BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox’ 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Saturday: 1) Boston has won nine straight games to improve to 52-45. The Rays dropped to 50-46. 2) During his pregame media availability, manager Alex Cora referred to ace Garrett Crochet as “the leader.” Crochet pitched his first career complete game …
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Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet recorded his first career complete game Saturday. He allowed just three hits while striking out nine in a 1-0 win over the Rays here at Fenway Park. But the shutout wouldn’t have happened if not for first baseman Abraham Toro throwing out a runner at the plate in the sixth inning. “That was incredible,” Crochet …
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BOSTON — The Fenway Park crowd erupted when ace Garrett Crochet jogged out of the Red Sox dugout to pitch the ninth inning with a 1-0 lead against the Rays on Saturday. The 26-year-old lefty admitted the fans got his adrenaline pumping but he knew he needed to manage his emotions. “Was trying to keep it as under control as …
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BOSTON — Alex Cora has long said that Friday nights at Fenway Park are different. He has also long held the belief that the Red Sox, who have been a middling team for most of the last half-decade, have lost some of the inherent home-field advantage of playing at Fenway by simply puttering along. A goal for Cora and his …
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Ceddanne Rafaela’s walk-off Monster homer gives Red Sox 8th win in a row Boston Herald Rafaela caps Boston’s 8th straight win with walk-off HR MLB.com Red Sox’s Alex Bregman Gives Rare Label To Ceddanne Rafaela NESN Red Sox hero Ceddanne Rafaela gives biggest defender ‘goosebumps’ with walkoff HR MassLive Rays walked off by Red Sox as bullpen blows yet another game Tampa Bay Times Source …
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BOSTON — Alex Bregman returned to the Red Sox lineup Friday, much earlier than he originally thought he would. The catch? Some ground rules that go against every fiber of Bregman’s competitive nature — but must be followed. After missing 43 games with a right quad strain, Bregman was active Friday and hitting second for the Red Sox without having …
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BOSTON — How did the Red Sox reward the red-hot Ceddanne Rafaela after crushing a walk-off home run in a dramatic win Saturday? By moving him up in the lineup and giving him a new position, too. Rafaela, who has played center field and hit ninth virtually all season, is hitting second and starting at second base Saturday afternoon against …
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Hunter Dobbins’ 2025 season is over, as the Red Sox placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list due to a right ACL tear. Right-hander Richard Fitts was called up from Triple-A to take Dobbins’ spot on the active roster. Dobbins was only just activated from the 15-day IL yesterday, as the rookie right-hander had been out of action since …
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BOSTON — When Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins came up hobbled after covering first base in the second inning of Friday’s game, it wasn’t immediately clear whether he’d need to leave the game. He did — and now he’s out for the season and possibly beyond. An MRI late Friday revealed structural damage to Dobbins’ right knee and the injury …
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are in a league of their own when it comes to co-parenting. The former couple, who were married from 2005 to 2018, have continued to stay close over the years for their three children, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel. On Friday, the family took their summer adventures to Boston’s Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox …
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