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Mike Pelfrey was coming out of the game after five innings. Rick Renteria had determined that much hours earlier. Even after the veteran right-hander held the visiting Boston Red Sox scoreless and to just two hits in five innings of work Wednesday night, Renteria was sticking to his game plan of lifting Pelfrey for a reliever. Unfortunately, Anthony Swarzak surrendered four runs in the sixth inning, and the White Sox lost 4-1 to finish off a seven-game home stand at Guaranteed Rate Field. “He gave us a solid five innings of work,” Renteria said after the game. “Got into the game today with our game plan already set up. He was going to give us five, hold them there and then we were going to hand Continue to Article

June 01, 2017 10:04:am EST

The Red Sox visit Baltimore for a four-game series that runs through Sunday. The contentious rivalry between AL East foes ramped up this season when Manny Machado's aggressive slide into Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia in late April led to dangerous inside pitches, harsh words and a warning from MLB officials to stop the feuding. At the center of the storm was Machado, currently in a terrible slump. Continue to Article

June 01, 2017 3:22:am EST

NEW YORK -- Even Mr. Met is frustrated with the team's disappointing start. New York's funny-looking mascot flashed his "middle" finger at a fan during Wednesday night's 7-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, and the team says the employee who did it won't work in the costume again. A person tweeted video of the incident, which soon went viral online, and the club quickly issued a statement. "We apologize for the inappropriate action of this employee," the Mets said in an email attributed to the organization. "We do not condone this type of behavior. We are dealing with this matter internally." A Mets official told The Associated Press more than one person wears the Mr. Met costume during each season, Continue to Article

June 01, 2017 12:52:am EST

CHICAGO — The Red Sox infield is a jumble of contingencies. A roster mess, ultimately, one they’re managing to make work for now — because everyone knew Deven Marrero would pop two homers in a game. Hanley Ramirez needs to hit and play some first base. Pablo Sandoval needs to look competent as a platoon player. Life gets a lot simpler at that point. Ramirez has done some early work at first base in Chicago, and it sounds like the Red Sox aren't going to let the matter go by the wayside. "Part of what we’re trying to do is maintain the activity, not let him just be so focused on the DH slot," Farrell said. "That’s as much keeping the defensive side of it involved as it is part of kind of the conditioning Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 9:57:pm EST

Mike Pelfrey was coming out of the game after five innings. Rick Renteria had determined that much hours earlier. Even after the veteran right-hander held the visiting Boston Red Sox scoreless and to just two hits in five innings of work Wednesday night, Renteria was sticking to his game plan of lifting Pelfrey for a reliever. Unfortunately, Anthony Swarzak surrendered four runs in the sixth inning, and the White Sox lost 4-1 to finish off a seven-game home stand at Guaranteed Rate Field. “He gave us a solid five innings of work,” Renteria said after the game. “Got into the game today with our game plan already set up. He was going to give us five, hold them there and then we were going to hand Continue to Article

May 31, 2017 7:48:pm EST