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Sox Shelve Wakefield for Series
Sox Shelve Wakefield for Series

Sox Shelve Wakefield for Series

41-year-old ends 17-win season due to nagging shoulder injury

(Newser) - With the Red Sox on the brink of the World Series, knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has decided to shut it down due to worsening inflammation behind his right shoulder. Wakefield was shelled in his only playoff start, Game 4 against Cleveland, allowing five runs, and doctors warned that he might suffer...

History Links Fenway, Wrigley
History Links Fenway, Wrigley

History Links Fenway, Wrigley

Red Sox, Cubs look to the future while staying true to past

(Newser) - Boston’s Fenway Park, erected in 1912, and Chicago’s Wrigley Field, 1914, are baseball’s oldest ballparks and give their respective teams and fan base an identity, and the former holds lessons for the latter. “The one thing I noticed with both Fenway and the Cubs is the...

Rockies Redo Series Ticket Web Sales
Rockies Redo Series Ticket Web Sales

Rockies Redo Series Ticket Web Sales

'External malicious attack' blamed for today's outage

(Newser) - The Rockies blamed an “external malicious attack” for the crash of a partner company’s server who was handling the sale of World Series tickets, and said they'll try again tomorrow. The site received 8.5 million hits in 90 minutes but, according to a company spokesman, traffic was...

Pedroia Powers Sox Into Series
Pedroia Powers Sox Into Series

Pedroia Powers Sox Into Series

Rookie second baseman hits big blows in win over Tribe

(Newser) - The smallest guy on the field struck the biggest blows last night as the Red Sox turned a tense ALCS Game 7 into a late-inning laugher. With the Sox leading the Indians 3-2, rookie second baseman Dustin Pedroia hit a 2-run HR in the 7th inning, then a bases-loaded double...

Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH
Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH

Cleveland Pitcher Bought HGH

(Newser) - Paul Byrd, the pitcher who's been critical in the Cleveland Indians' successful playoff run this season, bought almost $25,000 worth of human growth hormone between 2002 and 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle learned today. Byrd admitted taking HGH, but told Fox Sports he was using it legally with a...

Drew Slams Sox Past Indians
Drew Slams Sox Past Indians

Drew Slams Sox Past Indians

(Newser) - Curt Schilling pitched seven strong innings last night and the Boston offense came through in a big way to launch the Red Sox over the Indians, 12-2, and force Game 7 of the ALCS, reports the Boston Herald. J.D. Drew set the tone in the first with a two-out...

Beckett Is Boston's Life Support
Beckett Is Boston's Life Support

Beckett Is Boston's Life Support

(Newser) - It  was do or die for the Red Sox last night, and this time they did. Josh Beckett posted 11 strikeouts and one walk in eight powerful innings, and Kevin Youkilis led a surging Boston offense with a triple and homer, reports the Providence Journal. The 7-1 win keeps the...

Indians Poised to Eliminate Sox
Indians Poised to Eliminate Sox

Indians Poised to Eliminate Sox

Boston's three straight homers aren't enough as Cleveland slams Wakefield for 7-3 win

(Newser) - The Cleveland Indians moved to within one game of the World Series last night with a 7-3 takedown of the Red Sox, reports the AP. Cleveland's runs came in a breakout fifth inning against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield and reliever Manny Delcarmen. Despite making postseason history two innings later, the Red...

Indians Roll Dice For Series Lead
Indians Roll Dice For Series Lead

Indians Roll Dice For Series Lead

Westbrook holds Red Sox back as Matsuzaka folds again to hand Cleveland a 4-2 win

(Newser) - Daisuke Matsuzaka's second postseason outing for Boston last night went much like his first: he gave up four runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings. Unlike his last appearance, Matsuzaka got the loss, as Cleveland's Jake Westbrook reigned in the Red Sox for a 4-2 defeat. The Indians now...

BoSox Bullpen Gives Game Away in 11th

Monster rally boosts Cleveland to 13-6 win to even the series 1-1

(Newser) - The Red Sox suffered their first postseason loss last night as the Boston Bullpen let a 6-6 tie explode into a 13-6 embarrassment in the 11th inning. Starting pitchers Curt Schilling and Fausto Carmona both left high scores in their wake after just over four innings, but Eric Gagne got...

Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett
Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett

Red Sox Cruise Behind Beckett

Smash Cleveland 10-3 to take 1-0 ALCS lead

(Newser) - Game 1 of the ALCS did not prove to be the pitching duel between Cy Young candidates that many had expected, as the Red Sox battered Cleveland starter C.C. Sabathia en-route to a 10-3 victory, the Providence Journal reports. Sabathia was rocked for eight runs in four and a...

Angels Fall as Sox Sweep ALDS
Angels Fall as Sox Sweep ALDS

Angels Fall as Sox Sweep ALDS

Schilling leads Boston to 9-1 win over LA of Anaheim

(Newser) - Curt Schilling pitched seven shutout innings as his teammates put together a 9-1 thrashing of the Angels yesterday to sweep the American League Division Series, the Boston Globe reports. The Red Sox outscored the Angels 19-4 and owned all five home runs in the series, two of which came back-to-back...

Ramirez, Sox Walk Off With Win
Ramirez, Sox Walk Off With Win

Ramirez, Sox Walk Off With Win

Manny's three-run shot off K-Rod ends game in bottom of the ninth; Sox take 2-0 series lead

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez sent a 96-mph Francisco Rodriguez fastball hurtling out of Fenway Park for a walk off home run, and game 2 of the Red Sox-Angels ALDS ended in a 6-3 Sox victory.  The Sox now lead the series 2-0. "Man, it feels great. This is the best...

Red Sox Clinch Best Record in Baseball

6-4 win over Twins secures Boston longer playoff series

(Newser) - J.D. Drew's clutch home run last night secured Boston's 6-4 victory over the Twins, which in turn ensured that the Red Sox will go down as having the top regular-season record in 2007. This distinction allowed the Sox to choose the longer, 8-day schedule for their playoff series against...

Sox Clinch 1st Title in 12 Years
Sox Clinch 1st Title in 12 Years

Sox Clinch 1st Title in 12 Years

Boston wins 5-2 over the Twins, then watches Yankees collapse

(Newser) - After watching their once double-digit lead dwindle alarmingly in recent weeks, the Red Sox finally clinched the AL East title last night with a 5-2 win over the Twins and a loss by the second-place Yankees. Boston players and fans stayed at Fenway park to cheer for the Orioles as...

Manny Returns, Sox Win
Manny Returns, Sox Win

Manny Returns, Sox Win

Slugger goes 1-2 in key Boston victory

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez returned to the Red Sox last night, getting a hit and scoring a run in a crucial 7-3 win over the Oakland A's.  Hours later, the Yankees lost in extra innings.  Now, with five games left in the regular season, the Sox need just three more...

Red Sox Bag Playoff Berth
Red Sox Bag Playoff Berth

Red Sox Bag Playoff Berth

Boston clinches at least a wild card, still leads the Yanks

(Newser) - The Red Sox became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last night with an 8-6 win over Tampa Bay. Boston trailed 6-5 heading into the ninth but got homers from Jason  Varitek and Julio Lugo. The only question now is whether Boston will get the wild-card spot or...

Beckett Bags 20th, BoSox Stop Slide
Beckett Bags 20th, BoSox Stop Slide

Beckett Bags 20th, BoSox Stop Slide

Boston ace shows a bit of Cy, helps widen the gap over Yanks

(Newser) - Red Sox ace Josh Beckett won his 20th game last night, pulling Boston out of a four-game losing streak and becoming the first pitcher to reach 20 wins since 2005. The 27-year-old Cy Young contender struck out eight and gave up one run in six innings in Boston's 8-1 win...

Adams Slams Papelbon in 6-1 BoSox Loss

Jays sweep the Sox, Yankees shave lead to 1½ games

(Newser) - The Blue Jays' Russ Adams had five RBIs, including a grand slam off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, but the big number in Boston's 6-1 loss to Toronto was 1½. That's how close the Yankees suddenly are to stealing away the American League East division title, after a four-game slide...

Red Sox Still Slipping as Jays Come Back 4-3

Gagne gives the game to Toronto; division lead drops to 2½

(Newser) - Red Sox starter Jon Lester gave up only one run in six innings, but a late Blue Jays rally gave the win to A.J. Burnett, who was one batter away from a complete game. The loss, along with a blown save, was handed to Eric Gagne, who walked in...

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