BOSTON (AP) — Jon Lester is proving he’s Boston’s ace again.Lester pitched eight dominant innings, and the AL East-leading Red Sox dealt the New York Yankees’ wild-card hopes another blow with a 5-1 win on Saturday.The 29-year old left-hander is 6-3 since mid-July with a 2.52 ERA in 12 starts after a rough stretch midway […]
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Rays shake off Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wil Myers hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.Myers drove in Evan Longoria, who also doubled off Rubby De La Rosa (0-1), to give the Rays a 4-3 lead.Jake McGee […]
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Red Sox, Carp rip Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Carp connected for a pinch-hit grand slam in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Wednesday night.Carp sent a drive over the center-field fence on the first pitch from Roberto Hernandez. It was the first pinch-hit grand slam for […]
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Red Sox frustrate Yankees again
NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Napoli hit a tying grand slam in the seventh, Shane Victorino had a go-ahead homer one inning later and the Boston Red Sox rallied past the New York Yankees 12-8 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.Will Middlebrooks homered for the third straight day and Boston erased a five-run […]
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Boston drops Chicago
BOSTON (AP) — Jake Peavy pitched seven strong innings against his former team, Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.Ellsbury also scored twice and drove in a run for the AL East-leaders. David Ortiz, who snapped […]
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Dempster gives Red Sox the edge
BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Dempster returned from his suspension for hitting Alex Rodriguez and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox 4-3 Friday night for their fifth win in six games .David Ortiz snapped an 0-for-23 slump with a two-run single for the AL East leaders.Dempster (7-9), […]
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Orioles slip one by Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Chris Tillman pitched seven strong innings to earn his 15th victory of the season and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.The loss left the Red Sox 2½ games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.Manny Machado had two […]
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Red Sox don’t have much to Carp about
BOSTON (AP) — Pinch hitter Mike Carp’s bloop single to left in the eighth inning dropped just beyond the glove of Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado, scoring Jarrod Saltalamacchia from second base with the tiebreaking run and lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Wednesday night.Shane Victorino drove in […]
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Red Sox hammer Orioles
BOSTON (AP) — Shane Victorino homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 13-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.Felix Doubront pitched 6 2-3 innings of four-hit ball for AL East-leading Boston.Victorino also had a two-run double in the seventh, and Dustin Pedroia had […]
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Gomes, Lester stop Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Lester had never faced the Los Angeles Dodgers before, and he handled their lineup with ease.The left-hander pitched three-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jonny Gomes’ three-run homer capped a four-run first, and the Boston Red Sox won 4-2 on Saturday, snapping the Dodgers’ four-game winning streak.“For the most part, […]