Rick Porcello

Pivetta tosses 2-hitter to lead Red Sox past Astros 5-1

By KYLE HIGHTOWERMay 19, 2022 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Astros littered the seats of Fenway Park with home runs during their rout of the Red Sox on Tuesday.

A day later, Boston pitcher Nick Pivetta barely allowed Houston to put the ball in play.

McCutchen homer keys Phillies’ 3-game sweep of Mets

By DAN GELSTONAugust 16, 2020 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrew McCutchen entered as a mid-game injury replacement and hit a go-ahead, two-run home run to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep...

After winter of instability, rising Mets gear up for spring

By MIKE FITZPATRICKFebruary 7, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a bizarre and unstable offseason for the New York Mets — even by their standards...

Red Sox owners intend to slash payroll after 2019 failure

By KYLE HIGHTOWERSeptember 28, 2019 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner intend to slash payroll to get under the luxury tax threshold next season, saying they fired Dave Dombrowski because of differing opinions on how to build for the future...

Red Sox hope to home-field advantage makes difference

By KYLE HIGHTOWEROctober 11, 2018 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox hope home-field advantage makes a difference after consecutive Division Series eliminations...

‘Embarrassing’: Yanks routed by Red Sox 16-1, trail ALDS 2-1

By BEN WALKEROctober 9, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Their ace got booed off the mound, loudly. Their manager let things get out of hand...

Red Sox LHP Chris Sale scheduled to return from DL on Sunday

August 7, 2018 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale is scheduled to come off the 10-day disabled list and start against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday...

Rick Porcello, Red Sox shut down Twins 9-2

By Phil MillerJune 22, 2018 GMT

Baseball is full of complex statistics, but the math on this one is fairly simple: 2-2=0. Take an offense with only two dynamic hitters, subtract both of them due to injury, and the result is exactly what you would expect: Zero chance of winning.

Red Sox turn to Rick Porcello with season on the line again

Chad JenningsOctober 9, 2017 GMT

If you thought the Red Sox starting pitching couldn’t be any worse than it was last postseason, it’s time to set the bar even lower.

Through three games of this division series, the Red Sox rotation has allowed more runs and pitched fewer innings than it did in the three-game sweep of a year ago.

LEADING OFF: Watching weather in Boston, Greinke vs Dodgers

By The Associated PressOctober 9, 2017 GMT

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

Cobb, Rays blank Porcello, Red Sox 1-0

By DICK SCANLONJuly 9, 2017 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays made the most of a replay reversal. Alex Cobb led the way...

Transition to Red Sox a (Florida) breeze

Michael SilvermanMarch 2, 2017 GMT

FORT MYERS — During and after Chris Sale worked on his “feel” pitches in his first official side session as a member of the Red Sox yesterday, I started to get the feels myself.

As in, I’ve got a feeling that Sale’s a different breed of new Red Sox.

Buckley: Red Sox pitchers could learn how to handle Boston from Pedro Martinez

Steve BuckleyFebruary 22, 2017 GMT

FORT MYERS — Pedro Martinez will never again pitch for the Red Sox. He’ll never again electrify Fenway by blowing away this or that would-be slugger, and he’ll never again have everyone either cheering or grousing after he’s put a high, hard one under some guy’s chin.

Porcello starts ALDS Game 4 if Bosox avoid sweep vs Indians

By KYLE HIGHTOWEROctober 10, 2016 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rick Porcello wants another shot to take the mound this postseason.

If the Boston Red Sox stave off elimination on Monday night, manager John Farrell says he'll get it...

Farrell confident in pitching staff heading into postseason

By KYLE HIGHTOWEROctober 4, 2016 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager John Farrell is in no hurry to finalize his postseason roster and pitching staff for Boston's American League Division Series against Cleveland...