NEW YORK — Luke Voit hit two homers off David Price, Miguel Andujar popped another one barely into the right-field seats and the New York Yankees stalled Boston’s division-clinching celebration by beating the Red Sox 10-1 on Wednesday night. Luis Severino (18-8) pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and the Yankees had no need for […]
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Walker homer wakes Yankees, forces Boston to wait to clinch AL East
NEW YORK — Neil Walker hit a three-run homer, Zach Britton started a game-ending double play on New York’s third try in the ninth inning and the Yankees kept the Boston Red Sox from a bubbly celebration in the Bronx for at least another night with a 3-2 victory Tuesday. Batting from the left side, […]
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Eovaldi, Red Sox shut down Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox fan who brought a broom to Fenway Park to cheer Boston on to a sweep of the rival Yankees will have to wait one more day. Still, he was lucky to have it on Saturday, using it to retrieve J.D. Martinez’s home run ball from the light stanchion above […]
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Pearce homers, again. Porcello shuts down Yankees. Cora gets ejected. Red Sox win.
BOSTON — Rick Porcello pitched a one-hitter, Steve Pearce homered for the fourth time in two nights and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-1 Friday after manager Alex Cora’s ejection to open a season-high 7½-game lead in the AL East. Miguel Andujar’s leadoff homer in the third was the only hit […]
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Pearce hits 3 HRs, Sox crush Yanks
Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce celebrates in the dugout after hitting his third home run in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees.
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AP source: Yanks close to deal to acquire Britton from O’s
BALTIMORE (AP) — A person familiar with the talks tells The Associated Press the Yankees are close to agreement on a trade to acquire left-hander Zach Britton from the rebuilding Baltimore Orioles for three prospects, a deal that would bolster New York’s bullpen for the stretch run. The trade would send right-hander Dillon Tate to […]
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Sale, Devers send Red Sox past Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Sale pitched his latest Bronx gem, Rafael Devers went 5 for 5 with a first-inning grand slam and the Boston Red Sox held the New York Yankees to two hits during an 11-0 rout Saturday night to take back baseball’s best record. Sale (8-4) allowed only Giancarlo Stanton’s clean single […]
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Red Sox-Yankees, part 3, for MLB lead
Here’s a look at what’s happening around the major leagues on Friday: BEASTS OF THE EAST The Red Sox and Yankees start a three-game series in the Bronx, with the American League East division race as tight as ever. The archrivals were just a half-game apart in the standings entering play on Thursday, with the […]
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Red Sox, Yanks bring two best records into fight for first place
NEW YORK — Baseball’s most bitter rivals, ready to tangle once again. And this time, the Red Sox and Yankees bring the two best records in the big leagues into a fight for first place in the AL East. Following their throwback brawl at Fenway Park last month, the teams square off on Yankee Stadium […]
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Lawrence W. Davis
BETHEL — Lawrence W. Davis, 89, of Bethel, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Apr. 4, at his home in Bethel. He was born June 24, 1928, in West Farmington, the youngest son of, Royal V. and Ethel M. (Craig) Davis. He attended schools in Farmington and later the University of Maine at Farmington, where he played baseball and […]