Buchholz and Bay help Boston increase AL wild-card lead with victory over Tampa Bay

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston had rare road success in Florida at the perfect time.

Nike wants its players to be true to their school at Deutsche Bank

NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods has been wearing a Nike logo on the crest of his golf shirt ever since he turned professional 13 years ago. That will change Saturday at the Deutsche Bank Championship when the swoosh gives way to an “S.”

Tiger trying to make a few putts and take some big strides

NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods created a slight stir Thursday morning on the TPC Boston when a Nike representative approached him on the first tee carrying two putters.

Brad Penny debuts for Giants, pitches 5-hit ball over 8 shutout innings to beat Phillies 4-0

PHILADELPHIA — Brad Penny moved from the wild-card race in the AL to the one in the NL. He hopes he can make the difference in San Francisco that he failed to make in Boston.

Brad Penny throws 8 shutout innings; Rowand, Uribe homer in Giants’ 4-0 win over Phillies

PHILADELPHIA — After a sensational and surprising debut with San Francisco, Brad Penny kept his eyes on the Red Sox game on TV as he dressed.

Burrell, Crawford and Longoria homer to pace Rays’ 8-5 victory over Red Sox

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pat Burrell snapped an eighth-inning tie with a RBI single and Evan Longoria followed with a two-run homer Wednesday night to help Tampa Bay avoid falling farther back in the AL playoff race with an 8-5 victory over Boston.

Rays 8, Red Sox 5

Boston Tampa Bay
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Ellsury cf 4 0 0 0 Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 5 0 0 0 Crwfrd lf 4 1 1 1
VMrtnz 1b 3 1 1 1 Zobrist rf-2b 4 0 0 0
Youkils 3b 4 2 2 0 C.Pena 1b 4 1 1 0
D.Ortiz dh 3 0 0 1 Burrell dh 4 1 2 2
Gthrght pr-dh 0 1 0 0 FPerez pr-dh 0 1 0 0
Lowell ph 1 0 0 0 Longori 3b 4 3 2 2
Bay lf 4 0 1 1 Zaun c 4 1 3 1
J.Drew rf 3 0 1 1 Iwamr 2b 4 0 1 1
Varitek c 2 0 0 0 Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Ktchm ph 0 0 0 0 BUpton cf 3 0 1 1
NGreen pr 0 0 0 0
Kottars c 0 0 0 0
AlGnzlz ss 4 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 6 4 Totals 35 8 12 8

Papelbon to the rescue: Red Sox hold off Rays 8-4 for crucial win in AL wild-card race

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston has an opportunity to put a serious crimp in Tampa Bay’s playoff chances, so the Red Sox were determined to not let a rare victory at Tropicana Field slip away.

Red Sox 8, Rays 4

Boston Tampa Bay
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Ellsury cf 6 1 2 2 Bartlett ss 5 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 Crwfrd lf 5 1 1 0
VMrtnz c 4 0 2 0 Zobrist rf-2b 4 0 1 0
Youkils 1b 4 2 2 2 Longori 3b 5 1 2 0
D.Ortiz dh 5 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 4 2 2 2
Bay lf 4 1 1 1 Burrell dh 4 0 1 1
Lowell 3b 3 2 2 1 Iwamr 2b 3 0 0 0
J.Drew rf 4 1 1 2 WAyar ph 1 0 1 0
AlGnzlz ss 5 1 1 0 Gross pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Navarr c 3 0 2 1
Kapler pr 0 0 0 0
Zaun c 0 0 0 0
BUpton cf 4 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8 Totals 38 4 11 4

RHP Junichi Tazawa among 5 players added to Red Sox roster

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Boston pitcher Junichi Tazawa has rejoined the Red Sox after a few days in the minors.

Casey knows the injury, just not how far he should push it

NORTON, Mass. — Given the choices from an NFL injury report, Paul Casey listed himself as probable for the Deutsche Bank Championship this week as the world’s No. 3 player tries to cope with a rib injury.

Andy Pettitte retires first 20 batters, gives up 1 run in 8 innings as Yankees top Orioles 5-1

BALTIMORE — The irony of Andy Pettitte’s no-hit bid against the Baltimore Orioles was that the one time he wanted to miss the strike zone, he couldn’t.

Brad Penny agrees to minor league deal with Giants, expected to start Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO — Brad Penny and the Giants agreed to a minor league contract Monday night, adding another proven arm to San Francisco’s strong rotation for the stretch run.

Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi retires after 13 years and an inspiring comeback from stroke

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tedy Bruschi retired Monday after a 13-year NFL career in which he won three Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots and made a gallant return from a stroke.

Patriots cut O’Connell, projected as Tom Brady’s backup

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quarterback Kevin O’Connell, projected to be Tom Brady’s backup, was cut Monday by the New England Patriots.

Patriots LB Bruschi retires after 13 NFL seasons and an inspiring comeback from a stroke

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tedy Bruschi has announced his retirement after 13 seasons with the New England Patriots.

Paul Byrd makes 1st start in a year, tosses 6 shutout innings as Red Sox blank Blue Jays 7-0

BOSTON — Paul Byrd was pitching to kids a little less than a month ago. He felt like one after his return to the majors.

Patriots LB Tedy Bruschi set to retire from career marked by comeback from mild stroke

BOSTON — Tedy Bruschi is retiring after a 13-year career marked by an inspiring return to the New England Patriots as a starting linebacker eight months after a stroke.

Red Sox 7, Blue Jays 0

Toronto Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Scutaro ss 5 0 1 0 Ellsury cf 4 1 1 0
A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 2 1 0
Lind dh 4 0 2 0 VMrtnz 1b 4 1 1 0
Overay 1b 4 0 0 0 Youkils 3b 3 0 2 3
V.Wells cf 4 0 0 0 D.Ortiz dh 3 0 1 0
Barajs c 3 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 4 1 1 0
Snider rf 2 0 0 0 Baldelli lf 4 1 1 1
JBautst lf 2 0 0 0 Varitek c 4 0 0 0
JMcDnl 3b 4 0 2 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 1 2 1
Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 33 7 10 5

Byrd returns with six shutout innings to lead Boston’s 7-0 win over Toronto

BOSTON — Paul Byrd, making his first major league start since last September, pitched six shutout innings and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep with a 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Red Sox knuckleballer Wakefield expects to get cortisone shot Monday for balky back

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox right-hander Tim Wakefield expects to get a cortisone shot Monday after his next scheduled start was scratched because his balky back acted up again.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick says Tom Brady’s departure not injury but a ‘football decision’

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If there’s anything wrong with Tom Brady’s throwing shoulder, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying.

Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 2

Toronto Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
JBautst 3b 3 1 1 0 Ellsury cf 5 1 2 0
A.Hill 2b 4 0 0 0 Pedroia 2b 4 0 3 1
Lind lf 4 1 1 1 VMrtnz c 4 0 1 1
Overay 1b 4 0 2 1 Youkils 1b 3 0 1 0
V.Wells cf 3 0 0 0 D.Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Millar dh 4 0 1 0 Bay lf 1 1 0 0
Snider rf 3 0 0 0 Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
JMcDnl ss 3 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 2 1 1 0
RChavz c 3 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 4 0 1 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 31 3 10 3

Buchholz throws two-hit shutout over 7 in Boston’s 3-2 win over Toronto

BOSTON — Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1-3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia’s RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday night.

Back trouble pushes back Wakefield’s next start; Lester to open series against Tampa Bay

BOSTON — Tim Wakefield’s balky back is acting up again, forcing the Boston Red Sox to scratch him from his next scheduled start.

Belichick says Brady’s departure not injury but a ‘football decision’

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If there’s anything wrong with Tom Brady’s throwing shoulder, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying.

2013 US Amateur headed to The Country Club in Brookline for record-tying 6th time

FAR HILLS, N.J. — The U.S. Amateur is headed back to The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., for a record-tying sixth time.

Red Sox recover from another rough Beckett outing to beat Blue Jays 6-5

BOSTON — J.D. Drew had two hits, including an eighth-inning double that put David Ortiz in position to score the tiebreaking run, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a pair of deficits to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday night.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5

Toronto Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Scutaro ss 1 1 1 0 Ellsury cf 3 0 2 1
JMcDnl pr-ss 2 0 1 0 Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0
A.Hill 2b 5 1 3 3 VMrtnz 1b 4 1 1 0
Lind lf 5 0 1 0 Youkils 3b 4 1 1 0
Overay 1b 5 1 2 0 D.Ortiz dh 3 2 1 0
V.Wells cf 4 0 1 0 Bay lf 4 1 1 2
R.Ruiz dh 3 0 0 0 J.Drew rf 4 1 2 1
Barajs c 4 1 1 2 Varitek c 2 0 0 1
Snider rf 4 0 0 0 AlGnzlz ss 3 0 1 0
JBautst 3b 3 1 0 0 Ktchm ph 1 0 0 1
NGreen pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 Totals 33 6 10 6

Nix drives in 3 runs, Quentin homers as White Sox beat Red Sox 9-5 to avoid 4-game sweep

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White Sox avoid four-game sweep as Nix drives in 3 runs, Quentin homers in win over Red Sox

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White Sox 9, Red Sox 5

Chicago Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Pdsdnk cf 6 0 1 1 Ellsury cf 3 0 2 0
Bckhm 3b 5 0 0 0 Baldelli cf 2 0 0 0
Przyns c 5 1 2 0 Pedroia 2b 5 0 1 0
Konerk 1b 3 3 2 0 VMrtnz c 4 0 0 0
Thome dh 4 1 3 2 Youkils 1b-3b 3 1 0 0
Quentin lf 4 2 1 2 D.Ortiz dh 4 1 2 1
Kotsay rf 3 0 1 1 Bay lf 3 0 1 1
AlRmrz ss 5 1 2 0 Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0
J.Nix 2b 4 1 2 3 Ktchm 1b 1 0 0 0
J.Drew rf 3 2 2 2
AlGnzlz ss 4 1 1 1
Totals 39 9 14 9 Totals 35 5 9 5

Red Sox release RH starter Brad Penny, making room for LH reliever Billy Wagner

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Tiger Woods commits to play in the Deutsche Bank Championship, an event he won in 2006

NORTON, Mass. — Tiger Woods is returning to the Deutsche (DOY’-chuh) Bank Championship, a tournament he won in 2006 and where he has three other top 10 finishes.

Marco Scutaro scores on wild pitch in 9th as Blue Jays avoid sweep with 3-2 win over Rays

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Rays’ chase for the AL wild card took a hit. So did two members of the umpiring crew.

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