BOSTON (AP) — Mike Moustakas kept fouling off good pitches. He finally saw one he could handle and didn’t miss it. Moustakas’ two-run double capped a wild four-run ninth inning that carried the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. The Royals had two runners […]
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Perez, Royals handle Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Yordano Ventura pitched six effective innings and the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals beat the Red Sox 6-3 Saturday night, ending Boston’s four-game winning streak. Kendrys Morales added a two-run double and Alex Rios had three singles and an RBI for Kansas City. Following losses the […]
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Red Sox rile Cueto, Royals with 7-2 win
BOSTON (AP) — Johnny Cueto had his worst start since coming to Kansas City just before the trading deadline, and the Boston Red Sox beat the AL Central-leading Royals 7-2 on Friday night to send them to their second straight loss. Cueto (2-2) had allowed just six runs in four previous starts for the Royals. […]
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Dombrowski makes his way around Fenway
BOSTON (AP) — New Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski thought enough of the team to pick Boston over other suitors. Now he’s going to spend the next six weeks trying to figure out what’s worth keeping — in the front office, on the field at Fenway Park and in the minor leagues. […]
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Sox hammer away at the Indians, 6-4
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 492nd career homer, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Ryan Hanigan connected on consecutive pitches, and Joe Kelly went six strong innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. Travis Shaw also homered following Ortiz’s solo shot for the Red […]
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Red Sox swat Indians, 9-1
BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw went 4 for 4, Mookie Betts drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-1 on Tuesday night, announcing a major front-office shake-up late in the game. Dave Dombrowski was hired to take over baseball operations for general manager Ben Cherington. […]
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Indians dispatch Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Danny Salazar pitched seven strong innings to cool off Boston’s hot bats, and Lonnie Chisenhall had a solo homer and three RBIs to carry the Cleveland Indians past the Red Sox 8-2 on Monday night. Carlos Santana also hit a solo shot, and Chisenhall’s two-run double highlighted a five-run fourth that lifted […]
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Mexico Explorers, former Red Sox face off
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will host a fundraiser softball game between the Mexico Explorers and a group of former Boston Red Sox players at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the River Valley Recreation Park, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon said that the game was originally scheduled for July 25, but had […]
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Farrell takes medical leave
BOSTON — Fighting back tears, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell said Friday that he had a “highly curable” form of cancer and has taken a medical leave for the rest of the season to deal with lymphoma. The 53-year-old Farrell said bench coach Torey Lovullo will run the team in his absence. Farrell said […]
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Red Sox inundate Mariners
BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw hit two home runs and Rusney Castillo hit one to carry Boston to a 15-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, just hours after Red Sox manager John Farrell announced he’s taking a medical leave to treat lymphoma. Fighting back tears, the 53-year-old Farrell said that he had […]