Middlebrooks lined a shot to left with the base loaded to give the Red Sox the lead. Rodney, who blew only two saves last year, is 7 for 10 in save opportunities this season. After walking Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, Rodney struck out Mike Napoli before loading the bases … Continue reading
Middlebrooks lined a shot to left with the base loaded to give the Red Sox the lead. Rodney, who blew only two saves last year, is 7 for 10 in save opportunities this year. After walking Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz, Rodney struck out Mike Napoli before loading the bases … Continue reading
Evan Longoria hit his third career grand slam to help Tampa Bay build a 7-0 lead, but Jeremy Hellickson and four relievers failed to protect it before a season-low crowd of 9,952 at Tropicana Field. Colby Rasmus and Mark DeRosa also hit two-run homers for Toronto. RED SOX 6, TWINS … Continue reading
Both teams and the St. Louis Cardinals are 20-11. Beltre lined a hit to right-center off Clayton Mortensen (0-2) that sent home Elvis Andrus, who had reached on a two-out single and moved up on a wild pitch. The Red Sox then walked Lance Berkman intentionally. Darvish, who matched a … Continue reading
R. A. Dickey, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, gave up a home run to Saunders on the second pitch of the game and was later booed off the mound. “We’re somewhat of a dysfunctional team right now,” Dickey said. “We’re kind of searching for a way to … Continue reading
Medlen allowed a tiebreaking homer to Omar Infante in the fourth inning, and Atlanta lost at Detroit, 7-4, on Saturday. Medlen allowed five runs to the Tigers, matching a career worst. Atlanta has won only three of seven since starting 12-1. Infante and Jhonny Peralta hit two-run homers for Detroit. … Continue reading
Ortiz went 3 for 4 with a home run and two runs batted in, boosting his batting average over .500 as the Red Sox beat the Astros, 7-2, on Thursday night in Boston to win their eighth straight series opener. “It’s remarkable the timing that he’s displayed, particularly after the … Continue reading
Nolan Reimold and Steve Pearce also homered for the Orioles, who took two of three games from the Rays. Desmond Jennings, Evan Longoria, Jose Molina and James Loney each hit a solo home run for Tampa Bay. RED SOX 6, INDIANS 3 Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings as visiting … Continue reading
Despite torrential rains that caused citywide floods, the teams were able to play in an occasional drizzle. The Cubs and the Rangers were rained out Wednesday. Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and Soriano followed with a home run that gave the Cubs a 5-0 lead against … Continue reading
