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4 days ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
The Royals are the hottest team in baseball, and they’re sending one of their best pitchers to the mound on Saturday when they face the Red Sox in the second game of the series in Kansas City. Lefthander Cole Ragans missed a recent start because of a groin injury but returned on Monday with an 11-strikeout performance against the White Sox. The Royals have won seven straight and are 9-1 in their last 10 games.
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2 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
Bello’s start to the season was delayed by a right shoulder strain, but he took the mound Tuesday against Seattle and allowed four hits, including a first-inning solo homer, as well as three walks and hit two batters in five innings. He threw 97 pitches in Red Sox victory at Fenway Park. “It was huge for me to be able to keep the team competing,” Bello said. “A very good moment for me to back.”The Guardians have lefty Logan Allen scheduled for the Sunday start. Here’s a preview.
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2 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
After dropping two of three to the Mariners this week at Fenway Park, the Red Sox begin a six-game road trip in Cleveland on Friday. “The group is grinding, he is grinding, he knows it. Hopefully we find it in Cleveland,” manager Alex Cora said. The Guardians are a half-game behind the Tigers in the AL Central after taking two of three from the AL East-leading Yankees. Here’s a preview of Friday’s series-opener, which could be affected by the weather.
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2 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
Lefthander Garrett Crochet has been as advertised in his first five starts for the Red Sox, including taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning vs. the White Sox on April 13. On Thursday, Boston will turn to Crochet with a chance to take the series from the Mariners in an afternoon affair at Fenway Park. The Red Sox are 4-1 in Crochet’s starts, three of which have followed losses.
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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
The Red Sox have a chance to win their four-game series against the White Sox on Monday. The annual Patriots Day game begins at 11:10 a.m. Many fans often make a sports doubleheader of it by heading to the Kenmore Square area after the game at Fenway Park to watch runners complete the final miles of the Boston Marathon. After winning the first two games of the weekend series, the Red Sox lost on Sunday.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
The Celtics will open the 2025 NBA playoffs on Sunday, the league announced. The schedule for all eight Game 1s in the first round has been set, with four matchups on Saturday and four on Sunday. The Celtics are the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs. A time for Sunday’s Game 1 has not been set.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
Payton Pritchard scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics wrapped up the regular season with a 93-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday at TD Garden. The Celtics finished with a 61-21 record. The Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in game between the Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (1-1, 1.45 ERA)Pitching: RHP Shane Smith (0-0, 1.54 ERA)TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7Red Sox vs. Smith: Has not faced any Boston battersWhite Sox vs. Crochet: Michael A. Taylor 1-1, Matt Thaiss 0-1, Miguel Vargas 1-2A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Stat of the day: During Chicago’s eight-game losing streak that preceded its series against Boston, the White Sox averaged two runs per game.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
The Bruins play their final road game of the season on Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Both teams have both been eliminated from the playoff race, and both will have one game remaining after Sunday’s clash. Here’s your preview of Sunday’s game. Where: PPG Paints Arena, PittsburghTV, radio: TNT, WBZ-FM 98.5Line: Pittsburgh -160. O/U: 6.0.Season record: 32-39-9. vs. spread: 35-45. Over/under: 41-38, 1 pushLast 10 games: 2-8-0. vs. spread: 4-6. Over/under: 7-3Season record: 33-35-12. vs. spread: 42-38.
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1 month ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Matt Pepin
The Bruins have lost 10 straight and fallen to the bottom of the Eastern Conference. On Saturday, they’ll face the Hurricanes, who are tied for the second-most points in the East with 96 and will be playing the second half of a back-to-back following a loss in Detroit on Friday. Carolina (46-25-4) has only lost three of its last 15 games and has clinched its seventh straight playoff berth. The Hurricanes went 11-3-0 in March.
