TORONTO (AP) — John Gibbons wasn’t exactly happy to see rookie Marcus Stroman lose his no-hitter. Still, it saved the Blue Jays manager from making a tough decision about how long to stick with his young star. Stroman and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, Juan Francisco drove in four runs and came within a […]
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Blue Jays puzzle Red Sox, 6-4
Bautista hit an RBI double in the first inning and added a leadoff homer in the seventh, his first since July 2. David Ortiz hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, his fourth in three games, but Boston lost its second straight after winning the previous five. Dickey (8-10) allowed four runs and nine […]
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Jays jump all over Red Sox
TORONTO (AP) — J.A. Happ pitched six shutout innings for his first victory in three starts, Dioner Navarro and Jose Reyes homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night. Reyes and Navarro both connected in the sixth inning as the Blue Jays rebounded from Monday’s 14-1 defeat to […]
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Astros put brakes on Red Sox
HOUSTON (AP) — Six-foot-four, 250-pound slugger Chris Carter isn’t the kind of player who normally hits infield singles. On Saturday he got the first one he could remember in the eighth inning to drive home a run and lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. Of course, he was […]
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Vasquez, Sox whip Astros
Vasquez, who was playing in his second major league game, singled in the third inning, had an RBI double in the fourth and drove home two more with a double in Boston’s five-run sixth. Ortiz drove in three runs with a double in the sixth to make it 8-1. John Lackey (10-6) rebounded from a […]
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Another round of late heroics by Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Carp’s pinch-hit single in the 10th inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 win Thursday for their second straight walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox. Jon Lester struck out 12 in seven innings for Boston, but fellow All-Star Koji Uehara gave up a tying homer in the ninth to […]
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Red Sox rally to snap skid
BOSTON (AP) — Daniel Nava doubled in the tying run in the ninth inning and scored on Brock Holt’s single as the Boston Red Sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night and snap a four-game losing streak. Chris Sale pitched 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball […]
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White Sox stymie Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — After watching Scott Carroll give up seven runs in his last start, White Sox manager Robin Ventura had a simple goal for his rookie right-hander. Do better. Carroll did that and more, following perhaps the worst start of his young career with what was definitely his best: 6 2-3 innings of one-hit […]
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Red Sox honor Bucksport native for military service in Hats Off to Heroes program
BOSTON — Bucksport native Ben Arnold was honored by the Boston Red Sox for his military service during their game Wednesday night against the Chicago Cubs at Fenway Park in Boston. Arnold, 29, is a decorated Navy and Army National Guard veteran who was selected for the Red Sox’s “Hats Off to Heroes” program. He […]
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Sox take two of three from Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 450th homer, a colossal three-run drive, and Dustin Pedroia had three RBIs during his second consecutive three-hit game to lead the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 8-5 Sunday night.John Lackey (9-5) labored through five innings before four Red Sox relievers pitched shutout ball the […]