Betts, Benintendi Lead Red Sox Past Angels, 8-2
With a homer-happy lineup and a lights-out pitching staff, the Red Sox have been mowing down teams since the day after opening day.
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With a homer-happy lineup and a lights-out pitching staff, the Red Sox have been mowing down teams since the day after opening day.
Everything is going right for the Boston Red Sox, and it has propelled them to the best start in the franchise's long history.
Mookie Betts hit three home runs and the Red Sox chased Shohei Ohtani after just two innings in a 10-1 victory over the Angels.
Three teams have been red-hot out of the gates this April and they aren't necessarily who you'd expect.
Shohei Ohtani is a special talent, and his pursuit of something that hasn't been done in 100 years should be applauded.
Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.
Doug Fister (0-1) lost his Red Sox debut, giving up three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings.
JC Ramirez rebounded from his shortest career start with six solid innings, Cameron Maybin doubled home a run and scored another and the Los Angeles Angels held off the Boston Red Sox 6-3 on Saturday night.
Hanley Ramirez and Sandy Leon hit two-run homers and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Friday to cap a night in which David Ortiz's number was retired.
The Angels are hoping to get a fully healthy season from the young left.
The Angels needed one strike to complete the shutout when the Red Sox erupted for five runs in the top of the ninth.
Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the third inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a lead they would never relinquish in a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night in front of 43,150 at Angel Stadium.
Clay Buchholz and the Boston Red Sox were defeated by the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Albert Pujols hit three homers while the Angels swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox lost to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
Mike Napoli hit a pair of home runs to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the Los Angeles Angels Saturday night.
Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino left Saturday night's game against the Angels in the third inning because of tightness in his left calf.
The Royals and Giants, both wild-card teams, could each make the World Series. The top MLB regular-season teams are out, again. Is this good for baseball?
The Royals have a six-game winning streak in the 2014 MLB postseason. And now they head back to Kansas City with a 2-0 lead over the Orioles in the ALCS.
The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals are both in the ALCS, with unlikely sweeps in their respective ALDS matchups.
The Nationals are facing NLDS elimination... again. The Dodges and Cardinals continue to slug it out.
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each find themselves in an 0-2 hole. Can either team recover?
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
It's down to the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels in the American League as the Division Series begin.
Dustin Pedroia scored to put the Sox up in the 14th inning but the Angels won in 19 on an Albert Pujols' walk-off homer.
Brothers from North Carolina are repainting faded advertisements on the sides of historic Boston buildings.
Boston sports fans are dusting themselves off and wiping away their tears after playoff-ending games by both the Bruins and the Celtics over the weekend.
Police say two masked men broke into a Saugus home in broad daylight.
Pitcher Ranger Suarez exited with hamstring tightness and the Red Sox went on to lose in extra innings at Fenway Park.
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy could face a potentially lengthy suspension to start next season for his actions against the Sabres.
Police say two masked men broke into a Saugus home in broad daylight.
A man driving a front-end loader was taken into police custody after a slow-speed chase in a Massachusetts town late Saturday night.
Boston sports fans are dusting themselves off and wiping away their tears after playoff-ending games by both the Bruins and the Celtics over the weekend.
Brothers from North Carolina are repainting faded advertisements on the sides of historic Boston buildings.
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy could face a potentially lengthy suspension to start next season for his actions against the Sabres.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
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.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Best Bees installs and manages professionally maintained hives for homes, businesses, and institutions.
Known for his sustainable cooking and farm-fresh ingredients, Woods Hill's Charlie Foster is a leader in the farm-to-table movement.
Gaining Ground in Concord, Massachusetts is one of the region's leading non-profit farms dedicated to hunger relief.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
Boston sports fans are dusting themselves off and wiping away their tears after playoff-ending games by both the Bruins and the Celtics over the weekend.
Pitcher Ranger Suarez exited with hamstring tightness and the Red Sox went on to lose in extra innings at Fenway Park.
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy could face a potentially lengthy suspension to start next season for his actions against the Sabres.
The Sixers are headed to the second round of the NBA playoffs after defeating the Celtics in Game 7 on Saturday night.
Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall to rob Willson Contreras of a hit that spoiled a potentially big inning, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.