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COMMENTARY: Not a legend, but a storyteller of Legends

Wow. What else can we say? You look at the plaque on display on the concourse just inside the gates at Historic Holman Stadium, and all the names on there. To be sharing space with those names, to be considered a “Sports Legend” of Holman Stadium, who would have imagined? Heck, we ...

POWER BALL: Contreras, Gonzalez homer to pace Sox rout

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Willson Contreras and Romy Gonzalez homered to back the superb pitching of Sonny Gray, who allowed one run and four hits in six innings of the Boston Red Sox’s 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double, and relievers ...

Chapman, Sox celebrate his career relief strikeout mark

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman became the major leagues’ career leader in strikeouts as a reliever Friday night, toppling a record that had stood for more than half a century. The Boston Red Sox’s 38-year-old left-hander didn’t do it with one of the triple-digit fastballs that ...

Fisher Cats leave 12 on base in 5-3 loss to Reading

READING, Pa. – Despite a 10-hit effort, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (6-5, 40-38) dropped their Independence Day contest at FirstEnergy Stadium to the Reading Fightin Phils (7-4, 37-43), 5-3. The Fisher Cats left 12 runners on base and could not capitalize on multiple late-inning ...

STILL SPINNING: Silver Knights cough up lead at Lowell

LOWELL, Mass. – Remember that good feeling after Wednesday night's comeback/walk-off win over Worcester at Historic Holman Stadium? On Friday night it had to feel like it was weeks ago for the Nashua Silver Knights, who followed up a close loss Thursday at Vermont with a late inning 10-8 ...

PITCHING PROWESS: Chapman sets K mark, Bennett helps Sox top Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The 38-year-old Chapman broke Hoyt ...