BOSTON (AP) — When Wei-Yin Chen saw right fielder Nick Markakis make a diving grab in the fifth inning, sure, he thought about a perfect game. Chen didn’t permit a runner until the sixth, Adam Jones helped provide an early cushion and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 10-6 Wednesday for a three-game […]
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Livermore Falls team auctioning off Red Sox tickets to benefit the Dempsey Challenge
LIVERMORE FALLS — “Team Fuller” is auctioning off four Green Monster tickets to the Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees game on Sept. 26 at Fenway Park in Boston to help raise money for the Dempsey Challenge to benefit the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. Since Team Fuller was created to […]
Red Sox ruffle Blue Jays
BOSTON (AP) — Clay Buchholz had his third straight solid start and the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 4-3 Saturday night, damaging the Blue Jays’ fading playoff hopes. Buchholz (7-8) gave up two runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings to help Boston get its second straight win against Toronto. He struck out five […]
Yankees walk away from Red Sox
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley hit solo home runs off Koji Uehara in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees stunned the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday night to bolster their slim playoff hopes. New York had just one hit since the third inning before Teixeira drove a pitch into […]
Sox sputter, fall to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was not what Jemile Weeks had in mind for his Boston Red Sox debut — getting picked off as a pinch runner in the top of the 10th inning. Matt Joyce had an RBI single in the bottom of the inning to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 win over […]
Valencia homers as Jays beat Sox 5-2
TORONTO — Pinch-hitter Danny Valencia had a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning, leading the Toronto Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Wednesday night. Jose Bautista homered for the second straight night, a two-run drive in the first that helped the Blue Jays improve to 7-16 in August. With Boston leading 2-1, […]
Red Sox cut Blue Jays loose in 11th inning
TORONTO (AP) — Mike Napoli and Allen Craig both homered in a seven-run 11th inning, Dustin Pedroia homered and had four RBIs and the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-7 Tuesday night. Boston broke away from a 4-all tie for its second straight victory following an eight-game losing streak. Toronto fell to 6-16 […]
Red Sox ditch Blue Jays in 10th inning
TORONTO (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox survived a ninth-inning collapse to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night, snapping their losing streak at eight games. Cespedes has 19 RBIs in 22 games since being traded to Boston on July 31. […]
Red Sox crumble in ninth, fall to Mariners, 5-3
Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (5-4) held a 3-0 lead with two outs and a runner on first before the Mariners broke loose. Seattle ended a nine-game losing streak at Fenway Park. Jackson’s drive down the left-field line drove in two runs, Dustin Ackley followed with a two-run single to give the Mariners the lead […]
Astros wear away Sox in 10 innings
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Marisnick hit a two-run double with two outs in the 10th inning Friday night and Houston rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox, giving the Astros their first win in nine games at Fenway Park. With their 51st win of the season, the Astros matched last year’s total. […]