BOSTON — Getting under baseball’s luxury tax threshold next year “is a goal, but not a hard-and-fast mandate,” Boston Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy said Monday, a day after the defending World Series champions finished the season out of the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Three days after owner John Henry said “we […]
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Bullpen blows E-Rod’s 20th win, Sox top O’s anyway
BOSTON — Even a walk-off victory on the final day of the season was tinged with disappointment for these Boston Red Sox. Eduardo Rodriguez missed out on a 20-win season when Boston’s bullpen blew a late lead, but the Red Sox overcame a soaring home run robbery by Stevie Wilkerson to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 […]
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Red Sox drop finale with Rangers, 7-5
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Minor finally got the 200th strikeout he wanted so badly, on a borderline pitch right after the Texas Rangers purposely let a foul pop drop in the ninth inning. “It’s just an accomplishment that I was looking at this past offseason of wanting to improve on this year,” Minor said after the […]
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Porcello, long balls, lead Red Sox by Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rick Porcello sat in the visitors’ dugout following six strong innings pitched on Wednesday night and soaked in what could be his final start for the Boston Red Sox. Christian Vázquez, Mitch Moreland and Rafael Devers homered, and Porcello improved to 14-12 as the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-3. Porcello, who […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]