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MLB: Toronto 8, Boston 7

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 10:19 by shalini.bahadur

Boston, Sept. 29: Adam Lind had three home runs and four RBI Tuesday to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox could have clinched the American League wild-card berth with a win, as their magic number is one.

Lind had his first career three-homer game, hitting one in the first, fifth and seventh innings. Jose Bautista and Aaron Hill also homered and Kevin Millar went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Toronto, which has won five in a row and eight of nine.

Ricky Romero (13-9) got the win after limiting the Red Sox to two runs on seven hits in five innings.

Clay Buchholz (7-4) took the loss after giving up seven runs on eight hits in five innings.

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 2

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:12 by shalini.bahadur

New York, Sept. 27: Solid pitching by Andy Pettitte Sunday led the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over Boston and their first American League East title since 2006.

The win also finished a three-game sweep.

Pettitte (14-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.

Closer Mariano Rivera earned his 44th save with a scoreless ninth.

Hideki Matsui's two-run single snapped a 2-2 tie with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.

Melky Cabrera and Mark Teixeira hit solo homers, with both players getting two hits along with Derek Jeter for the Yankees, who have won five in a row.

Boston scored on Mike Lowell's first-inning infield single and his double play ground out in the third.

MLB: Boston 11, Baltimore 5

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 15:52 by harsheeb

Baltimore, Sept. 19 -- J.D. Drew's three hits and four RBI Saturday led the Boston Red Sox to an 11-5 win over Baltimore, the ninth win in their last 10 games.

Drew's three-run homer, his 21st, was part of a five-run eighth.

Mike Lowell had three hits and two RBI.

Brian Anderson hit a solo homer.

David Ortiz had two hits and one RBI.

Kevin Youkilis hit an RBI single, while Dustin Pedroia added two hits for the Red Sox, who look for a three-game sweep Sunday.

The winner was starter Jon Lester (14-7).

Baltimore got two solo homers from Ty Wigginton and three hits and one RBI each from Matt Wieters and Felix Pie, with Pie hitting a solo homer.

Melvin Mora also hit a solo homer for the Orioles, who have lost five of seven.

MLB: Boston 10, Baltimore 0

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:07 by harsheeb

Boston -- J.D. Drew's three-run blast was one of six Boston homers Tuesday when the Red Sox posted a 10-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.

Dustin Pedroia had two home runs, one of them for two runs, and Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz and Alex Gonzalez each had a home run for the Red Sox.

Winning pitcher Clay Buchholz (5-3) allowed three hits and a walk in seven scoreless innings.

The win gives Boston a 2 1/2-game lead over Texas for the AL wild-card spot, with the Rangers playing in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Cleveland Tuesday.

Matt Wieters had two of the five hits for the Orioles.
Losing pitcher David Hernandez (4-7) gave up six runs on four hits, all home runs, in 2 2/3 innings.

MLB: Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:09 by preet_20

St. Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 1: J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay added solo homers for the Red Sox, who have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.

Jon Lester (11-7) got the win after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.

Boston is 3 1/2 games ahead of Texas and six games in front of Tampa Bay for the AL wild-card spot.

Carlos Pena hit a solo homer and had two RBI and two runs, and Dioner Navarro had an RBI for the Rays, who have lost four of their last six games.

Andy Sonnanstine (6-8) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in just four-plus innings.

MLB: Chicago White Sox 9, Boston 5

Fri, 08/28/2009 - 10:08 by preet_20

Boston, Aug. 28: Jayson Nix and Carlos Quentin led Chicago to eight runs over the first three frames Thursday and the White Sox avoided a four-game sweep by downing Boston 9-5.

The White Sox ended a four-game losing streak and broke a second-place tie with Minnesota in the American League Central. Chicago trails Detroit by four games for the division lead.

Boston's advantage in the wild-card race dwindled to 1 ½ games over Texas, which earlier in the day became the first visiting team in more than two months to win a series over the New York Yankees. Boston trails the Yankees by five games in the AL East.

Chicago scored four times in both the second and third innings. Nix drove in two runs with a double in the second and had an RBI single in the third.

MLB: Boston 12, Chicago White Sox 8

Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:16 by Jaspreet Virk

Boston, Aug. 24: Mike Lowell finished off a six-run third inning with a three-run homer Monday, sparking the Boston Red Sox to a 12-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

The Red Sox, having lost twice in a three-game weekend series against the New York Yankees, climbed 1 ½ games in front of idle Texas at the top of the American League wild-card race. Boston is seven games behind the Yankees in the AL East.

Boston took a 9-4 lead through four innings, but only three of those runs were earned. A fielding error by Chicago starter Jose Contreras opened the gates for Boston's big third inning.

MLB: Boston 8, Toronto 1

Fri, 08/21/2009 - 11:40 by preet_20

Toronto, Aug. 20: Two home runs by J.D. Drew and a three-hit effort by Jon Lester Thursday carried the Boston Red Sox to an 8-1 decision over Toronto.

The Red Sox, who went into the evening's action with a one-game lead in the American League wild-card race, swept the three-game series.

Drew forged a 1-1 tie in the third with his 14th homer and finished off a three-run fourth with a two-run blast. Victor Martinez added a solo shot in the seventh as one of Boston's 10 hits.

Toronto contributed to its troubles with three errors that led to two unearned runs.

Lester (10-7) worked eight innings and struck out five. The only run he allowed came in the first on a double play grounder off the bat of Rod Barajas.

MLB: Boston 5, Oakland 4

Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:39 by preet_20

Boston, July 8: David Ortiz produced three of his four RBI with a sixth-inning homer Wednesday, helping rally Boston to a 5-4 decision over Oakland.

The Red Sox overcame a one-run deficit with a four-run sixth, giving them their third win in four games.

Tim Wakefield (11-3) won his fifth straight decision, giving up one earned run while scattering 10 hits over six-plus innings. He struck out eighth.

Oakland starter Trevor Cahill (5-8) took a shutout into the sixth, but he allowed the first four batters in that inning to score.

MLB: Boston 5, Philadelphia 2 (13 innings)

Sat, 06/13/2009 - 10:02 by preet_20

Philadelphia, June 13: Jacoby Ellsbury drove in the game-winner in a three-run 13th inning Friday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-2 inter-league win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Ryan Howard's one-out solo homer off Boston reliever Ramon Ramirez in the bottom of the ninth created a 2-2 tie and extra innings.

Boston's Kevin Youkilis and J.D. Drew hit solo homers. Ellsbury and Jason Bay had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who have won their last four games.

The winner was reliever Takashi Saito (2-0), the fifth of six Boston hurlers after starter Jon Lester had given up just a run and two hits in seven innings with two walks and 11 strikeouts.