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Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

M. Morris — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:23:32 CDT

The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...

For One All-Star, Playboy Trumps Obama

Matt Cantor — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:23:02 CDT

Red Sox hurler Jonathan Papelbon says having the president around at the All-Star Game was “fun”—but not as fun as Playboy 's hospitality, Subway Squawkers reports. “I enjoyed the parties more than the president, to be honest with you,” the skin mag's shindig being his favorite, Papelbon told a...

Twins Jump Over Red Sox, Beat Papelbon

Mitch Pritchard — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:44 CDT

Struggling Mike Lamb lifted the Minnesota Twins past the Boston Red Sox 7-6 last night with a two-run single in the ninth against Jonathan Papelbon, who blew his second consecutive save opportunity. Delmon Young led off the ninth with a single, and advanced on a sacrifice by Matt Tolbert. Adam...

Polanco's RBI Lifts Tigs Over BoSox 10-9

Doug Sweeney — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:03:44 CDT

Placido Polanco hit a broken-bat, tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 10-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Boston had everything set up for its sixth straight win, rallying from a four-run deficit with its...

One Series Sweep for Another

Jamie Buss — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:16:23 CDT

Kevin Youkilis had four RBIs and Jon Lester pitched six innings to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over Tampa Bay yesterday, spoiling the return of Rays ace Scott Kazmir. After being swept for the first time in franchise history by Tampa Bay last weekend, the Red...

Pedroia, Red Sox Cool Off Red-Hot Rays

Jamie Buss — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:45:16 CDT

Dustin Pedroia drove in three runs, including a two-run single in a five-run fourth inning, and the Boston Red Sox earned a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays last night. Brandon Moss hit a solo homer, and Pedroia had a double and two singles for the Red Sox. Edwin...

Lester Outduels Halladay

Jesse Andrews — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:42:02 CDT

Kevin Youkilis lined a run-scoring single to center field in the ninth, ending a brilliant pitching duel between Roy Halladay and Jon Lester and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Halladay (2-4) retired the first two batters in the inning before walking David...

Ortiz, Ramirez Push Red Sox to Comeback Win

Mitch Pritchard — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:30:14 CDT

Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer after slumping slugging partner David Ortiz tied it with an RBI single in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers last night. Dustin Pedroia doubled off the Green Monster against Joaquin Benoit (1-1) with one...

Drew Leads Red Sox Over Tigers

Jamie Buss — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:30:07 CDT

J.D. Drew went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 12-6 victory over Detroit tonight to send the Tigers to their eighth loss in nine games. Sean Casey drove in three runs on a pair of hits for the Sox, while...