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If they do blow a series lead it’ll be because of the bullpen, which blew yet another ninth inning lead here, allowing a Curtis Granderson homer to tie it up. Things were all beer and Skittles for the Yankees until the ninth when Aroldis Chapman allowed two runs on three hits in a non-save situation. Phillies 4, Pirates 0: Nola beats Nova, with Aaron tossing seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out eight while Freddy Galvis and Maikel Franco each hit two-run homers off of Ivan. Continue to Article

July 04, 2017 7:59:am EST

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Red Sox offense is very much alive. And thanks to old friend Mike Napoli, it had to be. Napoli hit a laser beam of a solo home run off closer Craig Kimbrel to tie things up in the ninth inning, but Andrew Benintendi came up with a two-run single in the 11th as the Sox topped the Texas Rangers, 7-5, at Globe Life Park last night. “We came back in a number of ways,” manager John Farrell said. “We picked one another up from the mound, the plate, defensively — this is a very good team win.” The Red Sox have won five straight, scoring 41 runs in the process. They’ve scored at least six runs in five consecutive games, their longest such streak of the season. For most of the season, Continue to Article

July 04, 2017 4:00:am EST

(Reuters) - Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts will start for the American League All Star team next week in place of injured MikeTrout, Major League Baseball announced on Monday. Betts had the fourth-most votes among AL outfielders Continue to Article

July 04, 2017 1:49:am EST

On Tuesday afternoon, the crowd at Wrigley Field will be asked to stand and ''gentlemen'' reminded to remove their caps for the playing of ''The Star-Spangled Banner.'' Fans who can recite the words as easily as the alphabet will sing or listen to the story of a flag that continued to wave throughout one of the most famous battles in American history. What they may not know is that Francis Scott Key, apparently better at lyrics than melody, put his description of the battle of Fort McHenry to an old English tune that had a lot less to do with patriotism than it did with booze and women. Or that this year marks the 100th season since the song was played for the first time at a World Series game - an event that helped cement it in the national consciousness and become the national anthem that is now simply assumed to be part of game day in American sports, from Little League to the Super Bowl to medal ceremonies at the Olympics. Continue to Article

July 04, 2017 1:32:am EST

On Tuesday afternoon, the crowd at Wrigley Field will be asked to stand and "gentlemen" reminded to remove their caps for the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Fans who can recite the words as easily as the alphabet will sing or listen to the story of a flag that continued to wave throughout one of the most famous battles in American history. What they may not know is that Francis Scott Key, apparently better at lyrics than melody, put his description of the battle of Fort McHenry to an old English tune that had a lot less to do with patriotism than it did with booze and women. Or that this year marks the 100th season since the song was played for the first time at a World Series game — an event that helped cement it in the national consciousness and become the national anthem that is now simply assumed to be part of game day in American sports, from Little League to the Super Bowl to medal ceremonies at the Olympics. Continue to Article

July 04, 2017 1:30:am EST