TORONTO — Red Sox manager Alex Cora was hoping to get four or five decent innings out of spot starter Ryan Weber. The unheralded right-hander gave Boston a whole lot more. Weber pitched six impressive innings to earn his first career win as a starter, Steve Pearce homered and had three RBIs and the Red Sox […]
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Red Sox top Jays, 6-5, in 13 innings
TORONTO — Michael Chavis got his team a win and his teammates some rest. Rafael Devers joined an exclusive club of young Red Sox sluggers who have homered in three straight games, Chavis hit a tiebreaking homer in the 13th inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night. The teams conclude their […]
Blue Jays power past Red Sox, 10-3
TORONTO — It turns out Rowdy Tellez can hit left-handers, too. Tellez went deep twice and collected a career-high five RBIs, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. It was the first multihomer game for the 24-year-old rookie, who bats from the left side. Three of his eight homers […]
Price returns, Red Sox beat Jays 12-2
TORONTO — David Price returned to the Boston Red Sox with another outstanding performance against Toronto Blue Jays. The 33-year-old left-hander did not allow any earned runs over five innings in a 12-2 rout Monday that improved his record against the Blue Jays to 22-3, including 13-1 in 18 starts at Toronto. Price (2-2) had not […]
Red Sox snap Astros’ 10-game win streak
BOSTON — Michael Chavis pointed to a young boy in the press box, letting him know how impressed he was that a 5-year-old announced his name so well. Boston’s rookie sparkplug then stepped to the plate and gave the kid something extra to be excited about. Chavis homered on the next pitch after acknowledging the boy, […]
MLB: Sale fans 17, Rockies top Red Sox
BOSTON — Chris Sale pleaded but did not push when manager Alex Cora told him his day was done. Cora was not about to risk the health his ace left-hander, even after he struck out a career-high 17 over seven innings. Sale may have righted whatever went wrong during an 0-5 start, but Cora still went […]
Martinez belts 2 HRs, Red Sox pound Mariner’s, 11-2
BOSTON — J.D. Martinez made hitting look easy even in the lousy weather conditions by belting his first two home runs of the season at soggy Fenway Park. Martinez sent a pair of shots over the Green Monster, rookie Michael Chavis drove in five runs and the surging Boston Red Sox beat the stumbling Seattle Mariners […]
White House welcoming Red Sox (not the ‘Red Socks’)
The White House’s website misspelled the name of the 2018 World Series champions.
Benintendi’s homer in 12th lifts Red Sox, 2-1
BALTIMORE — After Chris Sale and Jackie Bradley Jr. got Boston to the 12th inning, Andrew Benintendi took it from there. Benintendi delivered the tiebreaking home run, and Boston received a masterful pitching performance from Sale and a game-saving catch from Bradley in a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. With their fifth […]
Moreland homers, has 3 RBIs, Sox beat O’s, 8-5
BALTIMORE — J.D. Martinez got back to into a long-ball groove with a milestone homer that set the tone for Boston’s potent offense. Martinez hit his 200th career home run, Xander Bogaerts added a solo shot and Mitch Moreland capped the power surge with a three-run drive that carried the Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles […]