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Red-hot Red Sox enter break with win

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox rolled through the pre-All-Star game portion of their schedule piling up wins. Now, they’ll have a few days to sit back, relax and enjoy their historic start. Xander Bogaerts homered in his first at-bat a day after hitting a walk-off grand slam and drove in two runs, leading […]

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Jays snap Red Sox winning streak at 10

Toronto Blue Jays’ Justin Smoak, center right, celebrates his two-run home run that also drove in Aledmys Diaz (1) as Boston Red Sox’s Sandy Leon, left, looks on during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Pillar had four hits and Justin […]

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Betts, Red Sox slam Blue Jays for 10th straight win

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts fouled off seven pitches before hitting a grand slam that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games. Betts added an RBI single in the seventh inning and went 2 for 4, increasing the top batting average […]

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Red Sox 3B Devers goes on DL with shoulder inflammation

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have placed third baseman Rafael Devers on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation. The move was retroactive to Wednesday night. Infielder Tzu-Wei Lin was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to replace him on the roster. Devers was batting.241 with 14 homers and 48 RBIs this season, his […]

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Sale helps Red Sox win 9th straight, 4-2 over Texas

BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 12 in seven innings of shutout ball in his final start before the All-Star Game, and major league batting leader Mookie Betts had two more hits on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to their ninth straight victory, 4-2 over the Texas Rangers. Sale (10-4) allowed […]

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Red Sox beat Rangers 8-4 for 8th straight win

BOSTON (AP) — Andrew Benintendi bolstered his All-Star credentials with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in his final game before fan votes are tallied, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to eight games. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a pair of RBI […]

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Martinez leads Red Sox to 5-0 win over Rangers

BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 28th home run, Steve Pearce added a two-run shot and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 5 2/3 innings on Monday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Texas Rangers and their seventh straight win. The Red Sox won for the 14th time […]

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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 […]