DETROIT (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. showed off his considerable promise in one big afternoon for the Boston Red Sox. Bradley homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 on Sunday. “Today is a flash of what Jackie is capable of doing,” Red Sox manager John […]
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Sox closer Uehara out for season
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara will miss the rest of the season with a broken right wrist. Uehara was hit by a line drive off the bat of Ian Kinsler, the final out of Friday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers. The Red Sox right-hander stuck his arm out to deflect […]
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Sox come undone, lose 7-6
DETROIT (AP) — Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers held off David Ortiz and the Red Sox after that, beating Boston 7-6 on Saturday night. Ortiz had three hits, including a home run in the sixth. His two-run single in the seventh gave Boston a 6-5 lead, […]
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Ellsbury leads Yanks past Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tiebreaking homer to snap out of a slump and CC Sabathia pitched six gritty innings after leaving his previous outing with dehydration, leading the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Alex Rodriguez had an RBI double and Justin […]
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Lucchino gives reasons for leaving
BOSTON — Larry Lucchino, who is stepping down as president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox, says “the end of the year is a good time for this change.” Lucchino, 69, was part of the ownership group that purchased the Red Sox in 2002. Boston won the World Series two years later, and added […]
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Rays put a stop to Sox
BOSTON (AP) — James Loney knows it always feels better having a lucky hit at the right time. Asdrubal Cabrera had a game-tying RBI double and then scored on Loney’s bloop single in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep with a 4-3 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox […]
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CEO Lucchino stepping down
BOSTON (AP) — Larry Lucchino is stepping down as president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox at the end of this season. Team spokesman Kevin Gregg said Saturday night in an email that Lucchino hopes to remain with the club in some capacity. Gregg also said Sam Kennedy, the executive vice president and COO […]
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Red Sox win three in row
BOSTON (AP) — Travis Shaw’s teammates teased him about going for the cycle in his last at-bat. He finished with an even better hit by belting his second homer of the day. Shaw hit his first two major league homers and went 4-for-4 with five runs scored and four RBIs to lead the Boston Red […]
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Napoli’s homer helps Boston to 7-5 win
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox held onto Mike Napoli at the trading deadline, and he responded a few hours later with a two-run homer off the top of the Green Monster that led Boston over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Friday night. The Red Sox had already blown two leads when David Ortiz […]
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Red Sox rock Sale, win 8-2 to snap White Sox streak
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts and David Ortiz each had three hits, and the Boston Red Sox beat Chris Sale and the White Sox 8-2 on Thursday night, snapping Chicago’s seven-game winning streak. Knuckleballer Steven Wright (4-4) pitched seven effective innings in Boston’s third win in 15 games. Brock Holt had a two-run single, and […]