LONDON — An array of retired All-Stars and Hall of Famers conducted a youth clinic. Workers put final touches on new clubhouses, batting cages and bullpens. No ducks on the pond quite yet — not so soon after flying across it. Having landed in London, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox relaxed, saw a […]
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Red Sox blow another lead, lose 8-7
BOSTON — Boston starter Chris Sale won’t mind getting just about as far away from Fenway Park as he can. The Red Sox left-hander had yet another rough start at home against the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, and by the time he returns it will be an entire year since he last won a regular-season […]
Bogaerts homers as Red Sox get rainy win
BOSTON — The Red Sox celebrated on a soggy field at Fenway Park, hoping they weren’t really halfway through the season. The defending World Series champions want to go well beyond the 162-game schedule and still have some catching up to do. So a 6-3 win over the White Sox on a rainy Tuesday night wasn’t […]
Hernandez the hero as Red Sox walk-off
BOSTON — Marco Hernández is starting to see two years of pain finally bring him some moments of joy. Hernández beat out an infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Monday night. “When I hit the ball, I don’t see […]
Red Sox drop another to Blue Jays, 6-1
BOSTON — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. came strolling out of Toronto’s clubhouse to an interview area wearing a wrestling-belt lookalike with a big smile on his face. The Blue Jays give one to their position player of the game and another to their pitcher to wear. It’s easy to figure out who had the other one when […]
Baseball fans devour the delicious language of the game
‘You’ve been throwing nothin’ but meatballs today, ya bum!’ and plenty more food-inspired baseball lingo.
Red Sox outlast Twins, 9-4
MINNEAPOLIS — Eduardo Rodríguez knew his job was to pile up innings after the Boston Red Sox had to go 17 innings in Tuesday’s loss at Minnesota. Even after giving up runs early Wednesday night, Rodriguez wasn’t going to be taken out. He had to handle the workload, regardless of results. The Boston left-hander picked up […]
Red Sox fall to Twins in 17 innings
MINNEAPOLIS — Max Kepler was supposed to have the night off. Instead, the Twins outfielder wound up playing 12 innings and delivered three huge hits. Kepler’s single with one out in the 17th gave Minnesota a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox early Wednesday in the longest game by innings in Target Field history. Kepler […]
Porcello pitches Sox past Twins, 2-0
MINNEAPOLIS — After an awfully sluggish start to their World Series title defense, the Boston Red Sox have begun to round into form. Their latest stride came in the series opener at first-place Minnesota, with a dominant Rick Porcello on the mound. Porcello pitched seven innings to outduel Twins ace Jose Berrios, and the Red Sox […]
Red Sox sweep Orioles, win 8-6 in extras
BALTIMORE — A comeback victory in a game that appeared to be lost enabled the Boston Red Sox to stroll out of Camden Yards feeling quite satisfied about where they stand at this point in the season. Rafael Devers led off the 10th inning with a home run after Marco Hernandez tied it with a solo […]