October 05, 2009, 5:15 AM
BOSTON — Clay Buchholz was still in line in the rotation for the first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels, even after the Red Sox right-hander lasted just three innings in a 12-7 victory over Cleveland on Sunday.
October 04, 2009, 4:33 AM
BOSTON — Victor Martinez hit a grand slam against his former team and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-6 on Saturday night despite a shaky outing by Josh Beckett.
October 03, 2009, 4:02 AM
BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka tuned up for the postseason with his fourth straight strong performance and the Red Sox sent the Indians to a club-record 13th straight road loss with a 6-2 win Friday night. Matsuzaka allowed two earned runs, struck out seven and walked three.
October 02, 2009, 4:02 AM
BOSTON — Jon Lester showed no ill effects from his injury last week and was splendid in a final tuneup for the playoffs, pitching into the seventh inning and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.
October 01, 2009, 5:09 AM
BOSTON — Roy Halladay wrapped up his season — and perhaps his tenure with Toronto — by throwing a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout in a 12-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
September 30, 2009, 4:10 AM
BOSTON — The Blue Jays hit six homers – three for Adam Lind – to beat the Red Sox 8-7 on Tuesday night and send them to their fifth consecutive loss. But Boston backed into the AL wild-card berth when the Angels beat the Rangers 5-2 and eliminated Texas from the race.
September 29, 2009, 4:01 AM
BOSTON — On a night when they came to the ballpark with a chance to clinch a playoff berth, the Red Sox scratched ace Josh Beckett from his scheduled start and watched substitute Michael Bowden spot the Blue Jays seven runs in the first three innings en route to Toronto’s rain-shortened 11-5 victory.
September 28, 2009, 5:05 AM
NEW YORK — Favored to win the World Series since opening day, the New York Yankees celebrated like playoff newcomers after beating Boston 4-2 Sunday to clinch the AL East title and home-field advantage throughout the postseason.
September 27, 2009, 5:34 AM
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees closed in on the American League East title with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
September 26, 2009, 7:13 AM
NEW YORK — Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester suffered a bruised quadricep after he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Yankee Melky Cabrera.
September 26, 2009, 7:09 AM
NEW YORK — Boston pitcher Jon Lester was knocked out of the game by a line drive near his right knee Friday night, when Joba Chamberlain led New York over Boston 9-5 for his first win in more than a month.
September 25, 2009, 3:56 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boston had 15 hits and has won 12 of 15, lowering its magic number for clinching the AL wild card to three. The Red Sox did it, as usual, with production throughout the lineup.
September 24, 2009, 5:04 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs, and Josh Beckett allowed two runs over six innings to lift the Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals 6-2 Wednesday night.
September 23, 2009, 5:13 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zack Greinke bolstered his Cy Young credentials by holding Boston to two hits in six scoreless innings, leading the Royals to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
September 22, 2009, 4:58 AM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A year ago, after flopping around all season, the Kansas City Royals rolled through September on an 18-8 tear. Monday night they wiped out leads of 6-0 and 8-2 and emerged 12-9 winners over the powerful Boston Red Sox.
