Early strikes out 11, tying Red Sox record for debut
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Boston Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy revealed his reaction to hearing that the veteran infielder has made a contract decision.
If the Red Sox are going to secure their spot in the playoffs, third baseman Alex Bregman must come through in the final weeks
With late-night phone calls and strategy sessions with the bullpen, the Red Sox third baseman's prep goes beyond what he'll face at the plate.
The Red Sox will take on the Yankees in a final regular-season series later this week. And if neither team is able to dethrone the Toronto Blue Jays at the top of the American League East division, they could face each other again in a tense playoff round.
Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in seven innings, Trevor Story and Carlos Narváez homered and the Boston Red Sox defeated the Athletics 7-0 on Monday night. The Red Sox moved to three games behind idle Toronto for the AL East lead, and one game back of the idle New York Yankees in the race for the first AL wild-card spot.
The New York Yankees made the wrong type of franchise history on Wednesday night as part of an 11-1 blowout loss against the Detroit Tigers ( box score ). For the first time in the Yankees' 123-year history, their bullpen surrendered nine or more runs in consecutive games.