Cora's fix for Sox's slump: 'We have to start producing runs'
ST. LOUIS -- There were some clear moments of misfortune for the Red Sox in a frustrating 7-2 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday night at Busch Stadium. There was Romy Gonzalez trying to jump-start a rally for his team’s struggling offense in the top of the eighth inning, only
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Bello struggles to command changeup, contain Cardinals
ST. LOUIS -- Brayan Bello was hoping to spend his 25th birthday pitching the Red Sox out of their recent rut. But his normally trusty changeup betrayed him in that quest, as the righty gave up five runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings. He also tied a career
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BOSTON -- The Red Sox have been patiently waiting for a true comeback victory all season, and they came tantalizingly close to pulling one out on Thursday night at Fenway Park. Instead, their momentum fizzled in a frustrating ninth inning that led to a 7-5 loss to the Rays. While
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Delay on Rays' mound-visit miscue irks Cora
BOSTON -- The Rays’ 7-5 win over the Red Sox on Thursday night at Fenway Park presented all sorts of twists and turns. Tampa Bay jumped out to an early four-run lead, let it slip away then struck back against closer Kenley Jansen to retake the lead in the ninth
Mock draft: Big college bats stir things up at the top
With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information
Red Sox rue two errors that tilt tight contest
BOSTON -- If the Red Sox had held the lead and emerged victorious on Wednesday night, the focal point would have been Tanner Houck grinding without his best stuff and throwing a career-high 112 pitches over 5 2/3 innings and again finding a way to keep the opposition at bay.
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio
Rafaela's instant redemption helps Red Sox to comeback win
BOSTON -- Romy Gonzalez wound up as the walk-off hero on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. But it never happens if not for some impressive rookie resilience by Ceddanne Rafaela in what wound up a 5-4 win by the Red Sox over the Rays in 12 innings.
Even on an off day, Crawford shows his mettle
BOSTON -- For the first time this season, Kutter Crawford has an ERA north of 2.00. It’s 2.24, to be specific, which is tied with teammate Tanner Houck for ninth best in the Majors. It’s a noteworthy jump from Crawford’s 1.75 ERA going into Monday night’s opener against the Rays,
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No need to panic about Bleis' slow start
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'Feels good to be back': Bello solid in series-finale return from IL
BOSTON -- After missing 17 games with right lat tightness, Brayan Bello returned from the injured list to make his first career start against the Nationals in Sunday’s 3-2 series-finale win at Fenway. And with his return came a surprising corresponding roster move: Josh Winckowski was optioned to Triple-A Worcester
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Devers doubles down on the Nationals' dare as Sox even series
BOSTON -- Rafael Devers had been struggling with runners in scoring position of late, like nearly everyone in the Boston batting order. But he is still Rafael Devers, which made it surprising that Nationals manager Davey Martinez ordered up an intentional walk of Tyler O’Neill and dared the most impactful
Big hit evades Boston as recent offensive struggles continue
BOSTON -- For the Red Sox, this offensive rut started in Boston, continued on in Minneapolis and Atlanta, and then reared its ugly head back at Fenway Park on Friday night. It is bound to end soon, because that’s how these things go. But it doesn’t make it any easier
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After impressive start with Braves, Sale reflects on time with Sox
ATLANTA – No matter what uniform Chris Sale wears, the following is indisputable: When his fastball is powerful and his slider is in full dive mode, he is dominant. Pitching for his new team (the Braves) while facing his most recent former team (the Red Sox), Sale had his two
The most surprising developments for each team
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Potential future closers -- one for each team
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