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The Boston Red Sox hired Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa as the team's vice president and special assistant to the president of baseball operations, the team announced Thursday. Dave Dombrowski, who is the president of baseball operations for the Red Sox, and La Russa have been friends for nearly 40 years. La Russa began…
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BOSTON -- With little at stake for either team in the season finale, the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox rested most of their regulars in a 4-3 Astros' win Sunday at Fenway Park. Boston wrapped up the American League East Division title on Saturday and, because of the tiebreaker, Houston had no shot at the…
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BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox clinched their second consecutive American League East division title with a 6-3 win against the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. Boston (93-68) needed a win or a New York Yankees loss to clinch. It marks the first time since division play began in 1969 that the Red…
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BOSTON -- The Houston Astros made sure there would be no full-on celebration in the home clubhouse Thursday night after pounding out 17 hits in a 12-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Boston (92-67) would have clinched its second straight American League East division championship with a win after receiving help in…
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CINCINNATI -- Mookie Betts' three-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox rally for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Rafael Devers homered for the Red Sox, who swept the series to reduce their magic…
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CINCINNATI -- Mitch Moreland hit a three-run home run and Eduardo Rodriguez allowed only three hits through 7 2/3 innings, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. The win reduced Boston's magic number to five to clinch the American League East title.…
