BOSTON — Oakland’s Pat Venditte became the first pitcher in 20 years to throw with both arms in the same game, but the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 4-2 Friday on a night a fan sustained life-threatening injuries when she was struck by a broken bat. The game was delayed after the top of […]
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Auburn library auctioning Red Sox tickets, beer-brewing experience
AUBURN — Red Sox fans, golfers and would-be beer brewers are among the targets for the Auburn Public Library’s newest fundraising effort. The library is hosting an online auction, available via a link on the library’s website, www.auburnpubliclibrary.org or directly at www.32auctions.com/apl. Library Director Mamie Ney said she hopes to raise $4,000. As of noon […]
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Sox end skid, top Twins
Buchholz (3-6) struck out eight and scattered three hits before Koji Uehara took over in the ninth and picked up his 11th save to preserve the shutout. Mike Pelfrey (4-2) had a solid start as he and Buchholz both carried a shutout into the seventh inning, when the Red Sox broke the tie. Xander Bogaerts […]
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Rangers shake off Red Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton had a pinch-hit, two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday. Hamilton lined a double into the left-center field gap on a 1-1 splitter off Koji Uehara (2-2). Hanser Alberto led off the […]
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Rangers roll over Red Sox
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton homered in his first two at-bats, his first homers since he belatedly began his major league season this week back with Texas, helping the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Friday night. Hamilton pulled both homers into the seats in right field off knuckleballer Steven Wright (2-2). […]
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Rangers edge Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Phil Klein allowed one run in his first major league start, Robinson Chirinos hit a solo homer and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night. The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Elvis Andrus after singles by Adrian Beltre […]
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Sox’s Miley wins duel with Gray
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Somehow, Wade Miley pulled off escape acts all afternoon. “Houdini,” the Red Sox starter said with a smile. Miley dueled with Athletics ace Sonny Gray and worked out of jams to end a three-start skid thanks to some sparkling defense, and the Boston beat Oakland 2-0 Wednesday to take two of […]
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Jays stun Red Sox
TORONTO (AP) — Josh Donaldson and Chris Colabello hit solo home runs, Aaron Sanchez pitched a career-high seven innings and Toronto beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Friday night, the 3,000th win in Blue Jays history. Donaldson connected off the facing of the third deck in the first inning and Colabello added an […]
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Rays rip Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Odorizzi pitched seven strong innings, Joey Butler hit his first career homer and Tampa Bay’s offense perked up a bit in the Rays’ 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. David DeJesus drove in a pair of runs for Tampa Bay, which scored just four runs in a […]
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Yanks get best of Sox again
BOSTON — Brett Gardner drove in three runs, Nathan Eovaldi pitched well into the seventh inning and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday for their 12th win in 15 games. One day after tying Willie Mays for fourth place with 660 career homers, Alex Rodriguez singled in four at-bats. […]