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DETROIT — The prevailing feeling for the Red Sox after their nine-run, 12-hit output in the 9-7 win over the Tigers on Wednesday was: That’s more like it. Before that, the most they had managed in a game was five runs (twice) and nine hits, with the nine coming in Tuesday’s 5-3 victory. Of course, […]
April 14, 2022 Fenway Park, the iconic stadium that’s supported generations of Red Sox fans, is ready to open for business come Friday. (AP) There is nothing like the home opener at Fenway Park, a day that is viewed as an unofficial city holiday in Boston. I still remember when my mother allowed my sister […]
Slugger trusts Buck’s judgment, ‘every single lineup that he writes’
Keep track of the Yankees’ recent transactions and injury updates throughout the season. C Ben Rortvedt (right oblique strain)Expected return: AprilRortvedt had imaging performed recently that showed no trace of the right oblique strain he sustained in February, according to manager Aaron Boone. Rortvedt is expected to begin increasing his hitting activity “significantly” on April […]
Cincinnati’s No. 2 prospect strikes out 4, but allows 5 runs in loss
Pirates third baseman plays usual dazzling D to go with 2nd career 4-hit game
MINNEAPOLIS — Given the circumstances, Clayton Kershaw knew the inevitable was coming. The three-time National League Cy Young Award winner looked like his vintage self in Wednesday’s 7-0 win over the Twins, tossing seven perfect innings in his first start of 2022. He had thrown 80 pitches and looked like he might have the ability […]
ST. PETERSBURG — Before Tuesday night’s game at Tropicana Field, 8-year-old Chloe Grimes handed Tampa Bay outfielder Brett Phillips, her favorite player on her favorite team, a mint green and white rubber bracelet. Wrapped around the bracelet were the words: “Rally for Chloe our Princess Warrior.” Phillips immediately put it on his left wrist and […]
As a matter of fact, Ramírez had a two-day stay in Cincinnati that would make any Reds fan blush. The Guardians third baseman scalded the baseball to the tune of six hits, nine RBIs and two homers as Cleveland clinched the Ohio Cup for the eighth consecutive year, going 26-10 against Cincinnati since the streak […]