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By Sept. 1, the Cubs, Nationals and Rangers had realistically sealed up their respective divisions. The Indians' lead in the AL Central never dipped below 4 1/2 games that month, and the Dodgers maintained at least a 4-game lead over the Giants in the NL West for the final three weeks of the season. The only division lead that changed hands at any point in September was the AL East’s, but even there the Red Sox moved ahead of the Blue Jays on Sept. 7 and never looked back. Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 8:14:am EST

CHICAGO — He’s skilled at making fun of himself when he’s bad at pitching. The most positive element of Chris Sale’s homecoming in Chicago, a 13-7 Red Sox win, is an indication that in the future, he might have a real offense that can hit home runs behind him.  Because he definitely didn’t stick it to his old bosses on Wednesday night. An expected scratch-and-claw pitchers’ duel between Sale and a pitcher he said is like a brother to him, Jose Quintana, fell short of the billing. Both lefties were disappointing, and Sale delivered his worst start since the Red Sox traded for him. “We were both off,” Sale said. “I think people were expecting something a little different, but they came to a seven Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 12:41:am EST

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is in Maine to raise money for the Republican Party. Gov. Paul LePage, Senate President Michael Thibodeau (THIH'-buh-doh) and House Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette are among those expected Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 12:24:am EST

Theo Epstein, president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs, gave this speech Saturday on the occasion of Yale's Class Day. A transcript of his speech ran on the Yale News website. How many are Red Sox fans? Continue to Article

May 30, 2017 8:45:pm EST