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 […]
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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 […]
Summer of drama leads Brown to no-nonsense Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Antonio Brown’s winding summer odyssey has officially landed him as a member of the New England Patriots. But just how the sometimes disgruntled receiver will fit into the Super Bowl champions’ culture has become the Patriots’ biggest focal point in the aftermath of their 33-3 drubbing of the four-time All-Pro’s former team on […]
New York ends Boston’s 3-year run atop AL East
BOSTON — The music blared in the clubhouse behind the door to manager Aaron Boone’s office — “New York, New York” was playing through the speakers, and a few voices could be heard joining in on the lyrics. The New York Yankees had an extra reason to be happy after ending their longtime rivals’ run atop […]
Yankees power past fading Red Sox, 10-5
BOSTON — The Bronx Bombers have a new record for home runs and 18 games still to go. Gleyber Torres, Mike Tauchman, Aaron Judge hit home runs as the New York Yankees broke the franchise record for homers in a season Sunday night in a 10-5 win over the Red Sox. “Today was really good to […]
Twins hold off Red Sox, 2-1
BOSTON — Eddie Rosario knew he was the only chance Minnesota had at avoiding extra innings when he saw J.D. Martinez’s drive heading for the big left field wall at Fenway Park. Rosario was positioned perfectly for the bounce off the Green Monster and delivered a strike to home plate for the final out, preserving the […]
Red Sox-Twins: Betts leads Sox past Twins, 6-2
BOSTON — Mookie Betts knows the Boston Red Sox are running out of time to be patient. The reigning AL MVP homered on the first two pitches he saw from José Berríos on Wednesday night, collecting four hits and five RBIs in all to help Boston beat the Minnesota Twins, 6-2. “I just know he’s a […]
Red Sox-Twins: Twins hold off Red Sox
BOSTON — The Minnesota Twins are slugging their way toward an AL Central title, adding two more homers and another big victory Tuesday night. Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sanó connected in the fifth inning to pad Minnesota’s record home run total and the Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Tuesday night. Jake Cave added a […]
Red Sox beat Rockies, 7-4 for two-game sweep
DENVER — The heart of Boston’s batting order has certainly been hard to keep in the park. Leading the way, Xander Bogaerts. On this night, anyway. The smooth-swinging shortstop went deep twice as the Red Sox extended their home run streak to 18 games in a 7-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. It’s the […]
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