Mazz: Red Sox Rotation Has Fallen Well Short Of Lofty Expectations
The starting rotation was supposed to be the Red Sox' strength. Instead, it's been a weakness.
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The starting rotation was supposed to be the Red Sox' strength. Instead, it's been a weakness.
Sale credited the Red Sox offense for lifting him up on a night where he wasn't at his best.
Chris Sale (6-2) got a warm reception from the crowd and a rude welcome from his old team.
Chris Sale traded his white socks for some red ones over the winter, and will make his first career start against his former team on Tuesday.
Sale hasn't received much run support this season, but the floodgates opened on Wednesday.
Chris Sale struck out 10 or more for the eighth straight time, but Boston fell to the A's in 10 innings on Friday night.
Chris Sale has a chance to tie his own record with his eighth straight outing of at least 10 strikeouts.
Chris Sale gave up his third and fourth home runs in a Red Sox uniform, but that didn't keep the left-hander from pitching Boston to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the middle game of a three-game series on Saturday at Fenway Park.
Chris Sale didn't actually hit Manny Machado on Tuesday night, but the Boston lefty is still facing a likely suspension from Major League Baseball
Tony Massarotti digs deeper and says maybe John Farrell was right for pulling Chris Sale when he did on Thursday.
Craig Kimbrel blew a masterful performance by Chris Sale, but Mookie Betts bailed him out in extra innings in a 4-1 Red Sox win in Toronto.
Chris Sale allowed just two runs over 7.2 innings, but the flu-stricken Boston offense struggled and the Red Sox ended up losing three of four in Detroit.
Chris Sale showed why he's one of the game's best pitchers when he walked a guy in the seventh inning.
The legend of Sandy Leon keeps growing.
Sale dominated the Pirates on the strength of his nasty slider in his Red Sox debut on Wednesday.
Sandy Leon hit a three-run homer — the first walkoff of his career — and Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball in his Red Sox debut to lead Boston to a 3-0 victory over Pittsburgh.
It's not very often that a team can toss the defending Cy Young winner on Opening Day, and then hand the ball to another Cy Young contender a few days later.
It was a special Opening Day edition of "Buy or Sell" on Monday night's Game Of Jones, with Nick Cattles hitting Adam Jones with a quintet of questions surrounding the Boston Red Sox.
Chris Sale struck out 10 Yankees and scattered four hits over six dominant innings in his latest spring training start.
It may have been just his third start of the spring on Thursday, but Chris Sale isn't making excuses for a fourth-inning mental miscue in the field
It's official: Rick Porcello will toe the rubber when the Red Sox open their 2017 season in 19 days.
Chris Sale made his Red Sox debut on Monday (the spring edition, of course), though things didn't go the way the fiery ace would have liked.
Chris Sale was eventually going to be asked by Red Sox media about last year's throwback jersey incident. But he wants to put it behind him.
It's a big day down in Fort Myers, as Chris Sale will throw his first bullpen session as a member of the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Tony Mazz joined Steve Burton on WBZ-TV's Sports Final on Sunday to look ahead to the 2017 Red Sox, including a big hole in their lineup and what to expect from third baseman Pablo Sandoval.
The Boston Bruins beat New Jersey 4-1 on Saturday night, sending the Devils to their season-high fifth straight loss.
An officer-involved shooting in Manchester, New Hampshire has left one man dead.
FIFA announced the teams Saturday that will play their 2026 World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro next summer.
The Archdiocese of Boston is clashing with a church in Dedham, Massachusetts over a nativity scene with an anti-ICE message.
The Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
FIFA announced the teams Saturday that will play their 2026 World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro next summer.
The Brian Walshe murder trial continued with a focus on his iPhone and text messages about his dead wife Ana.
An officer-involved shooting in Manchester, New Hampshire has left one man dead.
The Watertown Boys & Girls Club is feeling the frustration after months of illegal dumping in their parking lot, a problem staff says is unnecessarily wasting money.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
In an interview with CBS News, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary explains what went into the decision to drop the most serious warnings on hormone therapy for menopause.
Amy Cohen is running the New York City Marathon despite living with the painful effects of sickle cell disease.
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a pig kidney from a New Hampshire man 271 days after the innovative transplant.
With two-year waiting lists for a primary care physician, Mass General Brigham is using AI to bridge the gap.
A new study finds that simply having a HEPA air purifier in the classroom may not be enough to keep students safe from respiratory illnesses.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
I-Team sources say the allegations of misconduct involving Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode stem from an investigation into former State Police Trooper Michael Proctor.
Customers have been telling the I-Team that the service has not been as advertised with delays and equipment problems.
Advocates for Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital in Canton say the state is failing to keep its promise to keep the facility open.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Ocean Spray is looking into videos that claim to show its cranberry sauce cans full of water instead of jelly.
"Blue laws" in Massachusetts prevent most retailers, including grocery stores, from opening on Thanksgiving.
Two shuttered retailers are set to become supermarkets in southeastern Massachusetts.
The Michelin Guide revealed its 2025 "Northeast Cities" edition Tuesday night, and for the first time ever it spotlighted restaurants in the Boston area.
A new report from a nonprofit consumer organization highlights two grocery store chains in Massachusetts for their quality and price.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Boston Bruins beat New Jersey 4-1 on Saturday night, sending the Devils to their season-high fifth straight loss.
FIFA announced the teams Saturday that will play their 2026 World Cup matches at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro next summer.
The Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic.
The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
Derrick White scored a season-high 30 points and the Boston Celtics routed the Washington Wizards 146-101 on Thursday night.
Birders are flocking to Scituate, Massachusetts to catch a glimpse of a tropical bird called a limpkin, which has never been spotted in New England before.
A rescue group is blaming a "dangerous" TikTok trend for a surge in skiers getting lost in the backcountry at Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort.
A North Atlantic right whale spotted off Ireland last year has made an "extraordinary" 3,000-mile journey to Boston, scientists say.
A bald eagle found bloodied in Fitchburg, Massachusetts was likely hurt in a bird fight and not shot as first suspected.
A little owl somehow ended up in the bathroom of someone's home in Barnstable, Massachusetts.