Boston Sports

CLEVELAND (AP) Jackie Bradley Jr. homered in the 10th inning as the Boston Red Sox edged the Indians 7-6 on Tuesday night after blowing a late lead and potential win for ace Chris Sale.

Time to re-write the MLB record books. Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale now owns the record for getting to 2,000 strikeouts in the least amount of innings in the history of the game.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The comeback's complete. Four months later, the Indians are again atop the AL Central.

For the second time in the last three weeks Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Daniel McGrath has been named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week.

The Red Sox limp into Cleveland tonight 7.5 games out of the final wildcard playoff spot. There are 42 games left on the schedule.

The only park Mike Trout had never hit a home run in was Fenway Park. That changed Saturday when Rick Porcello offered up a gopher ball in the sixth inning. It was part of an Angels 12-4 beatdown of Boston.

What a Friday night for J.D. Martinez. Two home runs, two doubles and four RBI to lead the Red Sox over the Angels 16-4.

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox ace Chris Sale and assistant pitching coach Brian Bannister logged long hours in the video room after Sale was lit up twice by the rival Yankees recently.

Undrafted rookie WR Jakobi Myers and rookie QB Jarrett Stidham were among the standouts as the New England Patriots started the preseason schedule with a 31-3 pasting of the Detroit Lions.

BOSTON (AP) — Ned Yost had better things to do than return to Boston to finish a suspended game.