Red Sox 12, Indians 2: Unlikely Star Helps Red Sox Force Deciding Game
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J. D. Drew was Bostonâs surprising hero, as the $70 million free agent whose performance had frustrated fans hit a grand slam to propel the Red Sox.
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I am expecting the Red Sox to beat the Cardinals. The Red Sox are an unbelievable team determined to achieve their goal of winning the World Series.
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This time, the Red Sox really had them worried. The Sox and their fans were certain of it. They finally had the Yankees on the run. The Sox were better. Even thewiseguys in Las Vegas made Boston a favorite in the American League Championship Series.
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Red Sox Manager Terry Francona called it difficult to be able to pick two starters from the talented threesome of David Ortiz, Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis. But he could not have made a bad decision.
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The Boston Red Sox advanced to the World  Series with a crushing 11-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians  at Fenway Park on Sunday, taking the American League  Championship Series by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven  victory.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched five solid innings, Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run home run and the Boston Red Sox led the Cleveland Indians 5-2 after seven innings in Game 7 of the AL championship series Sunday night.
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A comeback win kept the Boston Red Sox in first place. Staying there could be tougher if Tim Wakefield is sidelined.
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Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 11-2 at Fenway Park to advance to the World Series.
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It all began with such promise for Travis Hafner. After Josh Beckett rang up a pair of strikeouts to open Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, Hafner, the Indians' buff designated hitter, stepped to the plate and left no doubt about the trajectory of the rocket he launched when he took the Red Sox ace deep to right ...
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BOSTONâThe Red Sox are at least making a point to themselves this weekend, even if their quest to catch the Yankees in the AL East is futile.
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The Boston Red Sox crushed the Cleveland Indians 11-2 at Fenway Park on Sunday to advance to the World Series after taking the ALCS by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven victory.
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Led by Josh Beckettâs pitching, the Red Sox dominated the Indians and forced the series back to Boston for Game 6 on Saturday night.
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You can&#8217;t dismiss luck in baseball. Twice in an extra-innings, Game 2 of a postseason series, the Cleveland Indians benefited from a sudden change in fortune. Jay Schreiber in The Times newsroom. (Earl Wilson/The New York TimeS) Look what happened in Game 2 of the A.L. divisional series between the Indians and the Yankees: [...].
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The baseball gods have a heart, and it showed Monday in the Boston Red Sox&#39;s 14-inning, 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees that extended their American League Championship
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Johnny Damon had two home runs including a grand slam to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-3 win over the New York Yankees Wednesday night in the deciding game for the American League pennant. The Red Sox became the first team to lose the first three games of a seven game series and then win the next four.
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BOSTON - Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox took control of the AL wild-card race Thursday night by beating the Anaheim Angels 4-3 for their season-high ninth straight victory.    Bill Mueller homered off Bartolo Colon and Johnny Damon had three hits to help the charging Red Sox complete a three-game sweep and win for the 15th time in 16 games...
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If the Indians clinch a berth in the World Series tonight by eliminating the Red Sox in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, it is possible the Most Valuable Player Award could go to one of a host of deserving candidates from Cleveland's bullpen.