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Mark Teixeira powers Yankees to sweep

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:31:16 -0400

Mark Teixeira ended a 23-game homerless drought and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 6-4 victory yesterday in Minneapolis. ...

Comeback story 'penned

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:08:36 -0400

The Royals, a punching bag for the Red Sox and most other major league teams much of the last two decades, arrived at Fenway Park last night for the opener of a four-game...

Dustin Pedroia could miss All-Star Game

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:54:52 -0400

Doubt has arisen about Dustin Pedroia's attendance at next week's All-Star Game, with the second baseman's wife still in the hospital after going into early...

Brad Penny won't blame bullpen

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:20 -0400

Brad Penny gave the Red Sox just five innings last night, but when he left, they had a two-run lead. On most nights, that would have been good enough for a win. But last...

Jonathan Papelbon, Red Sox show no concerns

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:15:49 -0400

If a closer's principal responsibility is to preserve the ninth-inning lead to which he's been entrusted, then Jonathan Papelbon is performing his job as well as...

John Smoltz makes pitch

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:13:15 -0400

If you happen to be among those fans who doubt John Smoltz can regain a measure of his old self and help the Red Sox during the second half of the season, be aware that the...

Big Papi takes charge

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:11 -0400

An All-Star each of the last five years, David Ortiz is sitting next week's game out. But the slugger's revived bat did more than just propel the Red Sox to...

Pedro Martinez says agent negotiating with Phils

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:52:16 -0400

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Pedro Martinez says his agent is negotiating with the Philadelphia Phillies, trying to get the pitcher back into the major leagues. Martinez...

Red Sox vs. Royals scouting report

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:29:03 -0400

AT FENWAY PARK TONIGHT - RHP Brad Penny (6-3, 4.67) vs. RHP Luke Hochevar (4-3, 5.08). TV -NESN. Radio - WRKO (680-AM). 7:10. TOMORROW - LHP Jon...

A.J. Burnett leads Yankees past Twins

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:46:19 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - A.J. Burnett's pitches were moving, but they weren't necessarily behaving Wednesday night as he fought his way through 6 1/3 innings. As he attempted...

Dustin Pedroia has an MVP night

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:21:36 -0400

The first half of Dustin Pedroia's season hasn't been what he would have liked. But as the All-Star break approaches, there are signs that the Red Sox second baseman's...

Costly Roy Halladay

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:22:18 -0400

They have the money, they have the prospects and they have the ability to compete for a championship annually, so, yes, the Red Sox profile as one of the teams that could...

Absent Julio Lugo attends to family matter

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:13:28 -0400

The Red Sox played a man short last night, as Julio Lugo was not with the team for the 5-4 victory against the Athletics at Fenway Park. The 33-year-old shortstop was...

Charting trade winds

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:55:14 -0400

If trade rumors count for anything, Manny Delcarmen would have been moved by the Red Sox several years ago. But the right-hander has seen or heard his name connected with...

Win is in the stars for Sox

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:24:01 -0400

A night after a visitor (Nomahh) drew more cheers than the home starter (Smoltzie), the Red Sox and their fans behaved much more like themselves last night. With Josh...

Pig out! Baseball fans dig all-you-can-eat seats

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:12:39 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - First pitch was still half an hour away and the empty plastic cups, crinkled foil wrappers and peanut shells were already piling up under the blue seats in the...

Justin Morneau skipping home run derby

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:16:23 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - There will be a new champion crowned at the home run derby this year. Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau says he has declined an invitation to participate...

Dustin Pedroia makes return

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:55:57 -0400

Second baseman Dustin Pedroia was back in the starting lineup, a night after he was a late scratch in order to be with his wife, Kelli, who had to be hospitalized after going...

Lineup a work in progress

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:48:38 -0400

What happens with the Red Sox lineup the rest of the season, especially if and when David Ortiz returns to his customary No. 3 spot, is going to be both revealing and fun...

CC Sabathia finds his form

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:41:03 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - CC Sabathia allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and the New York Yankees roughed up Minnesota starter Scott Baker in a 10-2 victory over the Twins...

Roy Halladay, Jays up for a trade

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:35:24 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Roy Halladay wants to keep pitching for Toronto, but is willing to consider accepting a trade if approached by the Blue Jays. "I want to stay,...

Jason Bay climbs out of rut

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:25:53 -0400

Like all veteran ballplayers, Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has learned that, in the end, even a solid season is going to include a collection of slumps and mini-slumps. ...

John Smoltz, Red Sox out at first

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:31:14 -0400

There were two important firsts last night at Fenway Park. Only one went well. John Smoltz, making his first home start as a member of the Red Sox, was lit up by...

NY baseball fan settles 'God Bless America' suit

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:52:37 -0400

NEW YORK - A baseball fan has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was kicked out of Yankee Stadium by a police officer because he left his seat to use the bathroom during the...

The Manny Ramirez tour heads into New York

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:47:20 -0400

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. - The Manny Ramirez Redemption Tour hits Citi Field for three nights starting Tuesday night as Queens turns into Mannywood. The Mets might want to...