Red Sox Fail Again To Clinch AL East, Fall To Astros 3-2
The Boston Red Sox once again failed to clinch the AL East title as Alex Bregman homered and drove in three runs, giving the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory Friday night.
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The Boston Red Sox once again failed to clinch the AL East title as Alex Bregman homered and drove in three runs, giving the Houston Astros a 3-2 victory Friday night.
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Jose Altuve had three of Houston's 17 hits and the Astros chased Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez in the second inning to win 12-2 on Thursday night and keep Boston from clinching the first back-to-back AL East championships in franchise history.
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The magic number for the Red Sox is down to two, which means Boston could clinch the AL East as soon as Thursday night.
Reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello struggled in his final playoff tuneup, and David Price relieved him to solidify his role on the postseason roster as the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto 10-7 on Wednesday night to lower their magic number to two.
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Chris Sale matched a career worst by giving up four home runs in a playoff tuneup, including a pair to Josh Donaldson, and the Boston Red Sox lost 9-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.
"Manager John" seemed to be treating Monday like Game 7 of the World Series.
Eduardo Nunez's return to the Red Sox lineup did not last long.
The Red Sox right fielder is "not that concerned" about his wrist injury after leaving for precautionary reasons.
Boston's six-game winning streak was snapped and its magic number to clinch a second straight division title remained at three.
Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer Friday night, and the Boston Red Sox extended their AL East lead to four games by overcoming Scooter Gennett's fourth grand slam of the season for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
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