BOSTON (AP) — Mark Buehrle won his major league-leading eighth game, Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista homered on consecutive pitches, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Thursday for a three-game sweep. Toronto improved to 8-2 in its last 10 games, while Boston lost its seventh straight. The Red Sox […]
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Encarnacion, Jays drop Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion had two homers for the second straight game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Boston 6-4 on Wednesday night to send the Red Sox to their sixth consecutive loss. Encarnacion has seven homers in his last six games. He is the first Toronto player to have four multi-homer games in […]
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Huddle Up: Red Sox aren’t ready to ride to fans’ rescue
Greetings, Boston Bruins fans. Sorry about the premature end to your season. I know, losing to your hated rival really hurts. Watching a legend age before your eyes and get outplayed by your most despised adversary while it happens rubs salt in the wound. Speaking on behalf of the fair-weather Bruins fans many of you […]
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Scherzer keeps Red Sox quiet
Torii Hunter delivered an RBI single in the first inning for the Tigers, playing their first game against the defending champion Red Sox since losing last year’s American League Championship Series in six games. Detroit has baseball’s best record at 25-12, having won 13 of its last 16 games and nine in a row on […]
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Ortiz, Sox slap around Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Ortiz homered twice for the second straight game and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday night. Big Papi went 3 for 5 with two RBIs, one night after a four-hit performance against his former team. Both of his home runs — off Kevin Correia (1-5) in […]
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Sox gang up on Rangers
A night after they managed only a single by Ortiz off Yu Darvish, the Red Sox broke loose. And there will be no official scoring debates for Ortiz after he hit his seventh home run and lined a double into the right-field corner. Jon Lester (4-4) gave up three runs and four hits in seven […]
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Darvish nearly no-hits Red Sox
The Japanese ace fell one out shy of a no-hitter for the second time Friday night, giving up only a ninth-inning single to David Ortiz in the Texas Rangers’ 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Rookie second baseman Rougned Odor, positioned in shallow right field, made a diving attempt but the ball was out […]
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Red Sox unravel in 10th inning
Yoenis Cespedes drove in the go-ahead run on an infield single with the bases loaded in the 10th and Barton, playing first, cut down the potential tying run at third in the bottom of the inning as the Athletics averted a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. “He […]
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Lester takes Athletics out for walk
The lefty struck out a career-high 15, allowing one hit over eight scoreless innings and pitching the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Saturday. “It’s probably the worst cutter I’ve thrown in a bullpen in a long time, but I don’t take much stock in my bullpens anymore,” Lester said. “You’re down […]
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Pedroia slams Athletics, 7-1
Pedroia had yet to homer this season before driving an 0-2 pitch out to left field in the sixth inning to put Boston up 6-1. The cushion was plenty for Buchholz (2-2), who shut down the team with the top record in the American League. Buchholz pitched 6 1-3 innings, allowing one run on three […]