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Red-hot J.D. Martinez 'on a mission to prove people wrong'

After a lousy 2020 season, Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez is off to a torrid start, including three homers Sunday.

Martinez comes off COVID list, hits 3 HRs as Red Sox top O's

— J.D. Martinez came off the COVID-19 list and hit three home runs, powering the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 14-9 Sunday for their sixth straight win.

Martinez mashes 3 homers in Boston's dominating win (1:11)

Red Sox jump out to a hot start with back-to-back dingers (0:36)

Devers crushes a pair of homers that soar over 400 feet (0:51)

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Red Sox extend win streak to 5, beat Orioles 6-4 in 10

— Rafael Devers homered and the Boston Red Sox scored twice in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Christian Vázquez to extend their winning streak to five games with a 6-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.

Devers clobbers 435-foot homer in sixth (0:33)

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Red Sox OF Martinez goes on COVID injured list

The Boston Red Sox placed J.D. Martinez on the COVID-19 injured list before Saturday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles.

Martinez's 2-run double in 12th lifts Red Sox over Rays 6-5

— Randy Arozarena got twisted around in deep right field on J.D. Martinez’s two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning, sending the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Tuesday night.

Martinez (2B, 2 RBI), Vázquez HR leads Red Sox past Rays 9-2

— Christian Vázquez homered, Xander Bogaerts had three hits and J.D. Martinez went for extra bases for the seventh game in a row on Wednesday to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 and complete a three-game sweep.

Bogaerts has 4 of Boston's 16 hits in 11-2 win over Rays

— Xander Bogaerts kept running, and the suddenly potent Boston Red Sox offense kept scoring.

Orioles' sweep sends Red Sox to 2nd 0-3 start ever in Fenway

— The early returns certainly look good for the Baltimore Orioles.

Orioles' Means means business in opener, beats Red Sox 3-0

— Orioles left-hander John Means was supposed to start the 2020 opener in Boston before a sore arm landed him on the injured list.

Harvey, Orioles beat Boston 4-2 for 2nd straight win

— Maikel Franco drove in two runs after another Boston error, Pedro Severino had his second two-hit game in a row and Matt Harvey made his Orioles debut on Saturday in Baltimore's 4-2 victory over the Red Sox.

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E-Rod wins in return from heart inflammation

Eduardo Rodríguez won in his return from heart inflammation that caused him to miss the 2020 season, allowing three runs over five innings to lead the Red Sox over Baltimore.

Rodríguez wins for Red Sox in return from year-long layoff

— Eduardo Rodríguez won in his return from heart inflammation that caused him to miss the 2020 season, allowing three runs over five innings Thursday to lead the Boston Red Sox over Baltimore 7-3 Thursday in the Orioles' home opener.

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MLB Power Rankings: Who are the biggest risers and fallers in the first week of the season?

Here's how all 30 teams stack up exactly one week since Opening Day.

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J.D. Martinez had a big baserunning blunder in the eighth inning, but redeems himself in the bottom of the 12th inning with a two-out, two-run walk-off double to give the Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Rays. Randy Arozarena probably should have made the play, but turned the wrong way and just missed the catch.

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Where's the red? Sox unveil blue-yellow uniforms

The Red Sox say they will "push the envelope" with new uniforms that don't include any red. The blue-and-yellow uniforms, designed in collaboration with Nike, are inspired by the Boston Marathon and Patriots' Day.

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Astros make strong opening statement and other observations from MLB's first weekend

Out of the gate, Houston thumped the A's, the Phillies shut down the Braves, and the Red Sox ... oh, the Red Sox.

Bogaerts has 4 of Boston's 16 hits in 11-2 win over Rays

— Xander Bogaerts had four hits, including a Little League home run — a double, with two ill-advised throws that allowed him to score — and the Boston Red Sox got on the board on Monday night with 16 hits and their first win of the season, 11-2 over...