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Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings

Sep 13, 2007 3:02 AM CDT

Papi Puts Away the D-Rays With Just 2 Swings

Walk-off homer boosts Sox to 5-4 win

(Newser) - Jonathan Papelbon got the win, but it was David Ortiz who had all the RBIs in Boston's 5-4 defeat of the Devil Rays last night at Fenway, AP reports . Ortiz went deep in the third inning to narrow Tampa Bay's 4-0 lead to 4-3, and came through again in the...

Sox Slugfest Surmounts
Sorry Start

Sep 12, 2007 6:20 AM CDT

Sox Slugfest Surmounts Sorry Start

Down 7, Sox pull off 16-10 comeback over Devil Rays

(Newser) - The Red Sox trailed 8-1 last night after Tim Wakefield and his immediate relief were pounded by the Devil Rays, but Boston's bats kicked into gear to score four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, and six in the sixth, and finally a season high of 16 to...

Another Red Sox Call-Up Shines

Sep 5, 2007 7:41 AM CDT

Another Red Sox Call-Up Shines

Manny's understudy provides power, Beckett befuddles Jays for 17th win

(Newser) - Fresh-faced outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury came a double short of the cycle last night as the Red Sox downed Toronto, 5-3. The rookie has two homers in 31 major-league at-bats, including a two-run bomb in the fourth inning last night, compared to two in 436 Double- and Triple-A at-bats this season....

Yanks Sweep Sox In The Bronx

Aug 31, 2007 4:17 AM CDT

Yanks Sweep Sox In The Bronx

Wang's one-hitter gives Yanks half-game lead in AL wild card race

(Newser) - Pitcher Chien-Ming Wang's one-hit outing handed the Yankees a 5-0 win over Boston last night, the final installment of a crucial three-game sweep in the Bronx. Though the Sox busted Wang's no-hitter in the seventh, the righty blanked their All-Star lineup to give New York a half-game lead over Seattle...

Clemens, Yanks Down Sox, 4-3

Aug 30, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

Clemens, Yanks Down Sox, 4-3

NY ties Seattle for AL wild-card lead with key victory over Boston

(Newser) - The Yankees grabbed a share of the AL wild-card lead last night with a 4-3 win over Boston in the Bronx. Roger Clemens took a no-hitter into the sixth and surrendered only two hits in six innings for New York, while Boston's Josh Beckett gave up 13 hits en route...

Yanks Topple Boston 5-3

Aug 28, 2007 11:06 PM CDT

Yanks Topple Boston 5-3

Pettitte and the Bombers best Matsuzaka and the Sox in first of three

(Newser) - The Yankees downed Boston 5-3 last night in the first of a crucial three-game series. Andy Pettitte was masterful for New York, surrendering six hits in seven innings, while the Bombers hammered Boston hurler Daisuke Matsuzaka. Johnny Damon's tie-breaking homer in the seventh handed closer Mariano Rivera a two-run lead,...

Tigers Trounce Yanks 16-0

Aug 28, 2007 1:33 AM CDT

Tigers Trounce Yanks 16-0

Verlander blanks New York; Detroit hammers Mussina to take a key 3-1 series win

(Newser) - The Tigers punished the Yankees 16-0 last night in the final match-up of a crucial four-game series. Starter Justin Verlander was masterful for Detroit, blanking New York and surrendering only three hits in seven innings, while the Tigers pounced on Yankee hurler Mike Mussina for their highest run total this...

BoSox Sweep ChiSox

Aug 27, 2007 4:30 AM CDT

BoSox Sweep ChiSox

Boston routs Chicago 11-1 to move 7½ games ahead of the Yanks in the AL East

(Newser) - The Red Sox routed the White Sox 11-1 yesterday, with home runs from David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, and Bobby Kielty rounding out Boston's four-game sweep in Chicago. The Sox, climbing to 7½ games ahead of the Yanks in the American League East, hammered pitcher Javier Vazquez to end his...

Wakefield, Sox Blank Rays

Aug 20, 2007 11:53 PM CDT

Wakefield, Sox Blank Rays

The knuckleballer posts his 15th win of the season; Boston looks to secure the AL East

(Newser) - Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield surrendered only four hits in a seven-inning outing last night, leading Boston past the Devil Rays 6-0. Wakefield, whose 15 wins tie him for the most in Major League Baseball this year, got some big offense from his teammates. Though slugger David Ortiz sat out, Mike Lowell...

Tigers Trounce Yanks, 8-5

Aug 17, 2007 3:35 AM CDT

Tigers Trounce Yanks, 8-5

Detroit takes the first of a crucial four-game series in the Bronx

(Newser) - Carlos Guillen's first-inning grand slam off Yankee hurler Mike Mussina set the pace for Detroit's 8-5 triumph in the Bronx last night. New York, unable to muster much offense outside of a Bobby Abreu homer in the third, continued its bullpen woes: reliever Ron Villon's meltdown in the seventh all...

Orioles Blast Yanks as Rivera Melts Down

Aug 15, 2007 11:07 PM CDT

Orioles Blast Yanks as Rivera Melts Down

Baltimore scores 3 off faltering pitcher in extra-inning triumph

(Newser) - The Yankees lost a heartbreaker in the Bronx yesterday. After rookie Shelley Duncan's three-run shot leveled the score in the bottom of the ninth, ace reliever Mariano Rivera faltered, handing the Orioles a 6-3 win in the tenth. "I'm a human being," admitted the normally reliable closer, whose...

Offerman Charged in Battery

Aug 15, 2007 5:00 PM CDT

Offerman Charged in Battery

Former All-Star Offerman hit pitcher, catcher with bat in minor-league game

(Newser) - Former All-Star Jose Offerman stands charged with assault after hitting an opposing pitcher and catcher with his bat during a minor-league game yesterday. The victims suffered a concussion and a broken finger at the hands of the 38-year-old, a former LA Dodgers and Boston Red Sox standout who hasn't played...

Millar Blast Leads Birds
Past Red Sox

Aug 13, 2007 2:15 AM CDT

Millar Blast Leads Birds Past Red Sox

Oriole sinks reeling ex-team with 3-run 10th-inning shot

(Newser) - Orioles infielder Kevin Millar handed his former squad a crushing loss last night, blasting a three-run homer in the 10th inning that lifted Baltimore over the Red Sox, 6-3. Millar's dinger gave the Birds their first series sweep of Boston in two seasons and dropped the Sox to four games...

Beckett, Lackey Grab 15 Wins

Aug 12, 2007 12:14 PM CDT

Beckett, Lackey Grab 15 Wins

Boston, Anaheim stars lead baseball

(Newser) - Red Sox righty Josh Beckett became the first pitcher with 15 wins last night against Baltimore, and led the major leagues until Angels ace John Lackey joined him a few hours later. Beckett nearly endured the entire contest at Camden Yards, replaced only for the final out after he gave...

Schilling Returns From DL, Loses

Aug 7, 2007 7:09 AM CDT

Schilling Returns From DL, Loses

Red Sox drop a strange one to the Angels, 4-2, on light-hitting infielder's solo shot

(Newser) - In Curt Schilling's first start since a stint on the DL, the righty gave up four runs in six frames, including a go-ahead solo shot by the 5'8", 165-pound Maicer Izturis. It was Izturis's third home run of the year. Schilling's opposite number, Jered Weaver, yielded only Kevin Youkilis's two-run...

BoSox Snap 9-Loss Seattle Streak, 4-3

Aug 5, 2007 10:43 AM CDT

BoSox Snap 9-Loss Seattle Streak, 4-3

Matsuzaka whiffs 10, gets first win against Ichiro; Gagne, Papelbon shaky

(Newser) - After nine straight losses in the Mariners' Safeco Field, the league-leading Red Sox finally broke through with a narrow 4-3 decision; vaunted rookie Daisuke Matsuzaka spent most of the night pitching out of trouble but yielded only two solo shots in seven frames. It was his first win against Seattle...

Boston Builds for Halcyon Year

Aug 2, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

Boston Builds for Halcyon Year

Celts, Sox now Finals favorites with trades for veteran All-Stars

(Newser) - A sudden cascade of talent has catapulted Boston into contention for at least three championships and given its fans, including Globe columnist Dan Shaugnessy, reason to hope again. In the last week, the Celtics handed over a raft of prospects for superstar Kevin Garnett, and the Red Sox beat their...

Cocaine Tied
to Pitcher's Sudden Death

Aug 1, 2007 7:15 AM CDT

Cocaine Tied to Pitcher's Sudden Death

Police found cocaine in Rod Beck's home; widow confirms habit

(Newser) - Phoenix police found cocaine and drug paraphernalia in the home of former All-Star pitcher Rod Beck following his sudden death in June, they said yesterday. Officials found "large quantities of powder, crack, and rock cocaine," the Arizona Republic reports. Though the medical examiner has not released the...

Sox Stun Yankees,
Grab Gagne

Aug 1, 2007 7:13 AM CDT

Sox Stun Yankees, Grab Gagne

Ace reliever overcomes Boston phobia for $2.1M signing bonus

(Newser) - The Yankees had hoped to nab ace reliever Eric Gagne from the Texas Rangers; instead, he signed with their AL-East rivals yesterday, breaking a no-trade clause with the division-dominating Red Sox. The Sox, who handed Gagne a $2.1M signing bonus, bought insurance for a bullpen which already includes All-Stars...

'Midget-Man' Costas Unfazed by Bonds' Dig

Jul 27, 2007 6:51 AM CDT

'Midget-Man' Costas Unfazed by Bonds' Dig

Broadcaster takes it on the chin after steroid program

(Newser) - Broadcaster Bob Costas insists he's not insulted that slugger Barry Bonds called him "a little midget man who knows [nothing] about baseball," AP reports. The dig came after an installment of HBO's "Costas Now," in which the broadcaster weighed in on Bonds' reputed steroid use. "...