The Good Guys teased a rally in their half of the first as Mike Tauchman doubled and Kyle Teel walked. Sadly, Lenyn Sosa promptly killed the vibe with a double play, and Colson Montgomery iced it with a strikeout. So much for momentum.

Connelly Early is the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 11+ batters within 5 innings in his debut, and the Red Sox have now won 81 games to match last year’s season total.

T he American League East race is one of the most competitive division races in baseball each year. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are constantly at the top of the league

Chapman gave up two hits in a tie game in the ninth, snapping a streak of 17 straight hitless outings across 50 batters.

BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead, two-run double during a three-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday. Boston starter Walker Buehler gave up ...

The 23-year-old lefthander struck out 11 as the Red Sox blanked the Athletics, and his family made the cross-country trip from Virginia to watch.

Connelly Early's Major League Baseball debut against the Oakland Athletics garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews, positioning the Boston Red Sox to potentially benefit from an emerging star as the season progresses.

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Rays manager Kevin Cash said Tuesday that Van Belle 's right elbow injury is believed to be a UCL sprain, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.