NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Ellsbury is the second major free-agent addition in the Yankees’ offseason rebuilding after […]
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Lester, Sox rub it in against Yankees
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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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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Red Sox return the favor, beat Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, David Ortiz homered and John Lackey held down New York’s resurgent offense as the Boston Red Sox broke a three-game skid by beating the Yankees 6-1 on Saturday.Ortiz, Shane Victorino, Will Middlebrooks, Mike Carp and Daniel Nava each had two hits for the AL East leaders, who […]
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Yankees discard Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Alfonso Soriano drove in four more runs and Andy Pettitte avoided his first-inning troubles to lead New York to a 10-3 victory over the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox on Friday night.The Yankees won for the fifth time in six games and sent the Red Sox to their third consecutive loss. With […]
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Napoli blast lifts Red Sox to win over Yankees
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Napoli homered with two outs in the 11th inning — his second home run of the game — and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-7 on Sunday night. The Red Sox scored seven runs after falling behind 3-0, thanks in part to Napoli’s three-run homer in the […]