By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a pair of two-run homers, including a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that sent the New York Mets past the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 on Friday night for their eighth consecutive victory. New York hasn’t trailed in 63 innings and is riding […]
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Jesse Winker hits a grand slam and Mets beat Red Sox 8-3 for 7th straight win
By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jesse Winker hit his fifth career grand slam, Phil Maton wriggled out of an eighth-inning jam and the surging New York Mets matched a season high by winning their seventh straight game, 8-3 over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. “It feels good, but there’s […]
Lindor and Peterson lead streaking Mets to 7-2 win over fading Red Sox
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson struck out a career-high 11 on his 29th birthday and Francisco Lindor drove in three runs as the New York Mets beat the slumping Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. Lindor launched his 30th homer and added a […]
Torkelson and Greene homer as the Tigers earn a rare series win against the Red Sox
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday. The Tigers (70-68) earned their second series win in the last 13 against Boston and won the season series for the first time since 2017. […]
Skubal dominates Red Sox as Tigers honor 1984 World Series champs with 2-1 win
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed one run in eight innings and struck out eight to become the fourth Detroit left-hander with 200 strikeouts in a season as the Tigers celebrated the franchise’s 1984 World Series championship with a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Jack Morris […]
Rafaela and Duran homer in the 10th inning as Red Sox bounce back and beat Tigers 7-5
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and Jarren Duran homered in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox rebounded after squandering a four-run lead and beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Friday night. The Tigers trailed 4-0 heading in the eighth inning, but rallied and forced extra innings by scoring […]
Bowden Francis takes no-hitter into 6th, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 2-0
BOSTON (AP) — Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the sixth and left after allowing just one hit in seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 on Thursday night. Francis (8-3) faced the minimum through 5 1/3 innings, with the only Boston baserunner coming when Jarren Duran reached on […]
Rich Hill, 44, makes relief appearance for Red Sox. It’s his 20th major league season
BOSTON (AP) — Rich Hill came on in relief for the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night and became the only active player to appear in a major league game in each of the last 20 seasons. “There’s a lot of people to thank to get to this point,” the left-hander said as he struggled […]
Bello, Jansen combine for 2-hit shoutout and Red Sox beat Blue Jays 3-0
BOSTON (AP) — Brayan Bello delivered the longest outing of his career, pitching eight innings of two-hit ball on Wednesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Bello (12-6) struck out nine and walked one. Boston improved to 6-1 in his last seven starts, but it […]
Duran leads off with 20th homer, Red Sox stop skid with 6-3 win over Blue Jays
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran led off with a homer, Masataka Yoshida added a two-run single in a three-run first inning, and the Boston Red Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. David Hamilton, Triston Casas and Wilyer Abreu […]
Suarez hits grand slam, Nelson pitches six strong innings as Diamondbacks beat Red Sox 12-2
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a grand slam as part of a three-hit, five-RBI game, Ryne Nelson pitched six strong innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Boston Red Sox 12-2 on Friday night. Suárez’s 19th home run was also the ninth grand slam of the season by the […]
Rookies Rafaela and Hamilton help Red Sox to 4-1 victory and series win over Astros
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela doubled twice with two RBIs and fellow rookie David Hamilton added a solo homer in the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Rafaela’s first double off Justin Verlander (3-3) gave Boston […]
Diaz homers in ninth inning to lift Astros to 5-4 win over Red Sox
HOUSTON (AP) — Yainer Diaz’s tiebreaking solo homer with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The Astros tied it on an RBI single by Mauricio Dubón in the eighth inning. Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen (3-2) struck out Yordan […]
Bello takes no-hitter into 6th inning as Red Sox beat Orioles 5-1
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Brayan Bello took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Jarren Duran delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh to carry the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Saturday night. Rafael Devers hit his team-high 27th homer for the Red Sox, who moved within seven games […]
Crawford carries perfect game into 6th inning, Wong hits 3-run HR as Red Sox beat Rangers 9-4
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kutter Crawford carried a perfect game into the sixth inning and Connor Wong highlighted a 12-hit attack with a three-run homer as the Boston Red Sox beat the slumping Texas Rangers 9-4 on Tuesday night. Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard each drove in a pair of runs […]
Refsnyder hits game-winning single as Red Sox beat Rangers 5-4 in 10 innings
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Rob Refsnyder hit a game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning after pinch-hitter Enmanuel Valdez’s leadoff double tied the score, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the fading Texas Rangers 5-4 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night. The Red Sox were coming off […]
Jarren Duran suspended 2 games by Red Sox for shouting homophobic slur at fan who heckled him
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur to a fan behind home plate who heckled him in a loss to the Houston Astros a day earlier. The exchange that was caught on a live mic during the broadcast […]
Yordan Alvarez belts 2 home runs, drives in 3 to lift Astros to 5-4 win over Red Sox
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez belted two home runs and drove in three runs, rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high 13 over seven innings and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday. Zach Dezenzo hit his first major-league homer and Alex Bregman added a […]
Altuve, Singleton and Peña fuel a 4-run 7th inning as the Astros beat the Red Sox 8-4
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit two-run homer and Jon Singleton and Jeremy Peña added RBI singles in a four-run seventh inning as the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Friday night. Yainer Diaz added a two-run homer for the Astros, who pounded Boston’s bullpen […]
Bobby Witt’s 2 homers, double and 4 RBIs lead the Royals past the Red Sox 8-4
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. had two homers, a double and four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 Wednesday night and salvaged the final game of a three-game series. “He’s just a phenomenal baseball player,” teammate Vinnie Pasquantino said of Witt. […]
Dominic Smith scores go-ahead run on wild pitch, helps Red Sox beat Royals 6-5
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dominic Smith scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the sixth inning on a call that was overturned on a challenge, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night. Smith doubled to open the sixth and moved to third on a single […]
James Paxton’s strong start, Boston’s 18 hits lifts Red Sox over Royals 9-5
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — James Paxton pitched six solid innings, Masataka Yoshida tied his career high with four of Boston’s 18 hits and the Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Monday night. Boston, which has won four of its last five, now trails the Royals by […]
Abreu homers twice, Duran hits tiebreaking shot as Red Sox beat Rangers 7-2
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wilyer Abreu homered twice and tied a career high with four RBIs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 7-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Boston leadoff man Jarren Duran, who had three hits, connected on a tiebreaking homer for the second time in less […]
Heim, Taveras homer back-to-back to erase deficit in 4th as Rangers beat Red Sox 7-4
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim and Leody Taveras homered back-to-back from the bottom of the order to erase a three-run deficit in the fourth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday night. Rob Refsnyder, who tied his career highs with four hits and three […]
Abreu has 2 go-ahead hits as Red Sox beat Rangers 11-6 for first consecutive wins since break
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wilyer Abreu put Boston ahead to stay with an RBI single after his earlier two-run homer, Nick Sogard had a two-run single for his first big league hit and the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 11-6 on Friday night. Ceddanne Rafaela and Rafael Devers […]
