Share this: The Boston Red Sox offense came alive when pitcher Chris Sale needed it most. Sale did not have a great night on the hill against his former team, the Chicago White Sox, but was still able to earn a win after allowing five earned runs on a season-high 10 hits. The reason Sale was able to earn a win Tuesday night was his teammates’ bats exploding for six home runs on 16 hits to beat Chicago 13-7. To hear Sale credit his teammates for coming behind him, check out the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. More Stories Source link
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Marcus Stroman, Ian Kinsler Lift Team USA To First World Baseball Classic Title
Share this: Go crazy, Team USA — when Ian Kinsler isn’t looking, of course. For the first time ever, the Americans won the World Baseball Classic final Wednesday with a commanding 8-0 win over Puerto Rico at Dodger Stadium. Marcus Stroman was the star of the game, as he allowed zero hits through six innings before giving up a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh inning. The talk heading into the big game was Kinsler’s apparent dig at Latin American players in a New York Times article. But that didn’t seem to faze him, as the second baseman belted a two-run home run in the top of the third inning. And a pair of RBI singles by Christian Yelich and Andrew McCutchen in the
Matt Kenseth’s Car Hits Wall Hard During NASCAR Race At Phoenix Raceway
The track temperature at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday was a big test of tire management, which Matt Kenseth didn’t pass. Kenseth hit the wall on Lap 192 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500 after his front right tire failed in the middle of Turn 2. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver reportedly was complaining his car was tight throughout most of the race, and attempted to correct that by making a track-bar adjustment on his second pit stop. The problem likley caused too much wear on the front right, though, as it finally gave out once Kenseth put it under heavy load. Thumbnail photo via Jasen Vinlove/USA TODA... NESN.com
Kane hits Tottenham treble, Roma score four
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur progressed in the FA Cup along with fellow UEFA Europa League contenders Manchester United, amid wins elsewhere for the likes of Roma and Lyon. Defeated 1-0 away to Genk on Thursday, Tottenham raised morale ahead of this week's round of 32 decider by strolling through to the FA Cup quarter-finals. Kane was the architect of their progress in a 3-0 victory at Fulham, the England striker hitting his fifth treble for the club to set up a last-eight contest with another London side, Millwall.Manchester United also face capital oppositio... UEFA.com - News
Isaiah Thomas Hits 3-Pointer, Celebrates By High-Fiving Floyd Mayweather
There was a high-profile guest at TD Garden Wednesday night to see the Boston Celtics take on the Washington Wizards. Legendary boxer and good friend of Isaiah Thomas, Floyd Mayweather, was sitting courtside to see the C’s come back to beat the Wizards 117-108. So when Thomas hit a clutch 3-point shot late in the fourth quarter, he celebrated by high-fiving “Money” Mayweather. This wasn’t the only exchange the two had Wednesday night. After the Celtics victory, IT gifted Mayweather his game jersey. Thomas finished the night with 38 points, 20 of which coming in the fourth quarter. Thumbnail photo via Mark L. Baer/USA... NESN.com
That's a wrap: rain hits final Friday of Jerez test
From MotoGP™, those present throughout the test included Bautista and teammate Karel Abraham, Barbera and teammate Loris Baz, Pirro, Miller, Andrea Iannone riding the Team Suzuki Ecstar machine and Octo Pramac Yakhnich pairing Scott Redding and Danilo Petrucci. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 did not attend the Jerez test, instead electing to test privately at Sepang International Circuit, and Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez also sat Jerez out. Honda tested instead with Miller and Aoyama. Source link
Javier Baez Sends Cubs Home Winners In NLDS Game 1 With Winning Home Run
Share this: Maybe that even-year magic has run out. Instead, the Chicago Cubs were the ones who got the last laugh Friday in their National League Division Series Game 1 win over the San Francisco Giants. Javier Baez sent the Cubs home with a 1-0 win thanks to a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. As a result, Chicago now has a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five-game series. Despite Baez’s homer, the real story was the pitching in this one. Jon Lester threw an absolute gem for the Cubs, shutting out the Giants over eight innings. He only allowed five hits and struck out five. Johnny Cueto was the tough-luck loser, but he still went the distance and allowed only three hits