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Another Yastrzemski in the majors as Yaz' grandson gets called up by Giants originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of the Hall of Famer and Red Sox legend, has been called up to the San Francisco Giants from Triple-A Sacramento, according to multiple reports. The younger Yastrzemski, who turns 29 in August, was hitting . with 12 home runs with Sacramento. Continue to Article

May 25, 2019 11:40:am EST

The Houston Astros are expected to place outfielder George Springer on the injured list this weekend. The two-time All-Star injured his hamstring while trying to make a sliding catch in Houston's 4-3 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. According to The Athletic's Jake Kaplan, Astros manager A.J. Hinch says he's not looking forward to hearing Springer's diagnosis, which is an ominous sign. Continue to Article

May 24, 2019 11:35:pm EST

Highlights of Red Sox' 4-3 loss to the Astros originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com FINAL SCORE: Astros 4, Red Sox 3 IN BRIEF: The Red Sox made three errors and Chris Sale allowed four runs (two earned) in six innings and saw his double-digit strikeout streak end at four starts as Boston fell 4-3 to the Astros in the opener of a three-game series in Houston. BOX SCORE RED SOX RECORD: 27-24 HIGHLIGHTS: 2nd inning: Diaz singles to center, moves to second on a wild pitch, scores on first baseman Pearce's throwing error (after replay review) (HOU, 1-0). 3rd inning: Marisnick homers to left off Sale on a 2-2 pitch (HOU, 2-0). Continue to Article

May 24, 2019 10:59:pm EST

Dustin Pedroia, Brock Holt rehabbing in Portland this weekend originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Dustin Pedroia and Brock Holt will be in Portland this weekend as part of their injury rehab assignments. Closers the Sox could target on trade market The duo will be on the Sea Dogs roster for their four-game series vs. Altoona. Joining them at Hadlock Field will be Red Sox reliever Brian Johnson, who is scheduled for a rehab start on Sunday. Continue to Article

May 24, 2019 6:43:pm EST

The Boston Red Sox played at 12:37 p.m. ET on Thursday to get a head start on their weekend trip to Houston. The Red Sox's charter plane bound for Houston from Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Thursday night diverted course and made an unscheduled landing in Detroit. Delta Flight 8884 carrying the Red Sox departed Toronto at 6:18 p.m. ET, a few hours after Boston defeated the Blue Jays 8-2 in their series finale. Continue to Article

May 24, 2019 8:31:am EST