Brian Bannister did everything he could to stop Boston's winning streak. Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka kind of did, too. David DeJesus drove in a pair of runs for the Royals in their 4-3 win over Boston on Thursday night. Boston's five-game winning streak came to an end against one of baseball's worst teams a day after the Red Sox finished a three-game sweep at Tampa Bay, which has…

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David Ortiz and Jon Lester each got off to a slow start and picked it up in the second month of the season. Yup, just like last year. Ortiz capped his big May with his 11th homer of the season and Lester pitched seven strong innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 on Sunday to salvage a split of the four-game series.

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A year ago, the Boston Red Sox tried to find room for Clay Buchholz in their rotation. Now, he's their best starter. Buchholz pitched seven shutout innings to outduel Zack Greinke and lead the Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. "I think it's just the natural progression of a real good pitcher," Boston manager Terry Francona said, flashing a slight…

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Japan's Eri Yoshida has become the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, showing Saturday that she and her sidearm knuckleballs can compete with the men. The "Knuckle Princess" was unfazed when a former major leaguer opened the game by bunting for a hit. She had a few knucklers that danced almost as much as those of her idol, Tim Wakefield of the Boston…

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The Red Sox have put Jacoby Ellsbury back on the 15-day disabled list after the star outfielder complained of more soreness in his ribs. Ellsbury missed six weeks due to hairline fractures in his ribs, and played only three games before experiencing more pain before the Red Sox played Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

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Yuniesky Betancourt was just looking for a good pitch to hit. Tim Wakefield gave him one. And Betancourt drove that pitch for a grand slam to cap a seven-run fourth inning in the Kansas City Royals' 12-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. "I went up there looking for a knuckleball and it stayed up high and I put a good swing on it," Betancourt said through a translator.

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Umpire Joe West has been drawing plenty of attention to himself for a long time, and now he's got the full…

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A day after sweeping one of big leagues' best teams, the Boston Red Sox were beaten by one of its worst.

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The surging Boston Red Sox never doubted themselves. Adrian Beltre homered twice and David Ortiz went deep yet again Wednesday night, keying an 11-3 victory and three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays that's tightened the standings in the AL East. "We're playing well. Our pitching is doing great.

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