The Boston Red Sox haven’t lost in over a week, and they’ll send their Cy Young winner to the mound Sunday to try to keep their winning streak going. Rick Porcello gets the start for Boston’s series finale against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park, as the Red Sox go for the series sweep after winning 6-0 on Saturday. The Sox have won six games in a row dating to last Saturday, the longest active streak in the majors. Porcello has struggled a bit lately, allowing a total of 11 runs over his last four starts. The right-hander pitched well in his last start against Seattle, though, striking out eight Mariners over eight innings on
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Red Sox Notes: Boston Finding Multiple Ways To Win Games During Streak
Share this: The Boston Red Sox are playing some of their best baseball of the year, and it has resulted in their longest winning streak of the season. The Sox have won five consecutive games thanks to a 3-0 win Friday night over the Seattle Mariners. Boston had lost three in a row to the Athletics before the recent successful stretch, but it left Oakland with a win in the series finale and has won four straight at Fenway Park. And the Sox haven’t been relying on just one aspect of their game to win, which manager John Farrell is pleased about. “There’s been different ways we’ve done it,” Farrell said, as seen on NESN’s Red Sox postgame coverage. “It hasn’t been just outscoring by
UEFA trophy presentations to be made on the pitch
The UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women's Champions League and UEFA Europa League trophies will be presented to the winning captains on the pitch this year, following a decision by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.The trophies will be presented on the field to the winning captains by the UEFA President after the UEFA Europa League final at Stockholm's Friends Arena on 24 May, the UEFA Women's Champions League final at the Cardiff City Stadium on 1 June and the UEFA Champions League decider at the National Stadium of Wales on 3 June. Purpose-built stages have been produced for these venues, and assembling them will take less than
Four Things Celtics Must Do To Beat Wizards In Game 7, Reach East Finals
by Zack Cox on Mon, May 15, 2017 at 9:55AM 2,577 Share this: TD Garden will host its first NBA Game 7 since 2012 on Monday night as the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards battle for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. Here are four things the Celtics will need to do to end the Wizards’ season and book a date with the Cleveland Cavaliers: Hold serveThis is an easy one. The home team has prevailed in every game in this series, with Boston winning Games 1, 2 and 5 at TD Garden by an average of 18 points per game. The Celtics also have history on their side, boasting the best Game 7 winning percentage (.724) in NBA history. They’ve lost three of
Buffon’s final wish: ‘I have always wanted to win it’
On Monaco ...I'll let you into a little secret. Around the 30-minute mark of their match away to Manchester City, I sent a message to one of our directors, saying: "Hey, this lot could make it to the final; they're really strong!" That shows you how much respect we have for them. They play positive, energetic football and they're a sparkling, physical side with quality players and a lot of experience. We know that if we want to get another shot at winning the Champions League, we have to overcome an obstacle that'll be at least as tricky as Barcelona in footballing terms.
Markieff Morris Rips Wizards’ Effort After Game 2 Loss To Celtics
Share this: The Washington Wizards squandered a golden opportunity to even their second-round NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics. The Wizards held a lead as large as 14 points in Game 2 at TD Garden on Tuesday night, and even went up six with three minutes remaining in regulation. But, the Celtics would come roaring back and picked up the 129-119 victory in overtime. Wizards forward Markieff Morris believes his team was doomed by lack of toughness as opposed to poor execution. “We’re not playing tough enough,” Morris told reporters, as transcribed by USA Today. “We had the advantage late in the game and all we had to do was just play tough. We didn’t have to make shots. We didn’t have to
Slovakia v Sweden background
Sweden and Slovakia have not crossed paths for more than 15 years, but each will know the value of a winning finish to Group A when they meet in Lublin.Previous meetings• Zlatan Ibrahimović was on target the second and last time Sweden played Slovakia in a competitive Under-21 fixture – a 4-0 home win in Enkoping in qualifying for the 2002 finals. On 1 June 2001 Sweden's all-time senior international record goalscorer got a 48th-minute opener with Kim Källström (73) and Pontus Farnerud (84 pen, 88) also finding the net. • Slovakia had earned a 1-1 home draw in Bratislava on 10