BOSTON — Nathan Eovaldi is ready to be back in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. He knows he’ll have the fans on his side in Fenway Park, too, especially after his debut with Boston. Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings, J.D. Martinez drove in all three runs to increase his major league-leading RBI total to 89 and […]
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Martinez, Red Sox rally past Twins 10-4
BOSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit his major league-leading 32nd homer, Mookie Betts had two RBI doubles and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-4 on Saturday night for their 17th win in 21 games. Betts raised his MLB-leading average to .346 and Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run triple for the […]
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Betts’ walk-off homer in 10th gives Red Sox win over Twins
BOSTON — Mookie Betts homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Betts first career game-ending homer capped a wild last few innings. The Twins rallied from a 2-1 deficit to take a one-run lead […]
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Red Sox drop close one to Twins
BOSTON — Mitch Garver hit a tiebreaking RBI double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Thursday night. Kyle Gibson (5-7) held Boston to four hits and one run in eight innings. Fernando Rodney surrendered a single and back-to-back walks to […]
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Porcello allows only one hit through seven inning, Red Sox beat Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — What Rick Porcello did six days ago carried over into an outstanding performance. Porcello allowed one hit in seven innings, Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi homered, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-2 Thursday to avoid a series sweep. Xander Bogaerts had two RBIs for the Red Sox, who had […]
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Kepler, Grossman homer to help Twins beat Red Sox
MINNEAPOLIS — Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler homered to back an effective start by Lance Lynn as the Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night. Grossman led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run and Kepler added a two-run shot off Boston starter David Price (8-5). Brian […]
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Surging Escobar sparks Twins past Sale, Red Sox
MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Escobar had two go-ahead hits, including an RBI single that launched a four-run eighth inning for the Minnesota Twins in a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Robby Scott (0-1), just recalled from Triple-A to make his season debut, relieved Chris Sale to start the eighth and walked […]
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Twins on quest for father's identity
Kristi Turner, left, with sister Kelly Mendenhall, right. The twins were born in Lewiston and adopted almost 33 years ago. They are now looking for their biological father. LEWISTON — They were born at 10:18 a.m. and 10:19 a.m. on Dec. 3, 1984, weeks early, as twins sometimes are. Each weighed only 4 pounds or […]
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Bates' Delpeche twins sign pro basketball contracts; UMF's Cabaniss earns NCAA scholarship
Bates College’s Marcus Delpeche dunks over to Bowdoin defenders. LEWISTON — Marcus and Malcom Delpeche will board a plane next week with the destination being the next step of their basketball twins. The twins from Wilmington, Delaware, who graduated from Bates College in June, have both signed contract to play professionally in Germany with the […]
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Greene twins celebrate 80th birthdays
GREENE — Glenice Bubier got a polite hug from her late husband’s cousin, then he asked about her recent trip to Germany. Only she hadn’t been there — but her identical twin sister, Janice Brewer, had. She’d been confused for Janice, again, this time at their 80th birthday party, by a man she’s known since […]