Dustin Pedroia slams his way out of slump for Red Sox
Dustin Pedroia's grand slam powered a 10th straight Red Sox win to clinch a playoff berth and reduce their magic number to win the AL East to three.
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Pedroia, Red Sox top Rays, clinch playoff spot (0:47)
Pedroia hits slam, Porcello gets 22nd win, Red Sox beat Rays
Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam to help Rick Porcello to his major league-leading 22nd win and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Saturday for their 10th straight win.
Pedroia smacks go-ahead grand slam (0:20)
Christina Kahrl MLB Staff Writer
From Tommy Rancel at Red Sox-Rays: The hot corner has been a cold spot for the Red Sox, but a familiar face could be back to help in time for the team's postseason run. Pablo Sandoval took part in pre-game workouts on Saturday, including batting practice and fielding ground balls at third base. The 30-year-old has been a disappointment in his time with Boston, but with the club's third basemen hitting just .244/.310/.389 on the year with a .676 OPS in September, the Red Sox are likely to keep their options open as they look toward October.
Jim Bowden ESPN Senior Writer
To be clear, there is no chance that Pablo Sandoval is on the Red Sox post-season's rosters despite reports of the contrary. Just not enough time to get competitive at bats to contribute at a level better than the players on their present roster.
Sandoval back in picture for Red Sox this year
Pablo Sandoval could return for the Red Sox this season, likely as an injury replacement if Boston makes the playoffs.
Lineup: Red Sox (90-64) at Rays (65-88)
- 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B (R)
- 2. Xander Bogaerts, SS (R)
- 3. David Ortiz, DH (L)
- 4. Mookie Betts, RF (R)
- 5. Hanley Ramirez, 1B (R)
- 6. Brock Holt, 3B (L)
- 7. Chris Young, LF (R)
- 8. Jackie Bradley Jr., CF (L)
- 9. Sandy Leon, C (S)
- SP: Rick Porcello, RHP
David Ortiz owns the Rays
Highlights from David Ortiz's career vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, a team that he has been prolific against.
David Ortiz gets the party started early in Red Sox win over Rays
As David Ortiz's farewell tour rolls on, his historic two-run homer fuels a Red Sox win and pushes them one step closer to an AL East title.
David Ortiz hits 2-run homer, Red Sox beat Rays 2-1
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the first inning to set the RBI record for a player in his final season, and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Friday night.
Ortiz records most RBIs for final MLB season with homer (0:25)
Ortiz bests Shoeless Joe for most final-year RBIs
David Ortiz's two-run homer at Tampa Bay on Friday gave him 124 RBIs this year to put him ahead of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson for most RBIs in a final season.
David Ortiz retirement tour: One last meeting with the Rays
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Shades of Curt Schilling for David Price
Price ran his winning streak to eight games in Boston's win on Thursday. He's the first player since Schilling in 2004 to have a winning streak of eight or more games in his first season with the Red Sox, the Elias Sports Bureau notes.
Boston breaks out the brooms twice
The Red Sox's four-game sweeps of the Yankees and Orioles mark the first time that the team has swept back-to-back series, each at least four games in length, since July 1968 (against the Athletics and Twins at Fenway Park), per the Elias Sports Bureau.
Red Sox oust Orioles from Al East race
By finishing off a four-game sweep of Baltimore on Thursday night, Boston dropped its magic number to win the division to five. The O's are now seven games back and are no longer getting even a 1 percent chance to win the East.
Hold the phone: David Ortiz's farewell gift from the Orioles is a good call
David Ortiz has received many gifts -- including a 34-pound salmon -- on his farewell tour, but Thursday, the O's dialed up a gift that was a smash.
Hall of Fame Stock Watch: Dustin Pedroia up, King Felix down
Dustin Pedroia put himself back on the path to Cooperstown this season. Felix Hernandez? Not so much. Who else has helped (or hurt) their Hall of Fame hopes?
Red Sox's hot streak, third base uncertainty stirs memories of 2013
While the Red Sox continued to run roughshod over the AL East, they face some uncertainty as to who will be their primary third baseman.
Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer
Did David Ortiz think the phone was a funny gift from Orioles? "It's all right. Just thanked Baltimore for the memory."
Price earns 17th win as Red Sox beat Orioles 5-3 for sweep
David Price won his eighth straight decision, Hanley Ramirez homered and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the sinking Baltimore Orioles with a 5-3 victory on Thursday night.
Eddie Matz ESPN Senior Writer
The Orioles couldn't protect their house. Or their wild card lead. With a 5-3 loss to the Red Sox, the O's have been swept at home for the first time in 2016 (not including a two-game series loss in August). Coupled with a Detroit win earlier today, the L drops Baltimore into a tie for the second wild card spot. If the Tigers beat Minnesota in the second game of their doubleheader (currently leading), the Birds will be on the outside looking in - no division lead, no wild card lead, no wild card tie - for the first time all year.
Scott Lauber ESPN Staff Writer
Make it eight consecutive wins -- and a second straight four-game sweep over an AL East rival -- for the Red Sox, who defeat the Orioles, 5-3. Hanley Ramirez homers again, and David Price wins his eighth straight decision. Magic number to clinch the division: 5.
2016 AL East Standings
Team Leaders 2016
- Batting
- Pitching
Home Runs
Batting Average
Runs Batted In
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs8581st
Batting Average.2851st
On Base Percentage.3511st
Slugging Percentage.4671st
Earned Run Average4.009th
Quality Starts855th
WHIP1.268th
BAA.2467th
