The Indians right-hander said he was treating Sunday as a regular off-day after rain washed out Game 3 of Cleveland’s AL Division Series against Boston. But instead of building on the success from the 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series, he will take the mound after both teams had extra rest. “We had a few […]
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Baseball: Twins come back, topple Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are proving they haven’t given up. After opening the season with just 16 wins in their first 56 games, the Twins have started the post All-Star break nicely. They earned their fifth victory in nine games to clinch a winning road trip. Miguel Sano homered and Eduardo Nunez drove […]
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Tanaka outduels Price as Yanks top Red Sox 3-1, avoid sweep
Starlin Castro keyed New York’s three-run fourth inning with an RBI double that scored Didi Gregorius from first base. No. 9 batter Austin Romine and Jacoby Ellsbury each added a run-scoring single with two outs off Price, who gave up 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings as the Yankees prevented a three-game sweep. Following his […]
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Prospects looking up for Portland Sea Dogs
No matter how you slice it, this season has not been a good one so far for the Portland Sea Dogs. The Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox entered play Wednesday with a 27-49 record, putting them 27 games out of first place and 21 games out of a playoff spot. But brighter days […]
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Perez, Rangers take another series with 6-2 win over Red Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Martin Perez won his sixth straight decision and helped the surging Texas Rangers to yet another series victory. The left-hander kept rolling despite a bout with control issues that had his manager questioning his body language on the mound. Perez pitched six solid innings while working behind a number of hitters, […]
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Red Sox earn high marks – so far
It’s the time of year for an exercise most teachers celebrate and some students dread, for all that it represents: the June report card. In Major League Baseball, such a progress report tells the tale neither of a happily elapsed year or a hopelessly lost one. Your Boston Red Sox are merely approaching the halfway […]
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Kepler’s 10th-inning homer gives Twins 7-4 win over Red Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Staring at five infielders, Minnesota Twins rookie Max Kepler was just trying to get a ball into the outfield to score Joe Mauer in the 10th inning. Kepler’s hit went a lot further than that and provided a big lift for the Twins. Kepler’s first major league homer was a three-run shot […]
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Red Sox 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval to have surgery on left shoulder
BOSTON — Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval, a $95 million free agent who lost his starting job before going on the disabled list, will have exploratory surgery on his left shoulder to determine the source of the injury. The team announced Monday the procedure will be performed in Florida by Dr. James Andrews, […]
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ESPN cuts Schilling’s ‘bloody sock’ from Red Sox-Yankee documentary
Schilling quickly responded on Twitter. Wow, full one year complete fabrication to defame greatest QB, now omitting about 4 hours of a game I think I played in. Hmm #integritymuch? — Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) May 2, 2016 ESPN fired network analyst and former Boston Red Sox star pitcher Curt Schilling after his comments on Facebook […]
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MLB: Sox sweep Yankees, grab first in AL East
BOSTON (AP) — Christian Vazquez hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster to break a seventh-inning tie Sunday night, sending the Boston Red Sox to an 8-7 victory over the New York Yankees and a three-game sweep of their archrivals. Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts each had three hits and Travis Shaw homered for […]