The 26-year-old left-hander will get a shot at 20 wins in Boston’s season finale at home Sunday against Baltimore.
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Red Sox top Rangers, Rodriguez wins 19th
Arlington, Texas — The Boston Red Sox are still playing for something the final week of the season, even though last year’s World Series champions are out of playoff contention. Eduardo Rodriguez can still be a 20-game winner after a laborious effort, and Rafael Devers is closing in on 200 hits. Rodriguez was down to his […]
Playoff-contending Rays score 6 in 4th, beat Red Sox 7-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned a rough start into another important win. Ji-Man Choi, Brandon Lowe and Willy Adames homered during Tampa Bay’s six-run fourth inning, and the Rays moved into sole possession of the second AL wild card by rallying for a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on […]
Eovaldi, Vazquez help Red Sox beat Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A former teammate created a speed bump for the playoff-contending Tampa Bay Rays. Nathan Eovaldi pitched six gritty innings, Christian Vazquez hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 Sunday. Tampa Bay dropped into a tie with Cleveland for the second AL wild card, and both teams […]
Rodriguez, Red Sox, beat Giants 5-4
BOSTON — A year after their record-setting, World Series championship season, the Boston Red Sox are looking for meaning wherever they can find it. Long ago finished in the AL East race and on the verge of wild-card elimination as well, the defending champs managed to keep alive Eduardo Rodriguez’s chances of a 20-win season, barely […]
Giants pound Red Sox, 11-3
BOSTON — The San Francisco Giants helped manager Bruce Bochy reach yet another milestone before his retirement at the end of the season. San Francisco’s 11-3 rout of the Red Sox on Wednesday night was Bochy’s 2,000th career victory as a manager in the majors. “I’ve been lucky. I’ve been blessed to have been doing this […]
Yaz’s grandson homers as Giants beat Red Sox in 15
BOSTON — Mike Yastrzemski rounded the bases to the cheers of the Fenway Park fans after hitting a solo homer for San Francisco — like his grandfather heard numerous times during his illustrious career with the Red Sox. The 29-year-old grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski hit his homer in his first game in Fenway, […]
Red Sox end skid, beat Blue Jays, 7-4
TORONTO — Xander Bogaerts doesn’t expect to be the only Boston Red Sox slugger with 30 homers and 50 doubles. Teammate Rafael Devers is a home run away from joining him. Bogaerts hit his 50th double and drove in a run, Marco Hernandez had two RBI and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 Thursday to […]
Blue Jays 2-hit slumping Red Sox, roll 8-0
TORONTO — Boston veteran Mitch Moreland said it’s been “a tough couple of days” for the Red Sox offense. Doesn’t get much more rugged than this. Trent Thornton and three others combined on a two-hitter, Teoscar Hernández and Rowdy Tellez homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 8-0 Wednesday night. “It’s never fun […]
Toronto ends 7-game losing streak
TORONTO — Rowdy Tellez snapped the Toronto Blue Jays out of their longest losing streak of the season with another big home run against Boston. Tellez hit a two-run homer, Cavan Biggio and Reese McGuire added solo shots and the Blue Jays snapped a seven-game slide with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday […]