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BALTIMORE -- Chris Sale was at his very best - right down to his momentous last pitch - in another meaningful victory for the Boston Red Sox. Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth hours after beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 on Wednesday night. Boston (88-64) was assured at least a wild card and its second consecutive trip to the postseason when the Los Angeles Angels lost 6-5 to the Cleveland Indians. Of course, the Red Sox are looking for much more than that. They lead the AL East by three games over the rival New York Yankees with 10 to play as Boston pursues its third division title in five years. "Given Continue to Article

September 21, 2017 12:11:am EST

BALTIMORE -- Chris Sale was at his very best - right down to his momentous last pitch - in another meaningful victory for the Boston Red Sox. Sale struck out 13 to become the first AL pitcher in 18 years to reach the 300 mark, and the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth hours after beating the Baltimore Orioles 9-0 on Wednesday night. Boston (88-64) was assured at least a wild card and its second consecutive trip to the postseason when the Los Angeles Angels lost 6-5 to the Cleveland Indians. Of course, the Red Sox are looking for much more than that. They lead the AL East by three games over the rival New York Yankees with 10 to play as Boston pursues its third division title in five years. "Given Continue to Article

September 20, 2017 10:32:pm EST

About once a month, the phrase “they are who we thought they were” pops up in relation to something in sports. That phrase from Dennis Green sums up a lot when it comes to the world of sports and it’s one of the simplest yet greatest statements out there. And for the 2017 Baltimore Orioles, it might just be the perfect explanation of the journey the team has taken. Despite the hot start in April, there was a general agreed-upon idea that this team wasn’t going to compete for the role of American League favorite. It was the Orioles’ roster after all — and despite the talent that was certainly performing, certain aspects simply couldn’t have been projected to maintain the pace. As the season rolled Continue to Article

September 20, 2017 11:13:am EST

Hello, friends. Another day has dawned with the Orioles in fourth place in the American League East. They are now 13.5 games back of the division-leading Red Sox and with Monday’s loss were officially eliminated from possibly winning the division. They will reach that point before long with the second wild card spot. After Monday’s loss, the Orioles remain 5.5 games behind the Twins. However, their elimination number - the number of O’s losses and Twins wins that will end even the minute hopes remaining - is down to just seven with eleven games to play. They can now be mathematically eliminated as early as Friday night. If you didn’t stay up to see the end of Monday’s 10-8 loss to the Red Sox, Continue to Article

September 19, 2017 7:13:am EST

Roaring from behind and then finally winning in extra innings, the Boston Red Sox did more than merely maintain their lead in the A.L. East. Andrew Benintendi hit a two-run single in the 11th inning, Mookie Betts had four RBIs and Boston beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-8 Monday night for their ninth win in 12 games. Xander Bogaerts homered and scored three runs for the Red Sox, who remained three games ahead of the second-place Yankees in the AL East and reduced to four their magic number for clinching a playoff berth. Continue to Article

September 18, 2017 11:50:pm EST