9:55 PM ET BOSTON — Red Sox starter Chris Sale was admitted to a local hospital Sunday afternoon because of a stomach illness, the team said. The left-handed pitcher went to Massachusetts General Hospital for observation. According to the Red Sox, he’ll be kept there overnight for further evaluation. The team said it would provide
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6:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Yasmani Grandal will be back behind the plate for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series after sitting out Game 2 following a historically bad night in Game 1. The move paved the way for Austin Barnes to catch Hyun-Jin Ryu in the Dodgers‘ 4-3 win over the
While Alex Cora chuckled when asked if this was a must-win game for the Red Sox, note that the Red Sox haven’t announced their Game 3 and 4 starters, meaning it’s all hands on deck and Nathan Eovaldi and Rick Porcello are available in the bullpen. If David Price falters early, look for one of
7:00 AM ET It wasn’t the most crisp win in postseason history, but the Astros ground down the Red Sox bullpen to notch a 7-2 victory in Fenway Park in the first game of the American League Championship Series. Will they be able to expand on that lead before the series heads back to Houston
7:35 AM ET BOSTON — If a pitcher with 143 career wins in the majors, including 16 in 2018, needs a boost of confidence, maybe Alex Cora gave just that to David Price immediately following Game 4 of the American League Division Series when the Boston Red Sox eliminated the New York Yankees. “I did
2:40 AM ET BOSTON — At times, Game 1 of the American League Championship Series devolved into a comedy of errors and miscues, looking more like a rec league softball game between two teams that were sipping from can of Natty Light between innings. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a current exhibition
11:48 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Red Sox ace Chris Sale made an early exit in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros. Sale lasted just four innings Saturday night, giving up two runs on one hit and four walks. Sale opened the game with an eight-pitch walk to George
11:06 PM ET BOSTON — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected from Saturday night’s opening game of the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros after he barked at plate umpire James Hoye following a strikeout call. The ejection occurred just after the fifth inning concluded. The inning ended when Hoye rang
10:16 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Two games, 23 pitching changes, 7½ hours and 18 innings into the National League Championship Series, it’s safe to say the template has been set. These games are going to be tense, terse chess matches and you better be ready to dig in for nine innings, because the Milwaukee Brewers
9:32 PM ET MILWAUKEE — After winning Game 2 of the NLCS, 4-3, over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent a message to the rest of baseball: Their bullpen is pretty darn good, too. Less than 24 hours after the worst game of his career, Justin Turner ignited his team, launching