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Over the course of a miserable weekend in Boston, the Yankees may have seen their division title chances virtually disappear. Thanks to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Red Sox, New York now trails its rival by a whopping 9 ½ games in the AL East, perhaps putting an end to the chase for first place weeks before Labor Day. Continue to Article

August 06, 2018 10:16:am EST

The Red Sox fan who brought a broom to Fenway Park to cheer Boston on to a sweep of the rival Yankees will have to wait one more day. "It's been a lot of fun pitching with these guys behind me," said Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched eight scoreless innings to help the Red Sox beat New York for the third game in a row and expand their lead in the AL East to season-high 8½ games with a 4-1 victory. "We've been able to score runs early in the ballgame, which makes it a little easier pitching," said Eovaldi, who has pitched 15 shutout innings for Boston since he was acquired from Tampa Bay last month. Continue to Article

August 04, 2018 8:07:pm EST

Since the middle of June, Rick Porcello has been in the habit of alternating good and bad starts each time that he takes the hill. Given that he struggled against the Twins his last time out, if he followed the trend he was going to have a nice outing against the Yankees on Friday. The lone blemish on his day was a solo home run off the bat of rookie third baseman Miguel Andujar in the third inning. Continue to Article

August 04, 2018 2:21:am EST