The Boston Red Sox fell to a major league-worst 2-7 on Sunday, tying the worst start through nine games in the franchise’s long history.
Category: Baseball
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Ump Kulpa out with concussion after hit to mask
Umpire Ron Kulpa has been diagnosed with a concussion and will be sidelined for at least a week.
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Angels’ Trout exits in 8th with contusion after HBP
Los Angeles centerfielder Mike Trout left his team’s 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday after being hit by a pitch on his left hand in the eighth inning, but Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said in his postgame news conference “it’s just a contusion.”
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Corner kick: Machado boots pickoff, rallies Padres
Padres third baseman Manny Machado kicked aside a pickoff attempt to help San Diego score two runs as they rallied from a four-run deficit on their way to an 8-6 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday.
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Marlins’ Fairbanks starts, goes on paternity leave
Reliever Pete Fairbanks, 32, was given a rare start by the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon to allow the closer to get home for the birth of his child, and the reliever threw a 27-pitch first inning against the New York Yankees.
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Mariners SS prospect Emerson (foot) day to day
Prospect Colt Emerson, 20, who signed an eight-year, $95 million contract extension with the Seattle Mariners last week, was listed as day to day Sunday and had negative X-rays a day after he fouled a ball off his right foot in a game for Triple-A Tacoma.
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Jays promote Voth, Mantiply amid roster moves
The Blue Jays selected right-hander Austin Voth and lefty Joe Mantiply to their major league roster Sunday.
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White Sox OF Pereira on IL with ankle sprain
The White Sox placed outfielder Everson Pereira on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left ankle sprain.
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Dodgers’ Betts placed on IL with strained oblique
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was placed on the injured list because of a strained right oblique, manager Dave Roberts said.
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Yanks’ Saturday win longest in pitch clock era
The Yankees’ 9-7 win over the Marlins on Saturday night lasted 3 hours, 49 minutes, the longest nine-inning game since the pitch clock was instituted for the 2023 season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.