Does Beating Verlander in Game 3 Mean Boston Will Win ALCS?
John Lackey out-pitched Justin Verlander — albeit not by much — to help the Red Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0, in Game Three.
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John Lackey out-pitched Justin Verlander — albeit not by much — to help the Red Sox beat the Tigers, 1-0, in Game Three.
Tied 7-7 after two quarters, the Raiders were crushed by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second half Sunday, losing 24-7.
The Detroit Tigers worked hard during the season to shore up their vulnerable bullpen, and despite those efforts, a lack of dependable relief arms took a dramatic toll Sunday.
In 2006 and 2012, Detroit swept the ALCS only to wait around for their NL opponent. And then the Tigers lost the World Series.
Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer held the Boston Red Sox hitless for 5 2-3 innings in Game 2 of the AL championship series on Sunday night.
David Ortiz had the biggest swing of the ALCS on Sunday night, clubbing a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the eighth.
The St. Louis Cardinals win back-to-back home games started by Los Angeles aces Zack Grienke and Clayton Kershaw, while Boston gets no-hit for eight-plus innings in losing to the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park.
The Red Sox didn't get a hit until the ninth inning, and the Tigers won 1-0 in Game 1 of the ALCS.
The Red Sox-Tigers ALCS has a chance to be one epic series.
John Farrell changed his mind, and it changed the game -- and the series.
It wasn't easy, and the game itself was anything but conventional, but the Red Sox earned a hard-fought victory in Game 4 of the ALDS to earn a trip to the ALCS.
David Ortiz had a blast on Saturday night, but David Price wasn't really a fan.
Dan Roche passes along a few observations from the Red Sox' 7-4 win over the Rays in Game 2 of the ALDS.
The Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 in Game 2 of the ALDS, and will have a chance to clinch the series Monday night in Tampa.
A stressful afternoon turned into a laugher for Red Sox fans in their first glimpse of playoff baseball in Boston since 2009.
Boston Red Sox had scored five runs in the fourth inning to beat the Rays 12-2 on Friday in Game 1 of the AL division series.
In sports, "should have" rarely means much, and Rays rookie Wil Myers learned that the hard way on Friday afternoon at Fenway Park.
If you like good pitching, then you are going to love the Red Sox-Rays ALDS.
They won't know who they are playing until later tonight, but Red Sox manager John Farrell announced his rotation for the ALDS on Wednesday.
With the Red Sox and Dodgers both finishing the season atop their division with 90+ wins, which of these two has the best chance to finish the season as champions?
Stephen Drew and Will Middlebrooks each hit a home run, Jonny Gomes and Jarrod Saltalamacchia drove in two runs apiece and the Boston Red Sox beat the San Francisco Giants 12-1 on Wednesday.
While the Lords of Baseball (and certainly the New York Yankees) wish A-Rod would just go away, the boneheads of Boston have managed to render him at least a mildly sympathetic figure.
The Boston Red Sox own the most wins in the AL, and the best overall record in interleague play has helped them accomplish that. They're now hoping Xander Bogaerts can have an impact in his expected major league debut.
The last time Boston and San Francisco met more than three years ago, Jon Lester gave the Red Sox a victory in a marquee pitching matchup with Tim Lincecum, who ended up helping the Giants win the 2010 World Series.
Hunter Pence quickly became a fan favorite in Philadelphia because of his hard play, general quirkiness, and most famously his slogan, "Let's go eat!" which became jargon for Philadelphians.
