BOSTON — Ned Yost had better things to do than return to Boston to finish a suspended game. The Kansas City Royals manager, whose team is 29½ games out in the AL Central, would have preferred to wait until the end of the season to see if making up the game was really necessary. “That’s the […]
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Red Sox Dustin Pedroia has 2nd knee surgery
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox say second baseman Dustin Pedroia has had another surgery on his troublesome left knee. The 35-year-old Pedroia has played only six games this season, all in April. The four-time All-Star was limited to three games last year. The Red Sox say Pedroia had knee joint preservation surgery in Colorado on […]
O’s, Red Sox to meet in 2020 MLB Little League Classic
BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will meet next year in the fourth MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The matchup between AL East foes is scheduled for Aug. 23 and will serve as a home game for the Orioles. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde says, “We’re looking forward to it. I’ve never […]
Red Sox fall to Royals, 6-2
BOSTON — Jorge Soler didn’t have to wait for the question about the Green Monster to be finished before breaking into a wide smile. Soler hit a pair of long two-run homers over the Monster, Jakob Junis pitched six effective innings and the Kansas City Royals snapped their seven-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red […]
Red Sox halt 8-game skid, win 7-5
BOSTON — The music was blaring in the clubhouse and Boston utility player Brock Holt was holding a microphone, acting like a DJ. The defending World Series champion Red Sox were clearly ready to relax and have fun again. Rick Porcello pitched six innings of one-run ball, Sam Travis hit a two-run homer and the Red […]
Fading Red Sox swept by Yankees
NEW YORK — A couple of things have remained constant for the New York Yankees all season: They keep getting hurt and they keep winning games. Aaron Judge and Gio Urshela homered early as a makeshift Yankees lineup pounded David Price in a 7-4 victory Sunday night that sent the defending World Series champion Boston Red […]
Rays sweep Red Sox at Fenway again
BOSTON — The Red Sox stood pat during Wednesday’s trade deadline, and then the Tampa Bay Rays gave Boston perhaps its most crushing loss yet during a disappointing World Series defense. Rookie left-hander Brendan McKay struck out seven, Mike Zunino and Austin Meadows homered, and the Rays beat the Red Sox 9-4 Thursday night to complete […]
With division out of reach, Red Sox sit out trade deadline
BOSTON — The defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are setting their sights on an AL wild-card berth, and they’re doing it with the players they already have. Red Sox baseball boss Dave Dombrowski conceded on Wednesday that the ballclub doesn’t have a “realistic” hope for a fourth straight AL East title, and said he […]
Red Sox drop third straight, fall to Rays, 8-5
BOSTON — Kevin Kiermaier felt he had something to prove to the Charlotte Stone Crabs, where he played in two games while working his way back from a left thumb sprain. It took him all of one pitch. “I’m sure they’re thinking, ‘Man, where was this a couple days ago?’” Kiermaier said, smiling, after homering on […]
Garcia homer lifts Rays past Red Sox
BOSTON – On second thought, Kevin Cash wouldn’t have lifted AL ERA leader Charlie Morton from a one-run game with two out in the fifth inning. “He deserves that opportunity, and I wish I would have given that to him,” the Rays manager said after Tampa Bay coughed up the lead, then rallied to beat Boston […]