Ty Buttrey and Williams Jerez […]
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Swihart doubles in 13th to lift Red Sox over Phillies
OSTON — Blake Swihart doubled into the Red Sox bullpen to score Eduardo Nunez in the 13th inning and Boston beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Monday night to move a season-high six games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East. Hector Velazquez (7-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win and […]
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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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Martinez, Red Sox rally past Twins 10-4
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games. Betts raised his MLB-leading average to .346 and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run triple for the […]
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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-Orioles postponed after long rain delay with Boston up 5-0
BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox appeared on their way to beating the Baltimore Orioles — again — when a heavy rain descended upon Camden Yards. It didn’t let up until three hours later, not long after Wednesday night’s game had been postponed following a delay that began immediately after Boston took a 5-0 lead […]
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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 […]