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Orioles beat Boston, gain tie for AL East lead
The Baltimore Orioles are tied atop the AL East with the New York Yankees with four games left, a scenario that might cause a team unaccustomed to ...
Thome, Orioles win 16th straight in extra innings
When a game goes into extra innings, the Baltimore Orioles have been almost unbeatable. When Jim Thome comes up in a big situation, his teammates are ...
Valentine tries to explain 'weakest roster' remark
Bobby Valentine insisted he wasn't trying to be critical when he said his struggling Red Sox had "the weakest roster we've ever had in September in ...
Bobby V: Bosox roster in September 'weakest' ever
Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine says his team's roster is beyond depleted. Valentine was asked before Friday night's game in Toronto what part ...
Yankees beat Red Sox 5-4, lose Jeter
Derek Jeter doesn't even want to miss one inning of the New York Yankees' playoff push. The shortstop pulled up lame after lunging for first base on ...
Valentine: Threat to punch radio host was a joke
Boston manager Bobby Valentine insisted he wasn't serious Wednesday when he threatened to punch a talk-show host in the mouth. Hours later, his Red ...
Column: Bobby V. leads Bosox in race to the bottom
You can never say for certain that a team has given up, but the Red Sox are making it awfully tempting. They've lost the first seven games on this ...
BoSox send Gonzalez, Beckett, Crawford to Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are stocking up for the stretch run with some new, expensive players who couldn't help the Boston Red Sox make it to the ...
After trade, depleted Red Sox lose to Royals 10-9
Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the ...
Gonzalez, Loney scratched amid trade talks
Boston's Adrian Gonzalez and the Dodgers' James Loney were scratched from their teams' starting lineups Friday night as the clubs tried to finalize ...
Red Sox: LF Carl Crawford headed for surgery
Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will have season-ending surgery on his left elbow Thursday. Crawford has been playing with pain since coming ...
Suzuki, Kuroda lead Yankees past Red Sox 4-1
With two home runs already, Ichiro Suzuki was thinking about No. 3. He took a huge hack in the eighth inning and fouled the pitch straight back.
Boola Boola battery: Breslow & Lavarnway
Craig Breslow thought about the first all-Yale battery in the major leagues in 125 years and couldn't resist a pun about catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
Red Sox boss says no players asked for new skipper
None of the Boston Red Sox players in a series of meetings with the team's top brass called for manager Bobby Valentine to be replaced, owner John ...
Swisher's slam helps Yankees beat Rangers
Nick Swisher hit a grand slam off Ryan Dempster and drove in five runs, Derek Lowe closed with four shutout innings in his Yankees debut and New York ...
Johnny Pesky, beloved by Red Sox fans, dies at 92
Adored by generations of Red Sox fans, Johnny Pesky was so much a part of Boston baseball that the right-field foul pole at Fenway Park was named for ...
Ciriaco delivers against Yanks again, Red Sox win
Pedro Ciriaco has been with Boston for less than a month and already he is a New York Yankees nemesis. Ciriaco blooped an RBI single in the 10th ...
Ciriaco triple in 9th leads Red Sox over Yanks 8-6
Boston had wasted a five-run lead by the time Pedro Ciriaco stepped to the plate in the ninth inning Saturday night and hit a hard fly ball toward ...
Holland, Rangers post 5-3 victory over Red Sox
Derek Holland is intent on making up for the time he missed on the mound for the Texas Rangers, who keep winning series at home. The left-hander ...
Strained Achilles lands Red Sox DH Ortiz on DL
The Boston Red Sox placed designated hitter David Ortiz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right Achilles tendon before Wednesday night's ...
Youkilis back at Fenway for first time since trade
Kevin Youkilis walked up to the plate before his first at-bat and the familiar chant of "Yooooouk" echoed throughout Fenway Park. He briefly said ...
Gonzalez powers Red Sox to 5-1 win over White Sox
It was almost perfect for Boston Red Sox fans: They cheered Kevin Youkilis early in the game and enjoyed a late-inning rally by their team. A limping ...
Nova pitches Yankees to 7-3 win over Red Sox
Barely a month ago, the New York Yankees were just six games over .500. Now they head into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball and the ...
Ciriaco, Gomez lead Red Sox to split with Yankees
Pedro Ciriaco had four hits and four RBIs, fellow newcomer Mauro Gomez added three hits and the Boston Red Sox gained a split of their day-night ...